Re: [matplotlib-devel] Test invitation: activate figure windows for non-interactive macosx backend

[Tony Yu <ts...@gm...>]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Gellule Xg <gel...@fr...> wrote:

> If you are a macosx backend user, you are welcomed to test the following
> branch: https://github.com/gellule/matplotlib. With the branch, when
> issuing a pylab.show() in non-interactive mode, the plot windows should
> appear in the foreground with focus, instead of appearing in the
> background. It should make things a little easier for you.
>

This works as advertised on my system (plot window grabs focus when running
scripts in MacVim, Terminal, and IPython when in non-interactive mode).
Unfortunately, I tend to use the QT4Agg backend, which also leaves plot
windows in the background. Maybe I'd switch to the macosx backend with this
addition.


> I am also curious to know what people think of making pylab.show() also
> yield the focus to the plot windows in -interactive- mode? All the other
> commands update the plot windows automatically, keeping the focus in the
> python interpreter. So pylab.show() would only do that: yield the focus
> to the plot windows. That is not in the branch (yet).
>

I'd lean toward no: the plot window shouldn't grab focus in interactive
mode. I have some scripts that take command-line input in-between plot
calls. If the plot window grabbed focus, then I'd have to switch focus back
to enter input. This probably isn't a common use case, though.

-Tony


>
> Cheers,
>
> -Gellule/Julien
>
>