SF.net SVN: matplotlib:[8214] trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py

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Revision: 8214
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8214&view=rev
Author:   ryanmay
Date:     2010-03-25 14:17:17 +0000 (Thu, 25 Mar 2010)

Log Message:
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Correct docstring for ScalarFormatter to represent current behavior.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
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--- trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py	2010-03-24 04:45:19 UTC (rev 8213)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py	2010-03-25 14:17:17 UTC (rev 8214)
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@
     Tick location is a plain old number.  If useOffset==True and the data range
     is much smaller than the data average, then an offset will be determined
     such that the tick labels are meaningful. Scientific notation is used for
-    data < 1e-3 or data >= 1e4.
+    data < 10^-n or data >= 10^m, where n and m are the power limits set using
+    set_powerlimits((n,m)). The defaults for these are controlled by the
+    axes.formatter.limits rc parameter.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, useOffset=True, useMathText=False):


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