On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:16 AM, Carlos Córdoba <ccordob...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > To no hijack Gonzalo's thread about Spyder defaults and widgets, I'd like > to ask you here if you think changing the IPython Matplotlib backend from > Inline to Automatic (or Qt, should be the same) is the best course of > action. > > Of course, nothing is set into stone, so I don't have a problem changing > this default. Here is my list of Pros and Cons: > > Pros: > > 1. Easier to get used to for people coming from Matlab > > 2. Matplotlib animations will run without problems > > Cons: > > 1. Figures are not shown above Spyder. Unfortunately there is nothing we > can about it, that's a Matplotlib shortcoming. Please make a bit of noise > here if you want this issue fixed: > > https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/596 > > 2. People could be very accustomed to see inline figures and so complain > loudly about this change. > > > > > I would say there are other advantages to inline: 3. Figures will be kept close to the code that created it, making it easier to keep track of what each figure represents and how it was created. 4. It is a lot easier to manage when you have even a moderate number of figures. Opening even a handful of figure windows is a window management nightmare, not to mention a dozen or more. This is useful both in ordinary usage, but also when you are making incremental changes and want to keep track of each change's effect. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to spyderlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to spyderlib@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
