Re: [matplotlib-devel] New plot type idea -- EventRaster

[Todd <tod...@gm...>]

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Thomas Kluyver <th...@kl...> wrote:
> On 27 September 2012 11:41, Todd <tod...@gm...> wrote:
>> I would prefer to get the details worked out before I start coding
>> since there are a few different approaches.  First thing is to figure
>> out a good name, I am not sure this is the best name for it.
>
> As someone from a field that doesn't regularly use that sort of plot,
> 'raster' seems an odd name - it doesn't seem to relate to raster vs.
> vector graphics.

That was exactly my concern.

> From the examples linked earlier in the thread, I'd
> call it something like EventStrip.

The problem is it isn't really a strip either, since it can have many
rows of events.  It could be EventStrips, though.

Some other possibilities that occured to me:

EventPlot
EventsPlot
SequencePlot
SequencesPlot
Events1D
Sequences1D