Re: [Matplotlib-users] Fwd: Matplotlib gallery

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

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:32 AM, <jos...@gm...> wrote:

> I will never get use to reply-all
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> From:  <jos...@gm...>
> Date: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib gallery
> To: Nicolas Rougier <Nic...@in...>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Nicolas Rougier
> <Nic...@in...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I agree, but the current matplotlib gallery is rather clueless about
> what the examples are related to until you click an image. I'm personally
> using the gallery by looking at an example that match what I've in mind
> most closely and then look at the code. But you're right, some structure(s)
> would definitely help.
> >
> > Here is an example of a well structured gallery:
> http://www.gigawiz.com/aagraphs.html.
> >
> > The first-level structure is organized at:
> >
> > Specialized Scientific Graphing
> > Scatter Graphs
> > Contour Charts (2-D, 3-D, and Ternary)
> > Heatmaps
> > Voronoi Diagram
> > Waterfall Charts
> > Bubble Charts
> > Spider Charts
> > Polar Charts
> > Column and Bar Charts
> > Area Charts
> > Line Charts
> > Combination Charts (Column-Line, Bar-Line, Area-Line)
> > Diagrams of Multiple, Independent Value-Axes Column, Bar or Area Graphs
> > High-Low, (Open)-High-Low-Close, and Range Charts
> > Pie Charts and X-Y Scatter Pie
> > Vector Charts
> > Statistical Charts
> >
> >
> > Maybe we can find/agree on similar structure(s)/sub-structure(s) and
> adapt it to the current gallery ?
>
> An advantage of the current all in one page gallery is that it is
> easier to find a recipe when I just look for individual plot elements,
> when I have not much idea what it might be called and just some idea
> what it should look like.
>
> That's different from looking for plots with a specific usage or content.
>
> Josef
>
>
You could still have a one-page gallery with plots separated into
subheadings (and a table of contents at the top which allows you to jump to
subheadings). This alone would greatly improve navigation in the gallery.
The list of headings is great, by the way.

-Tony


>
> >
> >
> > Nicolas
> >
> >
> >
> > On Feb 23, 2012, at 16:59 , Jerzy Karczmarczuk wrote:
> >
> >>  Nicolas Rougier :
> >>> I've seen the discussion around the re-organization of the matplotlib
> gallery.
> >>> If that might help, here is a link to a small gallery I made.
> >>>
> >>> The overall organization is simply based on subdirectories so maybe it
> could be a (temporary) solution for the matplotlib gallery (just matter of
> moving examples in the right subdirectory).
> >> THANKS, Nicolas.
> >>
> >> This is a nice initiative, but I believe that in the context of a
> >> presentation of some software, this is not the way I would have chosen.
> >> Why people look-up /such/ galleries? Why I do it myself? What are the
> >> needs of my students (about 20 - 30 guys who work with matplotlib week
> >> after wek)?
> >>
> >> Often because I want to find a concrete program, which answers a
> >> concrete question : how to implement timed animations. How to make
> >> multiple plots. How to insert a figure in a GUI with widgets, how to
> >> distort an image matrix, etc. etc. So a gallery should contains infos
> >> about what the hell the example XYZ is about, what does it show, where
> >> is the *concrete* documentation page with the description of the tools
> >> used, etc.
> >>
> >> The order of examples should be rational, and as ALWAYS some cross-links
> >> would be useful.
> >> Program-sources without comments are not so useful...
> >>
> >> ==
> >>
> >> But I believe that this is just a start, and I am aware that to
> >> criticize is easier than to do something. (Je suis un grognon né,
> >> Nicolas, désolé...). So please, continue, my heart is with you!
> >>
> >>
> >> Jerzy Karczmarczuk
> >> Caen, France.
> >>
> >>
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