Hi, first of all "scatter_custom_symbol.py" is great ! I really like this. But...
May I express some idea/suggestions concerning custom symbols: I came from supermongo to matplotlib. And I liked the way you could define symbols in supermongo: PTYPE n s where "s" gives the style of the symbol: s = 0 open s = 1 skeletal; all vectices are connected to the centre s = 2 starred s = 3 solid and "n" is a the number of sides the polygon has. For example: PTYPE 4 0 creates open squares whereas PTYPE 4 1 creatse X-like symbol. Btw. I like those unfilled symbols because you can plot lots of them without overcrowding your figure. It is also possible to use PTYPE 0 0 which draws the smalles possible dots on a device, i.e. a single pixel on a screen; this can also be very helpful if you want to plot lots of datapoints. One can also use an angle argument, e.g. transform a 'X' symbol to an '+' symbol by rotation it about 45 degrees. Is it possible to integrate a similar way to create custom symbols in matplotlib? Probably something like verts = PolyMarker(n=4,s='open',angle=0) would be nice. Or, if I write something like this myself, is there any chance to add this to matplotlib ? Manuel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
