> 20 years old doesn't mean they're crap - but your point about legacy software > is a good one.
that they stick around and are used for ~20 years speaks to their utility, no doubt. but it does mean they're set in their ways in a manner that will be slow and hard to change. > tying back into the previous discussion about notebook-type interfaces like > what ipython has i'd like to point out the existence of http://d3js.org/. > ipython notebooks are great, but using matplotlib graphics within a browser > is rather limiting. integrating something like D3 opens up a lot more > flexibility and capability. a browser-based PDL shell that used D3 for > plotting could be pretty kick butt.... > > > I use plotting packages for two things - making production quality figures > where I want fine grained control, and 'rough and ready' plots that allow me > to hack at data on the command line, like the python notebooks. > > d3js looks *beautiful* for interactive data, but probably a pain in the ass > for reproducible PDF output. What do you use for paper output? it's not how i've been using it (real-time web plotting), but the output is SVG so there are ways to do it. here's one example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12719486/d3-js-graphs-output-into-high-resolution-print-quality-files once you get the SVG, you're home free in terms of making high quality print. it's getting the SVG free from the browser that might take some hacking. tim -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | T. E. Pickering, Ph.D. | Southern African Large Telescope | | SALT Astronomer | SAAO | | [email protected] (520) 305-9823 | Observatory Road | | [email protected] +27(0)214606284 | 7925 Observatory, South Africa | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ overflow error in /dev/null _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
