Thank you Benjamin. Yes, I understand the problem.
Thank you for the help. I am able to use Annotate for my specific problem: I want to have a line starting from the end of the text to make the tick labels with a left alignment. However, a feature to get the boundary box would be useful for this, to ensure that the plot is tight. Best regards Keld Benjamin Root-2 wrote: > > On Wednesday, December 14, 2011, Keld Lundgaard <keld.lundga...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> How do I get the information about the endpoint of a text element? >> >> Example: >> >> import matplotlib.pylab as plt >> text = plt.text(0.5,0.5,'hi') >> plt.show() >> >> In the dataTrans coordinates, where does the text string ends? >> >> >> I have spent some time now trying to solve this, seemingly simple >> problem, >> so I appreciate any help a lot! >> >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> / Keld > > It is actually a very difficult thing to do, and is why mpl does not > provide a mechanism to find out until after rendering. The problem is > that > -- in the general case -- it is not possible to know ahead of time how > much > space some text will take up for an arbitrary font, style and size. > > You can have the figure get rendered, and then you can query the text's > bounding box, if I understand correctly. Maybe the code for > tight_layout() > might show how it does this. > > Ben Root > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 10 Tips for Better Server Consolidation > Server virtualization is being driven by many needs. > But none more important than the need to reduce IT complexity > while improving strategic productivity. Learn More! > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51507609/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Endpoint-of-a-text-string-in-a-plot--tp32977548p32983153.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Tips for Better Server Consolidation Server virtualization is being driven by many needs. But none more important than the need to reduce IT complexity while improving strategic productivity. Learn More! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51507609/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
