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

[Benjamin R. <ben...@ou...>]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Fernando Perez <fpe...@gm...>wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Eric Firing <ef...@ha...> wrote:
> >
> > Impressive--but I don't think I understand why one would want plots
> rendered
> > inline rather than in separate windows.
>
> It's not 'rather than', it's 'in addition to' :)  Imagine you and I
> are working on a problem together, you have IPython open and you get
> the plot windows on your desk.   You'd like to discuss something about
> the data with me (I'm away in California, not at your desk), so I open
> an IPython client that connects to your kernel, and start getting on
> my frontend the static versions of all the plots.  You have the full
> windows on your desktop which zoom and pan, but with a simple 'show()'
> I can get static snapshots of all the figures on my desk, while we
> both work with and control the same kernel.
>
> That could be useful, no?
>
> Regards,
>
> f
>
>
Dude, that just blew my mind!

Awesome idea!

Ben Root