Eric Firing wrote: > Xavier Gnata wrote: >> >>> >>>> > >>> Right now, the default is very simple: >>> >>> def format_data_short(self,value): >>> 'return a short formatted string representation of a number' >>> return '%1.3g'%value >>> >>> It looks like changing it to something like "%-12g" would facilitate >>> considerable improvement in reducing the jumping around of the >>> numbers, as well as in providing much more precision. I think that >>> 12 is the max number of characters in g conversion. Or maybe it is >>> 13; I might not have tested negative numbers. >>> >>> The problem is that then it crowds out the other part of the >>> message, the pan/zoom status notification etc. >>> >>> Breaking the message into two lines almost works (so far only >>> checking with gtkagg), but the plot gets resized depending on >>> whether there is a status or not. >>> >>> I think that with some more fiddling around with that part of the >>> toolbar--probably including breaking the message up into separate >>> messages for status and readout, and maybe making the readout use >>> two lines and always be present--we could make the readout and >>> status display much nicer. I have never liked the way it jumps around. >>> >> I also agree. >> However, I would like to be sure I understand one point correctly: >> As long as x<1000, the default format *is* an integer (at least when >> imshow(M) is used). > > No. Try > > imshow(rand(4,4)) > > There is nothing special about imshow that makes the cursor readout an > integer, nor should there be. > > Again, the present default is "%1.3g". I think we can and will do > better, but it is not necessarily trivial. > > Eric > ok. My bad! Sorry. I have changed the default to %1.4g so that is matches my usecases *but* I agree that correct way to improve it in not that trivial...
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