Glad to hear that others find that code useful. I just want to emphasize that this is not a general solution and never meant to. Although I'm planning to include this functionality into the axes_grid1 toolkit, I don't think this will be integrated with the main matplolib.
Regards, -JJ On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Daniel Hyams <dhy...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm using it too, with excellent results. Thanks JJ! > > >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 2:13 PM, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Jae-Joon Lee <lee.j.j...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:31 AM, C M <cmpyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > Until a more permanent solution is figured out, can anyone recommend >>>> > any workarounds, even if they are a little clunky? I'm embedding mpl >>>> > plots in wxPython and am also finding this issue suboptimal. >>>> > >>>> > Che >>>> > >>>> >>>> A (partial) workaround is possible using the axes_grid1 toolkit (i.e., >>>> you need matplotlib 1.0). >>>> Attached is a module I just cooked up (based on my previous attempt @ >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg18129.html), >>>> and it seems to work quite well. >>>> The usage is simple. >>>> >>>> >>>> ax = plt.axes([0,0,1,1]) >>>> >>>> ax.set_yticks([0.5]) >>>> ax.set_yticklabels(["very long label"]) >>>> >>>> make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax) # This is where axes_grid1 >>>> comes in >>>> >>>> Then, the axes area(including ticklabels and axis label) will be >>>> automatically adjusted to fit in the given extent ([0, 0, 1, 1] in the >>>> above case). >>>> >>>> While this is mainly for a single axes plot, you may use it with >>>> multi-axes plot (but somewhat trickier to use). A few examples are >>>> included in the module. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> -JJ >>> >>> This thread is a few months old now, but I just wanted to mention that I >>> am using JJ's workaround (thanks!) in my app--with either one or two y >>> axes--and it is just excellent. >>> >>> This should definitely be at least an option for matplotlib users--the >>> quality of the appearance of the plots now is like night and day, because, >>> to me, seeing a plot without its axes labels (I'm talking about in a >>> resizable plot embedded in an application, not a static graph for inclusion >>> in a publication) is a *major* look and feel demerit. >>> >>> Che >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Lotusphere 2011 >>> Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how >>> to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment >>> to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Matplotlib-users mailing list >>> Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Daniel Hyams >> dhy...@gmail.com > > > > > -- > Daniel Hyams > dhy...@gmail.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Lotusphere 2011 > Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how > to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment > to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
