Stephen, The CocoaAgg backend is not supported in IPython. You can use it in the non-interactive form (i.e. with a pylab.show() but you will have to close the window in order to return control to the IPython shell). It is possible to embed an MPL plot in a Cocoa application using the same trick as the CocoaAgg backend (rendering the plot using the Agg backend and then turning the rasterized bitmap into and NSBitmapImageRep and then displaying it in an NSImageView). I've posted previously about a py2app plugin which does just that and has an IB palette, but I haven't had time to update the IB palette to use the IB 3 plugin API yet. It uses Cocoa Bindings to provide data to the plot. I'm happy to send it to you as is, or you can wait until it's IB 3 ready.
We (at my work) are just starting to think about writing a more direct Quartz backend for mpl. A native backend would let a matplotlib view participate in newer Cocoa technologies, such as resolution independence and CoreAnimation (it's possible with the current backend method, but not quite as flexible). This will make embedding easier, but will not solve the IPython issues. For now, one of the other backends, such as WXAgg or TkAgg is probably the better bet on OS X. barry On Dec 5, 2007, at 7:37 AM, Stephen Uhlhorn wrote: > I was just wondering what the status of the CocoaAgg backend is since > there is not much info available. > > Can it be used interactively w/ipython? > > Can it be used to embed mpl in a cocoa app and take advantage of all > the xcode/interface builder stuff in OS X? > > Thanks- > -stephen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
