Actually, since axes are created with normalized coordinates, what I really need is a way to query the size of the current figure, in pixels.
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Eamon Caddigan <eamon.caddi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Scott. In order to precisely position an image using separate > axes, I'd need to be able to query and set the margin between the > bounding box and the actual axes. I can't seem to find any way to do > that, either. > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Scott Sinclair > <scott.sinclair...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>On 10 June 2010 07:21, Eamon Caddigan <eamon.caddi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I'd like to draw thumbnails of images on various plots, e.g., a bar >>> chart with a picture placed at the base of the bar, or a scatter plot >>> with photos next to select points. >>> >>> Reading and resizing the image aren't an issue. However, I've been >>> searching all day, and I can't figure out how to call imshow without >>> it taking over the axis in which its drawn. >> >> You could try using separate axes for your images, as in >> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/pylab_examples/axes_demo.html >> >> Cheers, >> Scott >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate >> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the >> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo >> _______________________________________________ >> Matplotlib-users mailing list >> Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
