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Functions/beautifyBERplot.m

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 function beautifyBERplot()
     % BEAUTIFYBERPLOT Enhances a BER plot for publication-quality figures.
-    %
-    %   This function automatically adjusts the aesthetics of an existing plot.
-    %   It sets limits based on the data already plotted and modifies the
-    %   appearance for publication-ready figures.
 
     % Set line properties for all current plot lines
     lines = findall(gca, 'Type', 'Line');
@@ -11,10 +7,10 @@ function beautifyBERplot()
     num_markers = length(markers);
     
     for i = 1:length(lines)
-        lines(i).LineWidth = 1.5;  % Set a thicker line width
-        lines(i).LineStyle = '-';  % Solid lines for simplicity
+        lines(i).LineWidth = 1.3;  % Thicker line width
+        %lines(i).LineStyle = '-';  % Solid lines for simplicity
         lines(i).Marker = markers{mod(i-1, num_markers) + 1}; % Assign markers cyclically
-        lines(i).MarkerSize = 6;  % Set marker size
+        lines(i).MarkerSize = 4;   % Marker size
         lines(i).MarkerFaceColor = 'auto'; % Use line color for marker face
     end
 
@@ -24,34 +20,16 @@ function beautifyBERplot()
     % Set figure background to white
     set(gcf, 'Color', 'w');
 
-    % Set axis labels with LaTeX
-    xlabel('Bit Rate in Gbps', 'Interpreter', 'latex');
-    ylabel('Bit Error Rate', 'Interpreter', 'latex');
-
-    % Determine x and y limits from the data in the plot
-    x_data = [];
-    y_data = [];
-    for i = 1:length(lines)
-        x_data = [x_data; lines(i).XData(:)]; %#ok<AGROW> % Append x data
-        y_data = [y_data; lines(i).YData(:)]; %#ok<AGROW> % Append y data
-    end
-    x_min = min(x_data);
-    x_max = max(x_data);
-    y_min = 1e-4; % Ensure no negative or zero values for log scale
-    y_max = 0.5;
-
-    % Adjust axis ranges
-    xlim([x_min, x_max]);
-    ylim([y_min, y_max]);
-
-    % Set logarithmic scale for y-axis
-    set(gca, 'YScale', 'log');
+    
+    % Set logarithmic scale for y-axis, but only if it makes sense.
+    % If this is not always desired, you could condition this on the presence of lines or data.
+    % set(gca, 'YScale', 'log');
 
     % Customize grid and box appearance
-    set(gca, 'Box', 'on', 'LineWidth', 1.2);  % Add a thicker border
+    set(gca, 'Box', 'on', 'LineWidth', 0.8);  % Thicker border
     grid on;
-    grid minor;
+    % grid minor;
 
     % Adjust font size and style for better readability
-    set(gca, 'FontSize', 12, 'FontName', 'Times New Roman');
+    set(gca, 'FontSize', 10, 'FontName', 'Times New Roman');
 end