axes

D3.md

@@ -192,35 +192,14 @@ formatTime(new Date()); //returns a string in the above format
 
 ## Axes
 
-- Create the x axis
+```javascript
-
+var leftAxis = d3.axisLeft(yScale); //create a left axis based on the yScale
-	```javascript
+d3.select('svg')
-	var xAxis = d3.svg.axis();
+	.append('g') //append a group element
-	```
+	.call(leftAxis); //apply the axis to it
-
+```
-- Associate the scale with the axis
-
-	```javascript
-	xAxis.scale(xScale);
-	```
-
-- Set where on the graph the axis should appear
-
-	```javascript
-	xAxis.orient('bottom');
-	```
-
-- Set the number of ticks
-
-	```javascript
-	xAxis.ticks(8);
-	```
-
-- Append a group containing the axis after data has populated the scale
 
-	```javascript
+Different types of axes: https://github.com/d3/d3-axis#axisTop
-	viz.append('g').call(yAxis);
-	```
 
 ## Events