On 3/9/07, Fernando Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (or matlab for that matter) in my life, I was rather surprised by the > behavior and (mis)understood it as a bug. > > I've always gotten by just fine in pylab without even knowing what > hold did, and simply clearing the figure by hand when needed or just > making a new one.
Just to add a few data points -- the default "hold" state can be set in your rc file. It is a property of the current figure and the current axes. In you example, when you set fold before creating the third figure, the setting applued to the current figure (figure 2) but not the next figure. JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users