Uri Laserson wrote: > Hi, > > I want to draw a rectangle whose center is at given x,y coords (data > coords), but whose width is in axes coords. The goal is to rewrite > boxplot so that if the scaling changes etc, the boxes will stay the > same width but their x and y positions will adjust accordingly. > > Does anyone have a good idea of how to start implementing this? I > realized my initial idea of using a blended transform will not work, > because both x and y positions need to be data coords, while only the > width needs to be measured in axes coords. Perhaps it's possible to > specify the width of a rectangle in pixels/points/etc? Any > suggestions are welcome...
You could use (perhaps subclass) a RegularPolyCollection; collections allow one to give positions as offsets using a different transform than is used for the collection items. bar() probably should also be reimplemented using collections. Eric > > Thanks! > Uri > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
