Custom alignment of frame ticks

Question

When plotting with custom labels, the ticks on both axes can overlap:

Plot[x, {x, 0, 1}, Frame -> {{True, False}, {True, False}}, 
      FrameTicks -> {{{{0, Rotate["Low", Pi/2]}, 
                       {1,Rotate["High", Pi/2]}}, None}, {{{0, "Low"}, {1, "High"}}, None}}, 
      LabelStyle -> 20, PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}}]

I know I can use ImageMargins to fix it ad-hoc as discussed in this thread

Plot[x, {x, 0, 1}, Frame -> {{True, False}, {True, False}}, 
      FrameTicks -> {{{{0, Rotate[Pane["Low", ImageMargins -> {{20, 0}, {0, 0}}], Pi/2]}, 
                       {1, Rotate["High", Pi/2]}}, None}, 
                     {{{0, Pane["Low", ImageMargins -> {{20, 0}, {0, 0}}]}, {1, "High"}}, None}}, 
      LabelStyle -> 20, PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}}]

but this is very much contingent on current settings of font size etc., so I was wondering if there is a way to actually use left justify to make it always work.

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 28 '17 at 23:59

A very simple, low-tech solution is put spaces into the "Low" labels. Like so:

Plot[x, {x, 0, 1},
  Frame -> {{True, False}, {True, False}}, 
  FrameTicks -> 
    {{{{0, Rotate["      Low", Pi/2]}, {1, Rotate["High", Pi/2]}}, None}, 
     {{{0, "      Low"}, {1, "High"}}, None}},
  LabelStyle -> 20,
  PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}}]

Custom alignment of frame ticks

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