On Dec 16, 2006, at 11:58 AM, Pierre GM wrote: >> I'm very confused by the wiki in general. I click on "wiki" and it >> takes me >> to something that doesn't obviously have anything to do with >> matplotlib... > > Well, it does say: matplotlib cookbook. > >> Like, what's scipy.org? Is it a company? Who is EnThought? > Oh. > What are you using to manipulate arrays ? numarray, Numeric, or > numpy ? > Assuming that you use numpy, then you must know what scipy is, > right ? If > not, well, br > scipy.org is just a central site for numpy/scipy-related information. > Enthought is a private company that works extensively with Python > and numpy > in particular, and that hosts the site.
Hi, Pierre. There's a lot of assumptions here. I do most of my own manipulations in SQL and with custom-written programs in C, C++, and Python. I sort of know what numarray, Numeric and numpy are, but I don't care all that much. I'm just interested in matplotlib for the plotting. The point of my email (and the questions below) is that the entire scipy.org website is written for people who already know what's going on. If you want to expand the user community (and simultaneously cut down on questions) you need to make things dramatically more understandable than they currently are. A related problem is the MoinMoin wiki. It is not a widely used wiki and it has many usability problems. It is dramatically harder to use than, say, mediawiki. > >> Amy I allowed to contribute to the wiki? It doesn't look like it. >> The whole >> thing is not very friendly. > > It's a wiki, so yes, you can contribute. No, it's not especially > friendly, in > the sense that nobody's here to hold your hand. > >> And what is this whole MoinMoin thing? > "MoinMoin is a Python WikiClone, based on PikiPiki. " > This converstaion is really becoming surrealistic. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
