> > How do you get around this while supporting both the proportional and the > non-proportional modes? >
I must confess that I never considered that option. And, no, my current implementation does not support non-proportional mode. So, I guess syncing the data coordinate with ticks has its own problem. >> >> 1) leave it as is. but issue a warning when a users calls "set_yticks" >> (or its relatives) on the colobar axes. > > Based on a quick look, I think that with some refactoring, we could add a > set_ticks method. In a way, the question here is whether the colorbar > should be thought of as a conventional axes object, or whether it is OK for > it to have its own API. I think the latter is more natural, because it is a > specialized object; once its orientation is established, there is only one > set of ticks and one axis label. Ideally, cbar.ax would be an Axes object > stripped down to its essentials; but that would involve major mpl > refactoring. > > Intercepting calls to set_yticks and set_xticks and replacing them with > warnings to use a new set_ticks would be good. > Adding a "set_ticks" method seems reasonable. >> >> 2) use the reimplemented version of the colorbar, but drop the >> axes_locator part. The colorbar will be fully functional except the >> "extend" feature (triangles at the ends of the colorbar. see >> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/api/colorbar_only.html). > > This is not acceptable. The "extend" feature is essential. I see. > >> >> 3) use the reimplemented version of the colorbar. >> >> 4) someone else comes up with a better implementation. > > Regarding 3 or 4, if you or anyone else can come up with a better > implementation, preserving at least the present functionality, that's great. > The present implementation was a pain to develop and is hard to understand > and maintain. As a person who never uses "extend" and "non-proportional" mode, I'm afraid that I do not have much motivation for now. But, it would be great if someone can come up with a better implementation! Regards, -JJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
