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7 — Axis Scaling

7. Combining Scales

circos.conf


<<include etc/colors_fonts_patterns.conf>>

<<include ideogram.conf>>
<<include ticks.conf>>

karyotype = data/karyotype/karyotype.human.txt

<image>
<<include etc/image.conf>>
</image>

<zooms>

<zoom>
chr    = hs1
start  = 120u
end    = 125u
scale  = 10
smooth_distance = 2r
smooth_steps    = 10
</zoom>

<zoom>
chr    = hs1
start  = 150u
end    = 160u
scale  = 0.2
smooth_distance = 5r
smooth_steps    = 10
</zoom>

<zoom>
chr    = hs2
start  = 5u
end    = 10u
scale  = 5
smooth_distance = 10u
smooth_steps    = 10
</zoom>

<zoom>
chr    = hs2
start  = 78u
end    = 82u
scale  = .25
smooth_distance = 20u
smooth_steps    = 20
</zoom>

<zoom>
chr    = hs3
start  = 25u
end    = 150u
scale  = 0.5
smooth_distance = 15u
smooth_steps = 5
</zoom>

<zoom>
chr    = hs3
start  = 72u
end    = 73u
scale  = 10
smooth_distance = 5u
smooth_steps = 10
</zoom>

</zooms>

chromosomes_units           = 1000000
chromosomes_display_default = no

chromosomes        = hs1;hs2[a]:0-100;hs2[b]:150-);hs3
chromosomes_breaks = -hs2:40-60
chromosomes_scale  = a:2;b:0.5

<plots>

<plot>
type  = heatmap
file  = data/7/heatmap.zoom-05.txt
r1    = 0.95r
r0    = 0.90r
color = spectral-9-div
stroke_color     = black
stroke_thickness = 1
scale_log_base   = 1.5
</plot>

<plot>
type = histogram
file = data/7/heatmap.zoom-05.txt
r1   = 0.89r
r0   = 0.60r
color     = black
thickness = 2

min = 0
max = 10

<axes>
<axis>
color     = lgrey
thickness = 2
spacing   = 0.1r
</axis>
</axes>

</plot>

</plots>

<<include etc/housekeeping.conf>>
data_out_of_range* = trim

bands.conf

show_bands            = no
fill_bands            = yes
band_stroke_thickness = 2
band_stroke_color     = white
band_transparency     = 3

breaks.conf

axis_break_at_edge = yes
axis_break         = yes
axis_break_style   = 2

<break_style 1>
stroke_color     = black
fill_color       = blue
thickness        = 0.25r
stroke_thickness = 2
</break_style>

<break_style 2>
stroke_color     = black
stroke_thickness = 2
thickness        = 2r
</break_style>

ideogram.conf


<ideogram>

<spacing>
default = 0.005r
break   = 0.5r

<<include breaks.conf>>

</spacing>

<<include ideogram.position.conf>>
<<include ideogram.label.conf>>
<<include bands.conf>>

</ideogram>

ideogram.label.conf

show_label       = yes
label_font       = default
label_radius     = dims(image,radius) - 50p
label_size       = 36
label_parallel   = yes
label_case       = lower
label_format     = eval(sprintf("chr%s",var(label)))

ideogram.position.conf

radius           = 0.90r
thickness        = 50p
fill             = yes
fill_color       = black
stroke_thickness = 2
stroke_color     = black

ticks.conf


show_ticks          = yes
show_tick_labels    = yes

<ticks>
tick_separation  = 3p
label_separation = 10p
radius           = dims(ideogram,radius_outer)
multiplier       = 1e-6
color            = black
thickness        = 2p
label_offset     = 5p
format           = %d

<tick>
#chromosomes_display_default = no
chromosomes    = -hs9
spacing        = 0.5u
show_label     = no
size           = 6p
</tick>

<tick>
spacing        = 1u
show_label     = yes
label_size     = 16p
size           = 10p
</tick>

<tick>
spacing        = 5u
show_label     = yes
label_size     = 18p
size           = 14p
</tick>

<tick>
spacing        = 10u
show_label     = yes
label_size     = 20p
size           = 18p
</tick>

<tick>
spacing        = 20u
show_label     = yes
label_size     = 24p
size           = 22p
</tick>

<tick>
spacing        = 100u
show_label     = yes
label_size     = 24p
size           = 22p
</tick>

</ticks>