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Revision: 8220
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=8220&view=rev
Author:   efiring
Date:     2010-04-03 23:22:48 +0000 (Sat, 03 Apr 2010)

Log Message:
-----------
Update docs, examples, for new color kwarg in hist.

Modified Paths:
--------------
    trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
    trunk/matplotlib/doc/api/api_changes.rst
    trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG	2010-04-03 07:18:18 UTC (rev 8219)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/CHANGELOG	2010-04-03 23:22:48 UTC (rev 8220)
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-2010-03-24 refactor colorbar code so that no cla() is necessary when 
+2010-04-03 Added color kwarg to Axes.hist(), based on work by
+           Jeff Klukas. - EF
+
+2010-03-24 refactor colorbar code so that no cla() is necessary when
            mappable is changed. -JJL
 
-2010-03-22 fix incorrect rubber band during the zoom mode when mouse 
+2010-03-22 fix incorrect rubber band during the zoom mode when mouse
            leaves the axes. -JJL
 
 2010-03-21 x/y key during the zoom mode only changes the x/y limits. -JJL

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/doc/api/api_changes.rst
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/doc/api/api_changes.rst	2010-04-03 07:18:18 UTC (rev 8219)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/doc/api/api_changes.rst	2010-04-03 23:22:48 UTC (rev 8220)
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 Changes beyond 0.99.x
 =====================
 
+* The :meth:`matplotlib.axes.Axes.hist` *color* kwarg now accepts
+  a sequence of color specs to match a sequence of datasets.
+
 * The :class:'~matplotlib.collections.EllipseCollection' has been
   changed in two ways:
 
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@
 
   + The *height* and *width* kwargs have been changed to specify
     the height and width, again for consistency with
-    :class:'~matplotlib.patches.Ellipse`, and to better match
+    :class:`~matplotlib.patches.Ellipse`, and to better match
     their names; previously they specified the half-height and
     half-width.
 

Modified: trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py	2010-04-03 07:18:18 UTC (rev 8219)
+++ trunk/matplotlib/examples/pylab_examples/histogram_demo_extended.py	2010-04-03 23:22:48 UTC (rev 8220)
@@ -63,13 +63,18 @@
 
 #
 # histogram has the ability to plot multiple data in parallel ...
+# Note the new color kwarg, used to override the default, which
+# uses the line color cycle.
 #
 P.figure()
 
 # create a new data-set
 x = mu + sigma*P.randn(1000,3)
 
-n, bins, patches = P.hist(x, 10, normed=1, histtype='bar')
+n, bins, patches = P.hist(x, 10, normed=1, histtype='bar',
+                            color=['crimson', 'burlywood', 'chartreuse'],
+                            label=['Crimson', 'Burlywood', 'Chartreuse'])
+P.legend()
 
 #
 # ... or we can stack the data


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