Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Andrew Straw
Nico Schlömer wrote: > Hey, and is there any sort of matplotlib market place where I could > put the file for general bashing/downloading once it can do more than > a sin-plot? > Well, github is my suggestion. If it's a patchset of the MPL source, then fork the MPL repository at http://github.c

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Nico Schlömer
> Maybe you could port psfrag to pdf instead (my selfish desire...) Ever tried http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/pdfrack/ ? --Nico -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Christopher Barker
Nico Schlömer wrote: > The advantage that I see with TikZ is that the font is *exactly* the > font used in the surrounding text, no matter the scaling of the axes. I used to do that with psfrag -- it is a really nice tool. I miss it with pdftex. It does add an extra step, but it also supports any

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Nico Schlömer
Hey, and is there any sort of matplotlib market place where I could put the file for general bashing/downloading once it can do more than a sin-plot? --Nico -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Commu

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Nico Schlömer
> matplotlib. And I'm afraid that your translator will not do much more > than converting very simple plots. Although Pgfplots can also do ~somewhat~ fancy stuff, I think you're definitely right on that one. When I look at the matplotlib gallery, I'm getting dizzy. For everyday purposes, though,

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Jae-Joon Lee
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Nico Schlömer wrote: > I attached a PDF with two figures, one PDF generated and one TikZ > (generated using my little script). There's clearly a difference in > how seamless the two figures embed into the document, but I might not > be using the PDF backend appropr

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Nico Schlömer
> The only real difference I see is font size. And the font family, and the color. The advantage that I see with TikZ is that the font is *exactly* the font used in the surrounding text, no matter the scaling of the axes. A major reason for me to use TikZ was actually that I can rescale my figures

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Pgfplots (TikZ) backend: implementation strategy

2010-01-12 Thread Christopher Barker
Nico Schlömer wrote: > I attached a PDF with two figures, one PDF generated and one TikZ > (generated using my little script). There's clearly a difference in > how seamless the two figures embed into the document The only real difference I see is font size. I"d play with that, and also play with