Re: [Matplotlib-users] Where else to look when tick_label.set_fontsize isn't working

[Joshua J. K. <jo...@ee...>]

On Saturday 08 November 2008, John Hunter said something like:
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 1:02 AM, Joshua J. Kugler 
<jo...@ee...> wrote:
> > On Friday 07 November 2008, John Hunter said something like:
> >
> > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/troubleshooting_faq.html#repo
> >rt-a-problem
> >
> > Sorry, I wasn't so much reporting  a problem with matplotlib as I
> > was wondering if I was missing something.  I'll try to extract a
> > free-standing example, but it might be hard...there's a lot of code
> > interacting here.  I'll work on that when I get a chance.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> The point about making a free standing example is that often there is
> some other problem with your code, and the problem is not in the part
> you are posting or asking about.  And we can't help with the part we
> can't see.  In stripping your example down to a free standing
> example, often you will find the problem goes away. Then you will
> ask: what is different about from free the standing example and my
> real code, and in doing so find the real problem.
<snip>
> By not doing the extra work to make a simple example that we can run,
> you are asking us to do so.
<snip>
> I'm not trying to be snippy, it's just that the matplotlib mailing
> list gets a lot of traffic, and in addition to trying to help you
> with your problems, we are trying to fix bugs, add new features,
> solve platform issues and distribution issues, put out releases, and
> we all have jobs and families.

John (and all):

Thanks for your detailed reply.  I understand the need for a 
free-standing example, and understand why I should do it.  And if/when 
I find a problem, I certainly will do that.  The question I was asking 
was, in effect, "Is there another setting I should try to accomplish 
what I want to do."  I just wanted to know if I was missing something 
in the docs, not so much "Matplotlib isn't working."  I'm going to work 
on the problem some more today (and play around with the date graph 
example you suggested) and see if I can figure out anything.

j

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