On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Christophe Dupre<christophe.du...@vhayu.com> wrote: > I just saw the email below from John, and I was wondering why using compound > paths are "goo-gobs" faster than using rectangles(patches)? > > I've been using the candlestick function quite a bit lately. I guess using > compound paths could make the candlestick function faster. I'll give it a > try. >
I haven't profiled it, so the go-gobs was a bit speculative, but each Rectangle is a separate object with a separate graphics context and a separate draw step. By moving all this into a single object, the compound path, you get a lot of savings. JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
