Re: [Matplotlib-users] Alpha keyword not working with contourf

2012-02-12 Thread Alexa Villaume
(Sorry about not replying to list before. I usually have to be pretty vigilant about not clicking Reply-All) I made my figure a pdf and the transparency works fine. So thanks! Just another quick question is it the Postscript language itself that doesn't support transparency or the way mpl handles

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Alpha keyword not working with contourf

2012-02-12 Thread Eric Firing
On 02/11/2012 10:53 PM, Alexa Villaume wrote: (Sorry about not replying to list before. I usually have to be pretty vigilant about not clicking Reply-All) I made my figure a pdf and the transparency works fine. So thanks! Just another quick question is it the Postscript language itself that

[Matplotlib-users] Alpha keyword not working with contourf

2012-02-11 Thread Alexa Villaume
Hi All, I'm just getting started with matplotlib. I'm trying to make a contour plot using contourf and have the different paths colored and semi transparent but the alpha keyword doesn't seem to do anything. I googled around and found that other people have had this same problem but I didn't find

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Alpha keyword not working with contourf

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Firing
On 02/11/2012 07:40 AM, Alexa Villaume wrote: Hi All, I'm just getting started with matplotlib. I'm trying to make a contour plot using contourf and have the different paths colored and semi transparent but the alpha keyword doesn't seem to do anything. I googled around and found that other

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Alpha keyword not working with contourf

2012-02-11 Thread Eric Firing
On 02/11/2012 10:30 AM, Alexa Villaume wrote: Thanks for replying Eric. (You're welcome. But please keep replies on the list when they are potentially useful to others, as yours is.) Here is my minimal script - import matplotlib frompylab import* import numpy as np importos