On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:44 AM, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 8:52 PM, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> How can I correctly subclass AutoDateFormatter and use it in my code? >> >> What I am doing is copying the code from matplotlib's AutoDateFormatter >> and changing the strings for how the dates are represented and making that a >> class, MyAutoDateFormatter. AutoDateFormatter expects a locator, and I >> think (?) the default is AutoDateLocator. So in my code I am doing this: >> >> adl = AutoDateLocator() >> myformatter = MyAutoDateFormatter(adl) >> axis.xaxis.set_major_formatter(myformatter) >> >> But when I run it, no matter the level of zoom, it says "2010" (when it >> should change depending on zoom level). >> >> However, if I go into the matplotlib dates.py code itself and save the >> same changes to the date strings there, and I comment out the above code, >> then it works: the date strings change depending on level of zoom. > > I've also just noticed that if I use the above code after the lines have > been plotted, but then I click on one of the points (which causes a > point-picking routine that ultimately plots a highlighting marker over that > point), the x axis suddenly changes to use MyAutoDateFormatter's format > strings. (If I call it before I plot anything, it doesn't help, though). > > Is the act of plotting somehow "refreshing" things? What can I call in > order to force this to happen without actually plotting any additional > points after my lines are plotted?
It's difficult to tell without seeing the code that's producing the problem. If you can boil your problem down to a simple, self-contained script and post it here, then we can take a look and see what's going on. Ryan -- Ryan May Graduate Research Assistant School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
