[gnumeric] Fix documentation issue for ticks [#563275]

[Andreas J. Guelzow <guelzow src gnome org>]

commit ec3b9f023aed1e889f62a86fc30864a0496f158e
Author: Andreas J. Guelzow <aguelzow pyrshep ca>
Date:   Thu Aug 6 11:58:20 2009 -0600

    Fix documentation issue for ticks [#563275]
    
    2009-08-06 Andreas J. Guelzow <aguelzow pyrshep ca>
    
    	* graphics-plots.xml: add description of major and minor ticks for
    	  linear axes [#563275]

 NEWS                     |    1 +
 doc/C/ChangeLog          |    5 +++++
 doc/C/graphics-plots.xml |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cb5457f..fc8b9ae 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Andreas:
 	* Add warning for missing plugins needed by tools. [#590175]
 	* Fix percentage histogram . [#590375]
 	* Fix non-label 2-factor ANOVA with replication.
+	* Fix various minor bugs.
 
 Jody:
 	* Fix col/row resize. [#588297]
diff --git a/doc/C/ChangeLog b/doc/C/ChangeLog
index c6cca47..39cac91 100644
--- a/doc/C/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/C/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-08-06 Andreas J. Guelzow <aguelzow pyrshep ca>
+
+	* graphics-plots.xml: add description of major and minor ticks for
+	  linear axes [#563275]
+
 2009-08-05 Andreas J. Guelzow <aguelzow pyrshep ca>
 
 	* analysis-statistical.xml: fix spelling
diff --git a/doc/C/graphics-plots.xml b/doc/C/graphics-plots.xml
index 0873064..e64c453 100644
--- a/doc/C/graphics-plots.xml
+++ b/doc/C/graphics-plots.xml
@@ -3703,9 +3703,46 @@
 
 	<para>
 	  The <guilabel>Bounds</guilabel> tab allow users to configure
-	  the limits and intervals of a continuous axis. 
+	  the limits and intervals of a continuous axis. The meaning of the 
+	  values for <guilabel>Major Ticks</guilabel> and 
+	  <guilabel>Minor Ticks</guilabel> depends on the type of continuous axes:
+	  <variablelist>
+	    <varlistentry>
+	      <term>
+		Continuous Axes with Linear Scale
+	      </term>
+	      <listitem>
+		<para>
+		  The <guilabel>Major Ticks</guilabel> value gives the distance
+		  between major ticks and the <guilabel>Minor Ticks</guilabel>
+		  value the distance between minor ticks.
+		</para>
+	      </listitem>
+	    </varlistentry>
+	    <varlistentry>
+	      <term>
+		Continuous Axes with Logarithmic Scale
+	      </term>
+	      <listitem>
+		<para>
+		   The <guilabel>Major Ticks</guilabel> value gives the number of
+		   decades (powers of 10) between major ticks. The 
+		   <guilabel>Minor Ticks</guilabel> value is indicative of the 
+		   number of minor ticks in a decade.
+		</para>
+		<note>
+		  <para>
+		    Currently the <guilabel>Minor Ticks</guilabel> value is only 
+		    used if the <guilabel>Major Ticks</guilabel> value is 1. In
+		    this case a <guilabel>Minor Ticks</guilabel> value of 8 yields
+		    8 minor ticks and any other value hides all minor ticks.
+		  </para>
+		</note>
+	      </listitem>
+	    </varlistentry>
+	  </variablelist>
 	</para>
-
+	
 	<para>
 	  The <guilabel>Style</guilabel> tab changes the linear style
 	  of the axis in the same way as it acted on category