Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib ignoring .matplotlibrc?

[Todd M. <jm...@st...>]

On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 08:55, John Hunter wrote:
> >>>>> "John" == John Hunter <jdh...@ac...> writes:
> I tested this on windows with idle.  Idle now respects matplotlibrc
> and loads TkAgg.  However, at least on my system, there is still some
> idle bug because the Tk window launches and then freezes without
> displaying the figure I suspect Todd, the TkAgg author, will be
> looking at this soon.  [Todd, I had this problem with or without
> window_focus set in my test].

I googled around on this and got a suggestion having to do with mainloop
handling from an old Guido e-mail.  IDLE has a -n switch which you can
add to the end of the windows shortcut command line (Target:) under the
shortcut properties.  When I did this,  matplotlib is unfrozen.  The
e-mail is a little ominous about using the switch:  I think a failure in
matplotlib could also bring down IDLE and any open windows it might have
lying around (like, say, a plot script!).  Guido also suggests that
running the matplotlib Tkinter mainloop in its own thread to avoid using
-n is a bad idea.  This is looking dicey.  We might want to make a note
that using IDLE with -n can be done but is considered risky.

Here's Guido:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/edu-sig/1818398

Regards,
Todd

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Todd Miller <jm...@st...>