On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Fernando Perez <fperez....@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, the client can save a session to html, svgs and all: > > http://fperez.org/tmp/ipython-svg.xml > > If the svg has extra metadata embedded, this will preserve it. The > author of the html saving works in genomics at UCSF, and he embeds > extra info in his MPL svgs so that he can later annotate and > manipulate the generated SVGs. > > So I think there's a good justification for wanting SVG. However, > this limitation in Qt means we may want to make it at least optional, > so that people can use png when they want accurate rendering but > without access to the original vector figure, and SVG when they need > the original vector info (and are OK with Qt's limitations).
I suppose you could send both, and the client could display the png and save the svg. -- Nathaniel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
