I think I'm a little confused by the question. From the Python perspective, everything in the Agg backend takes floats. Agg actually has color types for both floating point and 8-bit-per-plane colors, though obviously it's converted to 8-bit-per-plane eventually. But, of course, that is done on the fly without much memory copying, so I'm quite surprised that the speed up is significant... Where exactly is this conversion happening, and how are you now avoiding it? (Is this in code that is not checked in, perhaps?)
As for the other backends, it's a mixed bag. PDF, PS and Cairo want floats, SVG wants ints. Personally, I just *like* floats better, as it feels more future proof, even though most people aren't using the extra color resolution now. (Of course, if your plot relies on high-resolution color, you probably need to rethink your plot anyway... ;) Cheers, Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
