On 09/27/2010 08:35 AM, Benjamin Root wrote: > On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Eric Firing <efir...@hawaii.edu > <mailto:efir...@hawaii.edu>> wrote: > > On 09/27/2010 03:46 AM, Dieter Weber wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm using matplotlib embedded in my wxpython application and > needed to > > give users a quick way to relimit a figure, for example after > removing a > > line from a plot. Therefore I added a button to the toolbar. Do you > > think it would make sense to include this in matplotlib by default? > > I don't think it would. The standard toolbar is for typical interactive > use, where I don't think the relimit functionality is needed often > enough to justify having its own button--if at all. Better to keep that > toolbar simple. > > Eric > > > Just playing devil's advocate here... > > Considering how we can now have multiple show() calls and with the > upcoming ipython looking more and more spiffy, could there be a future > use case for this toolbar button? > > On the other hand, how would the inclusion of this button impact users > of other interactive scripts that have added their own buttons? I mean, > planning for the future, can it be definitively said that matplotlib > will never add anymore toolbar buttons? Could developers rely on that > real estate not being taken over by rule of "eminent domain", if you will? > > Ben Root >
Ben, I don't understand either of your questions. What's the point? Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
