Belinda, While I'm sure you can find a way to do what you want with MPL, it sounds like you're really pushing the bounds of what it's designed for. Having been a Matlab user myself, I can see how you've gotten here, but I think you should consider other options.
Matplotlib is a plotting library -- it's not a gui development lib. I'd think about using a tool designed for the job. I don't know what you want the graphics of your game to look like, but depending on that, some suggestions: PyGame -- good for fancy raster graphics, not so good if you have a need for other GUI elements -- all the typical controls, text boxes etc. TkInter -- it has a Canvas people like a lot that gives a lot of flexibility. wxPython -- The wxPython FloatCanvas (full disclosure -- it's my baby) could probably help you out a lot here, if you're dealing with vector graphics, and particularly if you want zooming and panning. I'm sure you could do it with pyGTK or pyQT also. Deciding between all these options is hard, they all have their strengths. What's best for you is a function of what the needs of your app are, what your future needs may be, what platforms you need to support, and taste. Even if MPL is a perfect fit for your graphics, if you get beyond a basic "calculate and plot" app, you'll probably want to use MPL embedded in a GUI toolkit, TK, GTK or wx. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
