Re: [Matplotlib-users] Fixed patch relative to axes

[Eric F. <ef...@ha...>]

Thomas Robitaille wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there an easy way to draw a patch or a patchcollection such that it  
> always stays at the same relative position in a set of axes, rather  
> than at the same pixel position? So for example, I would want to plot  
> it at (0.1,0.1) relative to the axes, and if I zoom in I would still  
> want it to stay at (0.1,0.1)

With ipython -pylab:

ax = gca()
ax.fill([0.1, 0.2, 0.15], [0.1, 0.1, 0.15], transform=ax.transAxes)
draw()

then pan, zoom at will.

Eric