+    def _xticks(self, *args):
+        if self._logscale[0]:
+            return self._logticks(*args)
+        else:
+            return self._ticks(*args)
+    
+    def _yticks(self, *args):
+        if self._logscale[1]:
+            return self._logticks(*args)
+        else:
+            return self._ticks(*args)
+        
+    def _logticks(self, lower, upper):
+        #lower,upper = map(_Numeric.log10,[lower,upper])
+        #print 'logticks',lower,upper
+        ticks = []
+        mag = _Numeric.power(10,_Numeric.floor(lower))
+        if upper-lower > 6:
+            t = _Numeric.power(10,_Numeric.ceil(lower))
+            base = _Numeric.power(10,_Numeric.floor((upper-lower)/6))
+            def inc(t):
+                return t*base-t
+        else:
+            t = _Numeric.ceil(_Numeric.power(10,lower)/mag)*mag
+            def inc(t):
+                return 10**int(_Numeric.floor(_Numeric.log10(t)+1e-16))
+        majortick = int(_Numeric.log10(mag))
+        while t <= pow(10,upper):
+            if majortick != int(_Numeric.floor(_Numeric.log10(t)+1e-16)):
+                majortick = int(_Numeric.floor(_Numeric.log10(t)+1e-16))
+                ticklabel = '1e%d'%majortick
+            else:
+                if upper-lower < 2:
+                    minortick = int(t/pow(10,majortick)+.5)
+                    ticklabel = '%de%d'%(minortick,majortick)
+                else:
+                    ticklabel = ''
+            ticks.append((_Numeric.log10(t), ticklabel))
+            t += inc(t)
+        if len(ticks) == 0:
+            ticks = [(0,'')]
+        return ticks
+