You are correct JJ; the annotation_clip=False attribute was exactly what I was after, but somehow missed it in the docs :(.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Jae-Joon Lee <lee.j.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:20 AM, Daniel Hyams <dhy...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I would suggest the following modification to Annotation.draw in >> text.py. All it does is set a clip box so that the annotation and >> arrow is still drawn, but the arrow is clipped at the axes boundary. >> It is a much nicer effect than the annotation disappearing. I have >> made this modification in my source locally, and it works very well, >> but I thought I would suggest here for inclusion into the main code >> base. >> > > Can you explain more explicitly why you think this behavior is better? > For example, what is the point of annotating something if that > something is not visible? > Also, annotating texts are often placed outside of axes area. I don't > think clipping out the arrow is a good idea in this case. > > Just in case, this is just a default behavior. You can override this > behavior without changing the mpl source code. > > Regards, > > -JJ > -- Daniel Hyams dhy...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
