[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm confused about what > > matplotlib.pyplot.figure(figsize = (a,b)) *means*
a and b are width and height in inches. For vector backends (svg, ps, pdf), that's all there is to it--unless there is a bug. For non-vector output (screen, *.png), the a, b get translated to pixels based on the figure.dpi (if to the screen) or the savefig.dpi (if to a file). If you display such a file on the screen, or print it, the size will depend on the software used for that display or printing, and this is completely out of mpl's control. (Actually, even for vector output, what you see upon display will depend on the software used for display--acroread, evince, gs, ghostview, etc.--and on how it is configured. But at least the vector output formats specify physical sizes in real units, not arbitrary pixels.) > > It appears that the figure gets *bigger* as I make a and b *smaller* !??! > You will need to be more explicit about what you are doing to reach this conclusion. Eric > > Chris > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
