Re: [Matplotlib-users] plots do not scale to size

[Daniel M. <dan...@go...>]

Hi, I'd very much vote for such a feature, too. It's absolutely not
foolproof currently the way it is :(
What I find weird, too, is that while everthing fits on the canvas for PDF
output, the left side is cropped for PNG.
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Best regards,
Daniel
2011/2/1 Paul Anton Letnes wrote:

>
> On 10. juni 2009, at 14.53, John Hunter wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:58 AM, Paul Anton
> > Letnes wrote:
> >
> >>> This _must_ be a bug. Consider the following:
> >>> ##############
> >>> import matplotlib
> >
> > No it is not a bug -- mpl is doing what you tell it to do.  Consider
> >
> >>>> figure()
> >>>> subplot(111)
> >>>> plot([1,2,3])
> >>>> xlabel('hi mom', fontsize=100)
> >
> > Each command has precise meaning -- the fig creates a figure using the
> > default size, the subplot occupies a fraction of that figure according
> > to the default ratios in the subplots_adjust parameters, and the
> > xlabel makes a label at an indicated physical size.  You may not be
> > explicitly setting those sizes, but they are all defined via defaults
> > in the matplotlibrc.  We try and make mpl do what you tell it to do,
> > not to try and out-smart you and do what we think you are telling it
> > to do.
> >
> > Now I definitely support the idea that we should have a *feature* to
> > auto-adjust the subplots_adjust params and fontsizes so that it "just
> > works" more often.  But this should be an optional feature so the user
> > who wants to express their intent clearly will not constantly be
> > stymied by mpl adjusting the sizes.  Michael Droettboom has worked on
> > it and it is a difficult problem to get right.
> >
> > JDH
>
> I don't mean to bother people with this question again, but has anyone
> implemented this auto-adjust feature that John was talking about? It would
> be nice not having to adjust matplotlib.rcParams['figure.subplot.left'] (and
> friends) in every plot script, or alternatively, through a clever hierarchy
> of matplotlibrc files.
>
> By the way: kudos to matplotlib in every other respect!
>
> Cheers
> Paul
>