Re: [Matplotlib-users] another incorrectly clipped PNG in the gallery

[C M <cmp...@gm...>]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Jae-Joon Lee <lee...@gm...> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:31 AM, C M <cmp...@gm...> wrote:
> > Until a more permanent solution is figured out, can anyone recommend
> > any workarounds, even if they are a little clunky?  I'm embedding mpl
> > plots in wxPython and am also finding this issue suboptimal.
> >
> > Che
> >
>
> A (partial) workaround is possible using the axes_grid1 toolkit (i.e.,
> you need matplotlib 1.0).
> Attached is a module I just cooked up (based on my previous attempt @
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/mat...@li.../msg18129.html
> ),
> and it seems to work quite well.
> The usage is simple.
>
>
>        ax = plt.axes([0,0,1,1])
>
>        ax.set_yticks([0.5])
>        ax.set_yticklabels(["very long label"])
>
>        make_axes_area_auto_adjustable(ax) # This is where axes_grid1 comes
> in
>
> Then, the axes area(including ticklabels and axis label) will be
> automatically adjusted to fit in the given extent ([0, 0, 1, 1] in the
> above case).
>
> While this is mainly for a single axes plot, you may use it with
> multi-axes plot (but somewhat trickier to use). A few examples are
> included in the module.
>
> Regards,
>
> -JJ
>

This thread is a few months old  now, but I just wanted to mention that I am
using JJ's workaround (thanks!) in my app--with either one or two y
axes--and it is just excellent.

This should definitely be at least an option for matplotlib users--the
quality of the appearance of the plots now is like night and day, because,
to me, seeing a plot without its axes labels (I'm talking about in a
resizable plot embedded in an application, not a static graph for inclusion
in a publication) is a *major* look and feel demerit.

Che