On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:37 AM, Brendan Barnwell <brenb...@brenbarn.net> wrote: > One thing I've always wondered: is it fundamentally impossible to change the > fact that, in matplotlib, you cannot know how big a drawn object will be > until you actually draw it?
Well, I don't think this is 100% correct. As far as I can see, there is two issues involved. 1) size of text may depend on the renderer (since font selection could be different). 2) Position of some artist depend on position of other artist (e.g., the exact location of axis label depend on sizes of tick labels). In fact, neither of these "require" drawing. But, the easiest way is to draw it (primarily due to the second point). Can you describe what you were doing with your animation? Matplotlib provide some framework to overcome these limitation (e.g., classes in the offsetbox module). And there may be easier ways that does what you want. Regards, -JJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
