[Matplotlib-users] Problem with X windows drawn gtk3agg backend

2013-12-17 Thread rhodeshart
Problem: X window drawn by the gtk3agg backend (in interactive mode) remain partly obscured if another X window is moved to partly obscure, then moved away. Doesn't happen with X windows generated by other X applications or host's (where xserver running) native windows (ie only matplotlib figures

[Matplotlib-users] Question about backends and X

2013-12-17 Thread Skip Montanaro
I have a matplotlib application which can display a plot or write it to a file based on command line flags. I have discovered that if it is run without DISPLAY set (say, from a crontab file) that the default backend (I have no matplotlibrc file) attempts to chat with X, causing crashes. I've worked