On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, "Wayne E. Harlan" apparently wrote: > The figure size determines the eventual size of the figure > where it will be displayed. You should set that with > "figsize=(x,y)" before you actually plot. Then, and very > importantly, you should set the DPI for the medium where > you are viewing the figure.
So, to take an example, suppose I set the figsize=(6,4.5) and dpi = 80. Then I will get a 480px by 360px figure. So if this displays on a 120 dpi monitor it will display as roughly 4" by 3". And if I print it unmodified to a 300 dpi printer, it will only be about 1.6" by 1.2". Is that about right? Thank you, Alan Isaac ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. 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
