Symbolic ticks on y axis and numeric ticks on x axis - Plot

Question

When I insert the option Automatic or All, why are the ticks on x axis blank?

Plot[x, {x, 0, 5}, Frame -> True, FrameTicks -> {
   {{{1, "a"}, {2, "b"}}, {Automatic}},
   {{Automatic}, {Automatic}}}]

or

Plot[x, {x, 0, 5}, Frame -> True, FrameTicks -> {
   {{{1, "a"}, {2, "b"}}, {Automatic}},
   {{All}, {Automatic}}}]

Which is the right code to hold numbers on x axis (without writing them manually)?

Thank you for your time.

use FrameTicks -> {{{{1, "a"}, {2, "b"}}, Automatic}, {Automatic, Automatic}} (remove the braces around Automatic) — kglr, Sep 17, 2018 at 9:31

kglr · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-17 09:33:04Z

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Remove the braces around Automatic:

Plot[x, {x, 0, 5}, Frame -> True, 
 FrameTicks -> {{{{1, "a"}, {2, "b"}}, Automatic}, {Automatic, Automatic}}]

answered Sep 17, 2018 at 9:33

kglr

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$\begingroup$ ok it works! Very useful reply. Can you tell me what is the meaning of the braces which I removed please? $\endgroup$
– Gennaro Arguzzi
Sep 17, 2018 at 9:34
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$\begingroup$ @GennaroArguzzi, In FrameTicks -> {{left, right}, {bottom, top}} the elements left, right, bottom and top can only be a list or one of Automatic, None, All, True or False ( not {Automatic}) $\endgroup$
– kglr
Sep 17, 2018 at 9:39
$\begingroup$ Your explanation are very clear @kglr! $\endgroup$
– Gennaro Arguzzi
Sep 17, 2018 at 9:40

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