1. All the set calls should be setp calls So: set(gca(), 'xticks', [1,2,3,4])
should be: from pylab import * setp(gca(), 'xticks', [1,2,3,4]) 2. Question: "Can I just generate images without having a window popup?" HTML markup is bad, so I get this in my browser href=backends.html#Cairo>Cairo Here goes the patch (first one ever :)) --- faq.html.template 2006-06-05 01:33:45.531250000 +0200 +++ faq.html.template.new 2006-06-05 01:37:15.203125000 +0200 @@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ 'Can I just generate images without having a window popup?', """ The easiest way to do this is use an image backend, either <a -href=backends.html#Agg>Agg</a>, href=backends.html#Cairo>Cairo</a>, <a +href=backends.html#Agg>Agg</a>, <a href=backends.html#Cairo>Cairo</a>, <a href=backends.html#GD>GD</a> or <a href=backends.html#Paint>Paint</a> if you want to generate PNG images, eg, for use in a web page, or PS if you want publication quality, scalable images. All of these @@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ <pre> locs, labels = xticks() -set(labels, fontsize=8) +setp(labels, fontsize=8) </pre> You can also set the default ticklabel size in your <a @@ -901,10 +901,10 @@ <pre> from pylab import * plot([1,2,3,4], [1,4,9,16]) - set(gca(), 'xticks', [1,2,3,4]) - labels = set(gca(), 'xticklabels', + setp(gca(), 'xticks', [1,2,3,4]) + labels = setp(gca(), 'xticklabels', ['Frogs', 'Hogs', 'Bogs', 'Slogs']) - set(labels, 'rotation', 'vertical') + setp(labels, 'rotation', 'vertical') show() </pre> """), _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel