Hi Francesco, >>>> I'd like to place something like a 'title' inside a legend's box. In >>>> my >>>> specific case, I have a legend with 5 entries, arranged in 5 columns, >>>> so >>>> they're horizontally next to each other in one row. Now what I'd like >>>> to >>>> have is inside the legend's box a first row (above the legend >>>> entries), >>>> where I can write some text. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>> >>> The keyword 'title' in legend >>> (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/api/pyplot_api.html#matplotlib.pyplot.legend) >>> should work. >> >> Almost embarassingly simple ... however: It looks like the title is in a >> smaller font size than the other legend texts. Do I have some control >> about the font size of the legend's title? Couldn't find anything in the >> plt.legend docstring (I'm on 1.1.1). > > try: > l = ax.legend( patches, labels, ..., title="legend title") > t = l.get_title() #get the text object containing the title > t.set_fontsize(30) #set the font size > > you can merge the last two lines together l.get_title().set_fontsize(30)
Thanks - that did the trick :) Cheers, A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
