Thanks guys! You can also just skip a step and go: gca().fmt_xdata = str gca().fmt_ydata = str
:) I changed it in Axes.py. It would be cool if there was something in matplotlibrc, but now that I understand how it works, it's no biggy to me. Take care, Jack On Jan 4, 2008 9:18 AM, John Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 4, 2008 7:32 AM, Michael Droettboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can also set a custom formatter for each axis without hacking the > > matplotlib code:: > > > > def custom_formatter(value): > > return str(value) > > > > gca().fmt_xdata = custom_formatter > > gca().fmt_ydata = custom_formatter > > > > We may want to add a cleaner (more obvious) API for this -- but there > > might be good reasons that it works this way that I just don't know about. > > > There is no particularly good reason and it is not terribly consistent > with the rest of the API, which tends to use function calls more than > attribute settings. It works well enough and there is plenty of code > (mine for example) that utilizes it. The major problem is that it is > not easy for users to find. > > 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
