Re: [matplotlib-devel] Patch for Qt4 backend for IPython GUI

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

On 08/28/2010 09:38 AM, Fernando Perez wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Eric Firing<ef...@ha...>  wrote:
>> I committed it.
>>
>
> Many thanks Eric, for being so responsive!

Fernando,

I'm glad to help; ipython is a crucial part of the tool set.

>
> Some eye candy to give you an idea of what we're getting from this work:
>
> http://fperez.org/tmp/multiplot.png
> http://fperez.org/tmp/multiplot2.png
>
> The second is the MPL contours example, pasted straight into the new
> ipython frontend, and all plots are correctly rendered inline.

Impressive--but I don't think I understand why one would want plots 
rendered inline rather than in separate windows.

Eric

>
> All this should be ready for adventurous users to begin testing in a
> few weeks (it's still a bit alpha right now, so really
> 'hardhat-only').  But we're very happy with how things are
> progressing, and it's fabulous to have your rapid response rate on the
> MPL side.
>
> Best regards,
>
> f