Start Legend neatly from top

[Viesturs]

Consider this case:

int legend()
{
  TCanvas * c1 = new TCanvas;
  TCanvas * c2 = new TCanvas;
  TH1 * h = new TH1F("h", "h", 5, 0.0, 5.0);
  h -> FillRandom("gaus", 500);
  TLegend * legend1 = new TLegend(0.6, 0.6, 0.95, 0.95);
  TLegend * legend2 = new TLegend(0.6, 0.6, 0.95, 0.95);
  legend1 -> AddEntry(h);
  legend1 -> AddEntry(h);

  legend2 -> AddEntry(h);
  legend2 -> AddEntry(h);
  legend2 -> AddEntry(h);

  c1 -> cd();
  h -> Draw();
  legend1 -> Draw("SAME");

  c2 -> cd();
  h -> Draw();
  legend2 -> Draw("SAME");

  c1 -> SaveAs("c1legend.png");
  c2 -> SaveAs("c2legend.png");
  return 0;
}

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[couet]

@Viesturs

Consider this case:

So, what is the problem ?

[Wile_E_Coyote]

I think it’s about the font size, which changes “automatically” because one has to set the legend’s dimensions “manually”.

I guess the idea would be to set some “fixed” font size “manually” and then the legend would calculate its dimensions “automatically”.

[Viesturs]

I would like the legend entries started neatly from top, not auto dispersed to cover the whole legend area.

[couet]

The legend entries are drawn equally spaced within the legend box size you defined.