hi, just curious if anyone wants to add some publication formating settings? if you send me the rc params, and publication infos i add them to the project.
http://code.google.com/p/mplrc/ On Sat, 2011-04-16 at 14:21 -0400, alex arsenovic wrote: > i created the project for 'mplrc' here > https://code.google.com/p/mplrc/ > > let me know what you all think. if you all send me your publications' > settings i can add them, or if you want an account ill make you one. > > one thing to mention is that the params dictionary probably should set > all possible settings so that there is no ambiguity. i have yet to do > this. > > here is an example of my ieee format > > > On Fri, 2011-04-15 at 14:09 -0400, Tony Yu wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Auré Gourrier > > <aurelien.gourr...@yahoo.fr> wrote: > > Good Idea ! > > I'm also using mpl for other publications than ieee and it > > sounds like a small mplrc data base with targeted journal > > specifications would be worthwhile doing ! I would be ready to > > contribute. > > Cheers, > > Auré > > > > > > > > > > Is there any reason this needs to done with rc files? I prefer to put > > document-specific configuration into modules. For example, you could > > have a module that looks like: > > > > mplrc/ > > __init__.py > > aps_fullpage.py > > aps_twocolumn.py > > ieee.py > > ... > > > > (`aps` could even be directory). And each module would set rc > > parameters using function calls; for example, aps_twocolumn.py might > > look like: > > > > import matplotlib.pyplot as plt > > plt.rc('axes', labelsize=10) > > plt.rc('text', fontsize=10) > > plt.rc('legend', fontsize=10) > > plt.rc('xtick', labelsize=8) > > plt.rc('ytick', labelsize=8) > > plt.rc('text', usetex=False) > > plt.rc('figure', figsize=(3.4039, 2.1037)) > > > > (Alternatively, you could create a separate rc file and just have the > > module load that rc file). The advantage of this module-based approach > > is that you could simply import the module whenever you need it (e.g., > > just add `import mplrc.aps_twocolumn` at the top of your script). If I > > used an rc file instead, I'd have to copy the rc file to my working > > directory each time, or somehow, manually load the rc file from a > > path. > > > > Just a suggestion. > > > > -Tony > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
