I just pushed a change that I believe fixes this problem https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/commit/96caca8dd48d08e3106337ecdeae82fa0236b86b
Required change is very minor, so you may apply the patch by yourself. If you need a workaround, let me know. Regards, -JJ On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Adrian Del Maestro <agde...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have run across an inconsistency in the zorder of markers and lines > in the legend for an errorbar as opposed to a plot in matplotlib > v1.1.0. After some considerable amount of time reading > legend_handler.py and the information at > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/legend_guide.html I was unable > to figure out how to make the errorbar markers sit 'on top' of the > lines in a legend. > > For example the following code: > > import pylab as pl > import numpy as np > > x = pl.arange(-2,2,0.1) > y = x**2 > dy = np.random.random(len(x)) > > pl.figure(1) > pl.plot(x,y, color='k', linewidth=0.5, linestyle='-', marker='o', > markerfacecolor='lime', markeredgecolor='k', markeredgewidth=0.5, > label='line1', markersize=10) > pl.legend(loc='best', frameon=False) > > pl.figure(2) > pl.errorbar(x,y,yerr=dy, color='k', linewidth=0.5, linestyle='-', marker='o', > markerfacecolor='lime', markeredgecolor='k', markeredgewidth=0.5, > label='line1', markersize=10, ecolor='lime', capsize=10) > pl.legend(loc='best', frameon=False) > > pl.show() > > produces a legend for the plot (figure(1)) with the markers on top of > the lines, but the legend for the errorbar (figure(2)) has this > reversed. > > Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Best, > Adrian. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization > This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of > discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model > of a cloud services business. Read Now! > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model of a cloud services business. Read Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
