Re: [Matplotlib-users] Re: funny window behavior

[Darren D. <dd...@co...>]

On Wednesday 02 February 2005 04:51 am, Steve Chaplin wrote:
>
> When resizing the FigureCanvas on my system I notice:
> GTK   sets a FigureCanvas size that can only be increased.
> QtAgg sets a FigureCanvas size that can be increased or decreased
> TkAgg sets a FigureCanvas size that can be increased or decreased to a
> minimum (of perhaps 400 x 300 pixels)
> Wx I do not have, is it like Qt or Tk or is there a 4th variation?

on linux, wx lets me increase or decrease all the way. I wonder if it is 
different on windows.

>
> I looked at changing GTK so the FigureCanvas could be decreased a while
> ago but the problem is that while the axes scale/shrink nicely the text
> stays the same size and becomes misaligned or clipped and gives an odd
> looking graph. Perhaps thats why Tk allows you shrink the window but
> only to a certain size.
>
> Matplotlib currently has 3 (or more) ways of handling window resizing,
> which one of these behaviours is 'correct' or most desirable?
>

I think the most desirable for interactive use would be to allow scaling, but 
if it doesn't scale properly, I think the current behavior is appropriate. I 
guess I just didnt notice it before now.

Darren