Re: [matplotlib-devel] Patch for Qt4 backend for IPython GUI

2010-08-30 Thread Fernando Perez
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:24 AM, Benjamin Root wrote: > Dude, that just blew my mind! > Glad you like it :) And needless to say, once the dust settles and someone is willing, the obvious thing to do is to put a zeromq-http bridge and make a web browser-based client, so you can use ipython/matplo

[matplotlib-devel] Apparent bug with EPS files using Liberation fonts

2010-08-30 Thread Stan West
Greetings. The attached script saves three EPS files (also attached) of a figure containing a text object using the Liberation Sans font. In the three EPS files, the text object contains no spaces, a normal space, and a non-breaking space, respectively. Ghostscript handles the first and third files

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Uniform GUI support across matplotlib, ets and ipython

2010-08-30 Thread Brian Granger
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Michiel de Hoon wrote: > Hi Brian, > Thanks for your reply. I agree that integrating multiple event loops is not > essential for most users. But if you are not integrating multiple event > loops, then why do you need poll? In the two process kernel we do current

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Patch for Qt4 backend for IPython GUI

2010-08-30 Thread Benjamin Root
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Fernando Perez wrote: > Hi Eric, > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Eric Firing wrote: > > > > Impressive--but I don't think I understand why one would want plots > rendered > > inline rather than in separate windows. > > It's not 'rather than', it's 'in additio

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Uniform GUI support across matplotlib, ets and ipython

2010-08-30 Thread Michiel de Hoon
Hi Brian, Thanks for your reply. I agree that integrating multiple event loops is not essential for most users. But if you are not integrating multiple event loops, then why do you need poll? Best, --Michiel. --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Brian Granger wrote: > From: Brian Granger > Subject: Re: [ma

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Patch for Qt4 backend for IPython GUI

2010-08-30 Thread Fernando Perez
Hi Eric, On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Eric Firing wrote: > > Impressive--but I don't think I understand why one would want plots rendered > inline rather than in separate windows. It's not 'rather than', it's 'in addition to' :) Imagine you and I are working on a problem together, you have