Figure Consistency Verification

How to review and adjust figure styling in Licklider, and what cross-figure consistency checking is planned for a future release.

When submitting multiple figures together, consistent styling — axis labels, color schemes, font sizes, and error bar conventions — makes a set of figures read as a coherent whole rather than a collection of individually generated outputs.

Licklider applies consistent defaults within each figure. Cross-figure consistency checking — automatically comparing style settings across multiple figures in the same project — is planned for a future release.

Per-figure style settings

Each figure's style can be reviewed and adjusted from the figure settings panel in the Inspector. The following settings are available per figure:

  • Font size — axis labels and tick marks
  • Color palette — the color scheme applied to groups or continuous scales
  • Legend — position and visibility
  • Axis labels — editable text for x and y axes
  • Axis scale — linear or log (where applicable)

When a figure is generated, Licklider checks whether the color palette is consistent with the colormap policy recorded in the figure's generation snapshot. If a mismatch is detected — for example, if the palette was changed after generation — the Inspector will surface a note.

Maintaining consistency across figures

Until cross-figure consistency checking is available, the following approach helps maintain consistent styling across a set of figures:

  • Apply the same journal preset to all figures in the same submission
  • Use the same group color palette across figures that show the same groups
  • Use the same axis scale (linear or log) for figures that display the same variable

These settings can be applied per figure from the Inspector or Chat.

What is not currently available

Automatic checking that two or more figures use the same palette, font size, or axis conventions is not currently available. Cross-figure consistency verification is planned for a future release.

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