Re: [matplotlib-devel] Polygon vs. Patch

2014-08-04 Thread Benjamin Root
Since Polygon subclasses Patch, wouldn't that mean that a Polygon could be made out of splines or Bezier curves? I fail to see the "inherent barrier" for Polygons and Patches to be the same thing. I am not claiming that they are identical now, I just don't see why a Polygon's functionality needs to

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Polygon vs. Patch

2014-08-04 Thread Stefan H.
I do see a clear-cut difference. A Patch is a two-dimensional region characterized by a boundary and an interior region, which may have colors, line/hatch styles, etc. Also, a Patch has an algorithms to compute an area, a circumference, decide whether a point lies inside or outside the Patch, to cu

[matplotlib-devel] Suggestions for the MatPlotLib documentation

2014-08-04 Thread Gary Setter
I uploaded a version of the documentation to MatplotlibAsHtmlHelp I made some changes and tried to explain why on the projects Wiki. Again thank you for all the help.. Gary               MatplotlibAsHtmlHelp MatPlotLib documentation as Html Help View on sourceforge.net Preview by Yahoo