Creates empty plots with compact axis notation
Description
Creates empty plots with compact axis notation to which users can
add whatever they like (points, lines, text, etc.) The notation is more
compact in the sense that the axis-labels and tick-labels are closer to the
axis and the tick-marks are shorter. Also, if the plot appears as part of a
matrix, the x-axis notation is suppressed unless the plot appears along the
bottom row and the y-axis notation is suppress unless the plot appears
along the left column.