Re: [Matplotlib-users] mimic alpha (channel) v0.1

2012-07-19 Thread Francesco Montesano
2012/7/18 Francesco Montesano : > 2012/7/18 Jonathan Slavin : >> Ben, >> >> Yes, you're right, but I doubt any solution that involves mimicking an >> alpha channel will work for one case that I've been using. That is, >> making the legend box partially transparent. I use that to allow the >> box

Re: [Matplotlib-users] mimic alpha (channel) v0.1

2012-07-18 Thread Francesco Montesano
2012/7/18 Jonathan Slavin : > Ben, > > Yes, you're right, but I doubt any solution that involves mimicking an > alpha channel will work for one case that I've been using. That is, > making the legend box partially transparent. I use that to allow the > box to fit in the plot without blocking the

Re: [Matplotlib-users] mimic alpha (channel) v0.1

2012-07-18 Thread Jonathan Slavin
Ben, Yes, you're right, but I doubt any solution that involves mimicking an alpha channel will work for one case that I've been using. That is, making the legend box partially transparent. I use that to allow the box to fit in the plot without blocking the data and without the need to make the u

Re: [Matplotlib-users] mimic alpha (channel) v0.1

2012-07-17 Thread Benjamin Root
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Jonathan Slavin wrote: > Francesco, > > While I like your solution, there is an alternative that is simpler and > works for me. That is 1) save matplotlib plot as a png, 2) convert to > eps using either ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick. You do end up with > relative

[Matplotlib-users] mimic alpha (channel) v0.1

2012-07-17 Thread Jonathan Slavin
Francesco, While I like your solution, there is an alternative that is simpler and works for me. That is 1) save matplotlib plot as a png, 2) convert to eps using either ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick. You do end up with relatively large files, but they look identical to the original plots. Rega