[Matplotlib-users] Make tick labels thicker

2008-06-02 Thread Berit Hinnemann 
Hi,

First of all, thanks to the developers for such a great Python plotting 
package. I use matplotlib more and more for my work.

There is one thing, which I cannot get to work, namely to change the 
linewidth of the tick lines.

I have tried

ticklines = ax.get_xticklines()
ticklines.extend(ax.get_yticklines())

for line in ticklines:
line.set_linewidth(10)

but nothing changes. I can change the color and other properties, but no 
matter what I set for the linewidth, it does not change. I have also tried 
to go in and

ticklines[0]._linewidth = 10

but again no change. If I do a similar thing for the color
ticklines[0]._color = 'b'

the color is changed.

I use matplotlib 0.91 on a RedHat EL 4 machine.

Any ideas on how to solve this would be much appreciated. I have searched 
the mailing lists and the site, but could not find a solution (apologies 
if I should have missed it)

Best regards,
Berit
Berit Hinnemann
Research Scientist | Characterization Department | Research & Development 
Haldor Topsøe A/S
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Phone: +45 4527 2130 (direct)
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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Make tick labels thicker

2008-06-02 Thread John Hunter 
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Berit Hinnemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> There is one thing, which I cannot get to work, namely to change the
> linewidth of the tick lines.
>
> I have tried
>
> ticklines = ax.get_xticklines()
> ticklines.extend(ax.get_yticklines())
>
> for line in ticklines:
> line.set_linewidth(10)
>
> but nothing changes. I can change the color and other properties, but no
> matter what I set for the linewidth, it does not change. I have also tried
> to go in and

This is the correct approach but it is a tricky one.  In matplotlib,
the ticks are *markers*.  All Line2D objects support a line (solid,
dashed, etc) and a marker (circle, square, tick).  The tick linewidth
is controlled by the "markeredgewidth" property.

from pylab import figure, show
fig = figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
ax.plot(range(10))

for line in ax.get_xticklines() + ax.get_yticklines():
line.set_markeredgewidth(10)

show()


BTW -- this is covered in the somewhat new artist api tutorial at
http://matplotlib.sf.net/pycon/artist_api_tut.pdf

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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Make tick labels thicker

2008-06-02 Thread John Hunter 
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:45 PM, John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> for line in ax.get_xticklines() + ax.get_yticklines():
>line.set_markeredgewidth(10)

Correction ( I should have read the link myself first).  The property
you are probably interested is the markersize (marker size in points)
though markeredgewidth may be useful too

JDH

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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Make tick labels thicker

2008-06-03 Thread Berit Hinnemann 
Hi again,

Thanks a lot for all the replies. Markersize and Markeredgewidth work 
beautifully.

A couple more questions, which is, I think, are related to what Erik 
Tollerud asked

-Is it correct that I can only mix math symbols and normal text in an axis 
label, when I use "usetex = True"
-When I do that and set the default font to e.g. Helvetica, everything 
gets printed in Helvetica, except the numbers on the axes. How can I get 
them in Helvetica as well?

Thanks a lot!

Best regards,
Berit
Berit Hinnemann
Research Scientist | Characterization Department | Research & Development 
Haldor Topsøe A/S
Nymøllevej 55
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Phone: +45 4527 2130 (direct)
Haldor Topsøe is market leading within heterogeneous catalysis and 
supplies catalysts and process design for oil refineries, chemical plants 
and the energy sector. The environment plays an important role in Topsøe's 
research and production, and through the introduction of new catalysts and 
technologies the company supports a more sustainable use of the world's 
resources. Annual revenues total DKK 3.5 billion generated by our 1,700 
dedicated employees. For additional information please see our web site 
www.topsoe.com



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02-06-2008 19:51


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On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:45 PM, John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> for line in ax.get_xticklines() + ax.get_yticklines():
>line.set_markeredgewidth(10)

Correction ( I should have read the link myself first).  The property
you are probably interested is the markersize (marker size in points)
though markeredgewidth may be useful too

JDH




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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Make tick labels thicker

2008-06-03 Thread Michael Droettboom 
Berit Hinnemann wrote:
>
> Hi again,
>
> Thanks a lot for all the replies. Markersize and Markeredgewidth work 
> beautifully.
>
> A couple more questions, which is, I think, are related to what Erik 
> Tollerud asked
>
> -Is it correct that I can only mix math symbols and normal text in an 
> axis label, when I use "usetex = True"
No.  As of 0.91 and later, you can mix normal text with math.  Just 
stick the math inside a pair of '$'.
> -When I do that and set the default font to e.g. Helvetica, everything 
> gets printed in Helvetica, except the numbers on the axes. How can I 
> get them in Helvetica as well?
Can you include a snippet of code showing how you set those fonts?

Cheers,
Mike
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Best regards,
> Berit
> 
> *Berit Hinnemann*
> Research Scientist | Characterization Department | Research & Development
>
> *Haldor Topsøe A/S*
> Nymøllevej 55
> DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
> Phone: +45 4527 2130 (direct)
>
> /Haldor Topsøe is market leading within heterogeneous catalysis and 
> supplies catalysts and process design for oil refineries, chemical 
> plants and the energy sector. The environment plays an important role 
> in Topsøe's research and production, and through the introduction of 
> new catalysts and technologies the company supports a more sustainable 
> use of the world's resources. Annual revenues total DKK 3.5 billion 
> generated by our 1,700 dedicated employees. For additional information 
> please see our web site /*_www.topsoe.com_* <http://www.topsoe.com/>
>
>
> *"John Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*
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> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:45 PM, John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > for line in ax.get_xticklines() + ax.get_yticklines():
> >line.set_markeredgewidth(10)
>
> Correction ( I should have read the link myself first).  The property
> you are probably interested is the markersize (marker size in points)
> though markeredgewidth may be useful too
>
> JDH
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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Make tick labels thicker

2008-06-03 Thread Berit Hinnemann 
Hi Michael,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

>No.  As of 0.91 and later, you can mix normal text with math.  Just 
>stick the math inside a pair of '$'.

I just realized that I have version 0.90 installed. Is it advisable to 
upgrade to 0.93 or to 0.98 directly? Also, how do I uninstall the 0.90 
version before installing the new one? My old version is located in 
site-packages as an .egg directory. 

As for the code to set the fonts, I use

rc('font',**{'family':'sans-serif', 'sans-serif':['Helvetica']})

Best regards, Berit




No.  As of 0.91 and later, you can mix normal text with math.  Just 
stick the math inside a pair of '$'.
> -When I do that and set the default font to e.g. Helvetica, everything 
> gets printed in Helvetica, except the numbers on the axes. How can I 
> get them in Helvetica as well?
Can you include a snippet of code showing how you set those fonts?





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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Make tick labels thicker

2008-06-03 Thread Michael Droettboom 
Berit Hinnemann wrote:
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks a lot for your reply.
>
> >No.  As of 0.91 and later, you can mix normal text with math.  Just
> >stick the math inside a pair of '$'.
>
> I just realized that I have version 0.90 installed. Is it advisable to 
> upgrade to 0.93 or to 0.98 directly? Also, how do I uninstall the 0.90 
> version before installing the new one? My old version is located in 
> site-packages as an .egg directory.
I never use eggs myself, but you should be able to delete that egg 
directory and then install a new matplotlib version.  matplotlib doesn't 
install anything required outside of site-packages/matplotlib.
>
> As for the code to set the fonts, I use
>
> rc('font',**{'family':'sans-serif', 'sans-serif':['Helvetica']})
>
That seems to work for me for any font I throw at it.  Do you have 
usetex on, or any other non-default settings in your matplotlibrc file?  
Are you running this line (above) before any plotting?

Cheers,
Mike


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