Okay, I posted the "ugly" vs "pretty" plots at: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/kimwaic106/album
I stripped out most of the titles and subtitles but I think you can still see the difference between the two. (Don't worry about the middle unintelligble part). Regards, -- John Henry ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 11:37:54 AM Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] Maximized vs non-maximized output Okay, I tried saving using the postscript format, and I end up with the "ugly" plot also. In fact, if I maximize the plot and then save as .ps file, I get ugly plot as well. So, saving it in PS made no difference - that part is correct but it means I end up with the same font, and dimension as the non-maximized version. Somehow, if I maximize the plot using the show() command, maximize it first, then save it (in png format), I end up with a very nice looking plot. I just wish there is a simple way to accomplish that in batch mode. Regards, -- John Henry ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 11:17:18 AM Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] Maximized vs non-maximized output Thanks for the reply, Darren. I didn't post the plot because I don't know if the list accept email attachments, and I don't have any space on the web for file sharing. I'll try to figure out a way to post the plots. BTW: I called savefig with the filename, and a dpi of 600 and nothing else. May be that was the problem. Regards, > -----Original Message----- > From: Darren Dale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 10:54 AM > To: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] Maximized vs non-maximized output > > > On Wednesday 21 February 2007 01:40:59 pm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I am still fairly new to Matplotlib. > > > > If I use the default settings, after creating a plot, and save the > > file, I get a .png file that looks really ugly. However, if I view > > the plot at the screen first (using the show() command), > maximized the > > plot, and then save the file, I get a very nice looking > .png file. If > > I am doing lots of plots, obviously I don't want to have to > sit there > > and view each and every plots, maximize, save, ... > > > > How can I accomplish this in batch mode? > > We could probably be of more help if you posted examples of > your "ugly" > and "nice" pngs. For now I'll take a guess: maybe what you > are seeing is an > effect of the resolution and figure size? You can pass a dpi > kwarg to the > savefig command, or you can set it in your rc settings. Also, > you can set the > figure size by doing "figure(figsize=(x,y))", or you can > change the default > figure size in your rc settings. How does your postscript > output look? That > format would not be influenced by resolution. > > Darren > -- John Henry ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
