Re: [PyX-user] arc with arrows

[Ryan K. <rya...@gm...>]

Thanks.  This worked perfectly.

On 1/21/06, Joerg Lehmann <jo...@us...> wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
>
> On 20.01.06, Ryan Krauss wrote:
> > I am new to PyX and am trying to use it for illustrations in my
> > thesis.  It seems really powerful.
> >
> > I am trying to draw and arc with arrows on both ends to illustrate a
> > swinging motion.
> >
> > my script starts with
> >
> > from pyx import *
> >
> > myasize=3D0.5
> > text.set(mode=3D"latex")
> > #text.preamble(r"\usepackage{palatino}")
> > myarrow=3Ddeco.arrow(size=3Dmyasize)
> > myearrow=3Ddeco.earrow(size=3Dmyasize)
> > myblue=3Dcolor.rgb(b=3D0.8,g=3D0.05)
> > mylinestyle=3Dstyle.linewidth.Thick
> >
> > and I later define
> > mylinewarrows=3D[mylinestyle,myarrow,myearrow,myblue]
> >
> > this works great for straight lines but when I try:
> > myarc=3Dpath.arc(2.5,8.2,4,250,285)
>
> An arc is just a subclass of pathitem, i.e., something
> which in itself cannot be drawn directly on a canvas.
> Instead, you need to wrap it into a path before stroking
> it:
>
> myarc =3D path.path(path.arc(2.5, 8.2, 4, 250, 285))
>
> > #c.stroke(myarc,[myblue,mylinestyle])
>
> Btw, that this line works, is pure luck ;-)
>
>         J=F6rg
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log fi=
les
> for problems?  Stop!  Download the new AJAX search engine that makes
> searching your log files as easy as surfing the  web.  DOWNLOAD SPLUNK!
> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=3Dlnk&kid=3D103432&bid=3D230486&dat=
=3D121642
> _______________________________________________
> PyX-user mailing list
> PyX...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pyx-user
>