Re: [Matplotlib-users] x= / y= labels default format is wrong

[John H. <jd...@gm...>]

On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 2:49 AM, Xavier Gnata <xav...@gm...> wrote:

> ok. My bad! Sorry.
> I have changed the default to %1.4g so that is matches my usecases *but* I
> agree that correct way to improve it in not that trivial...


You can control the point at which mpl falls over to scientific
notation.  From the matplotlibrc file (see
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/customizing.html)

axes.formatter.limits : -7, 7 # use scientific notation if log10
                               # of the axis range is smaller than the
                               # first or larger than the second

I'm actually surprised you are seeing problems with images of
1000x1000 -- it makes me suspect you have an older matplotlib version
or an older matplotlibrc laying around because at -7,7, which is the
current default, you should not see exponential formatting until you
get to much larger sizes.

JDH