[matplotlib-devel] Fwd: Patch: set capsize of errorbar via matplotlibrc

[Hans D. <han...@ki...>]

Dear developers,

I submitted a patch a few weeks ago that I think would be useful to have 
in the matplotlib, but I didn't get any response. I use the library 
extensively for science work and would like to be able to contribute to 
this great project.

Since I didn't get any responses, I would like to know what you want me 
to do in order to get my ideas into the project. I cannot commit much 
time, but I am sure I will find little neat pieces to add every now and 
then.

Please allow me to participate.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Patch: set capsize of errorbar via matplotlibrc
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:10:27 +0200
From: Hans Dembinski <han...@ki...>
To: mat...@li...

Hi fellow developers,

I am using matplotlib in particle physics where we generally do not plot
the little end caps of error bars. They add no information, but they
make the plot harder to read, especially if it is a busy plot.

In physics, we follow the general aesthetic rule to maximise the "data
to ink ratio", which means that the information should be presented with
a minimum of optical gimmicks.

So, I end up calling errorbar everytime with capsize=0. I argue that
having end caps or not is a global style option, and therefore it makes
sense to put this into matplotlibrc.

I prepared a patch in order to do that and would like you to include it
into the distribution.

Please tell me what you think of it.