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Tick marks ( k )
This command toggles tick marks on and off, as shown below.
Tick marks are supported in most trace types and display modes. They can be especially handy
when examining phase/frequency difference plots. In cases where many data points contribute
to a single pixel column in the graph and no explicit averaging time has been specified,
TimeLab’s “per-pixel” renderer displays the average of all of each pixel column’s contributing
points, while the maximum and minimum points that fall within each pixel column are rendered
in a lighter shade of the same color. The
k command can help you spot brief glitches and
frequency jumps in these plots that would otherwise go unnoticed .
Toggle trace thickness for current measurement ( T )
This command switches between heavy and light traces in the currently-active
measurement view. TimeLab keeps track of the requested trace thickness for each
Measurement menu entry.
In N-cornered hat displays, the trace thickness property controls the appearance of the
original xDEV traces that contribute to the solution. Heavy traces are rendered with thin
lines in this case, while light traces are rendered with broken lines.
Figure 50: Tick marks
Figure 51: Trace thickness options