On Nov 26, 2007 7:30 AM, Mihail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Somewhere I found some hints how to get started writing a new backend for > matplotlib. It > mentioned some almost empty kind of template that you could extend for your > needs. > > I cannot find this description again. Would somebody help, please?
In the src dir of maptlotlib, there is a file lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_template.py that describes the process, and gives you a template you can start with. Two things you should know: We feel we currently have too many backends and are interested in paring the number down, so the threshold for inclusion of a new backend is rather high. It is a support headache to deal with so many backends when we want to make changes. So if you are interested in your backend being included in the official distribution, you might want to propose the backend you want to include first to get some feedback from the other developers. We need to add support for "external backends" that can work outside the official distribution, so local sites can have custom backends that suit there purposes, but we haven't gotten to this yet. Secondly, Michael has been doing extensive work in the "transforms" branch that significantly impact (and simplify) the backend API, and this branch will become the mpl main line in the not-too-distant future. So if you are starting work on a new backend, you'll probably want to start over there. Michael, have you been updating backend_template with your changes? JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
