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Michael Droettboom-3 wrote
> I have created https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/2025 to 
> track this.
Hi Michael, thanks. I am somewhat convinced the problem is related to
matplotlib 1.3.x, not the Tk library. I tried on Linux that uses Tk8.5 and I
got the missing ticks for inverted log axes as well. So the TkAgg backend
only works properly with matplotlib 1.2.0.
I further tested macports python, matplotlib 1.3.x and system Tk 8.5 on Mac.
I did so by uninstalling macports version of Tk/Tcl (8.6). The ticks are
also missing. 
Additional test on gtkagg backend shows the same thing: matplotlib 1.2.0
works perfectly fine with gtkagg, while matplotlib 1.3.x has the missing
ticks. 
Probably you have a better sense on what is going on? 
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I'm using Basemap to display the East Coast of the US and the Atlantic Ocean. 
Shapefile is used to read a shapefile the contents of which is loaded into a 
PyPlot subplot hosted Line Collection which overlays the ocean with a series of 
closed polygons. PyPlot text is used to label each polygon with it's designator.
I have two questions both of which involve the polygons I'm loading from the 
shapefile.
1.) In order to simplify polygon\shoreline intersections the sides of the 
polygons were brought onto shore to close the polygon. How do I make these 
lines not show up on the land portion of the basemap? I tried zorder but it 
didn't seem to make a difference.
2.) Is there a way to color fill the polygons being created in the LineCollection?
Thank you for the assist. PNG available by PM if needed.
Jim
import shapefile
import matplotlib as mpl
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.collections import LineCollection
from matplotlib import cm
from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(11.7,8.3))
#Custom adjust of the subplots
plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.05,right=0.95,top=0.90,bottom=0.05,wspace=0.15,hspace=0.05)
ax = plt.subplot(111)
#Let's create a basemap of the Northeast Region
x1 = -78.
x2 = -64.
y1 = 34.
y2 = 46.
m = Basemap(resolution='i',projection='merc', 
llcrnrlat=y1,urcrnrlat=y2,llcrnrlon=x1,urcrnrlon=x2,lat_ts=(x1+x2)/2)
m.drawcountries(linewidth=0.5,zorder = 10)
m.drawcoastlines(linewidth=0.5,zorder = 11)
m.drawstates(linewidth=0.5,zorder = 12)
##m.drawrivers(linewidth=0.5)
m.fillcontinents(color='coral')
sf = 
shapefile.Reader("c:\\temp\\US_Stat_Areas_no_Coastline\\US_Stat_Areas_no_Coastline")
shapeRecs = sf.shapeRecords()
centroids = []
for area in shapeRecs:
 shpsegs = []
 shpinfo = []
 points = []
 stat_area = area.record[0]
 if int(stat_area) > 700:
 continue
 else:
 if int(stat_area) <= 463:
 continue
 else:
 pass
 print "Processing Stat Area: %s" % stat_area
 vertices = area.shape.points
 lons = []
 lats = []
 for each_vertice in vertices:
 lons.append(each_vertice[0])
 lats.append(each_vertice[1])
 x, y = m(lons, lats)
 shpsegs.append(zip(x,y))
 shpseg = zip(x,y)
 for point in shpseg:
 points.append(Point(point[0],point[1]))
 lines = LineCollection(shpsegs,antialiaseds=(1,),zorder = 5)
 lines.set_edgecolors('k')
 lines.set_linewidth(0.3)
 ax.add_collection(lines)
plt.savefig('test_plot.png',dpi=300)

Hi Ben,
Benjamin Root wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Martin Mokrejs <mmo...@fo... <mailto:mmo...@fo...>> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am having trouble to get space allocated for a long legend text,
> lets say spanning 2/3 - 3/4 of the whole output. I would like to have
> stacked barchart as 1st subplot and the place of remaining 3 subplots
> to be actually allocated by the legend. Alternatively, could I get the
> legend saved into a separate figure?
> 
> Or could the space for legend text be allocated automatically minimizing
> output figure size? For example, the width would be 1120px while height
> be multiples of 840px (840 for each subplot)?
> 
> Attached is a quick example. It shows also that I tried tight_layout()
> but wasn't successful with this either. I would be glad for some help,
> ideally converting the whole thing into an object-oriented approach.
> I am generating several figures in a row and would like to clear()/del()
> any previously used data ASAP.
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> Martin
> Am using mpl-1.2.2
> 
> 
> Try "fig.savefig('foobar.png', bbox_inches='tight')" when saving the
> image. It will make the figure size such that all the visible
> elements of the figure will fit into the saved output. tight_layout()
> is meant to make sure the elements don't overlap each other, but does
> nothing about making sure nothing gets clipped.
Ah, would be nice to make this clear in the docs. So far was doing
import pylab
F = pylab.gcf()
F.set_tight_layout(True)
which as you say does not help the way I thought.
Unfortunately, while
fig.savefig('foobar.png', bbox_inches='tight')
helped to get everything into the .png file (attached), the barchart itself
should span according to the code I posted just 1/2 of the figure. But somehow
it is enlarged and rescaled so that it occupies *more than* 1/2 of the figure.
What in pylab is resizing my image? Note: the final image is 625x1075.
Martin

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Martin Mokrejs <
mmo...@fo...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am having trouble to get space allocated for a long legend text,
> lets say spanning 2/3 - 3/4 of the whole output. I would like to have
> stacked barchart as 1st subplot and the place of remaining 3 subplots
> to be actually allocated by the legend. Alternatively, could I get the
> legend saved into a separate figure?
>
> Or could the space for legend text be allocated automatically minimizing
> output figure size? For example, the width would be 1120px while height
> be multiples of 840px (840 for each subplot)?
>
> Attached is a quick example. It shows also that I tried tight_layout()
> but wasn't successful with this either. I would be glad for some help,
> ideally converting the whole thing into an object-oriented approach.
> I am generating several figures in a row and would like to clear()/del()
> any previously used data ASAP.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Martin
> Am using mpl-1.2.2
>
>
Try "fig.savefig('foobar.png', bbox_inches='tight')" when saving the
image. It will make the figure size such that all the visible elements of
the figure will fit into the saved output. tight_layout() is meant to make
sure the elements don't overlap each other, but does nothing about making
sure nothing gets clipped.
Cheers!
Ben Root

Hi,
 I am having trouble to get space allocated for a long legend text,
lets say spanning 2/3 - 3/4 of the whole output. I would like to have
stacked barchart as 1st subplot and the place of remaining 3 subplots
to be actually allocated by the legend. Alternatively, could I get the
legend saved into a separate figure?
Or could the space for legend text be allocated automatically minimizing
output figure size? For example, the width would be 1120px while height
be multiples of 840px (840 for each subplot)?
 Attached is a quick example. It shows also that I tried tight_layout()
but wasn't successful with this either. I would be glad for some help,
ideally converting the whole thing into an object-oriented approach.
I am generating several figures in a row and would like to clear()/del()
any previously used data ASAP.
Thank you,
Martin
Am using mpl-1.2.2

I have created https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/2025 to 
track this.
On 05/19/2013 05:18 PM, gaspra wrote:
> Michael Droettboom-3 wrote
>> If you use the macports version of Python, this shouldn't be a problem.
>> I think the problem is (perhaps) that you're trying to use the system
>> Python with packages from MacPorts?
> Yes, I can confirm the system Python doesn't work with TkAgg and
> matplotlib 1.3.x. The problem with matplotlib 1.3.x and Macports Python
> is that the Tk/Tcl library used in setupext.py is hardwired to system Tk/Tcl
> for Mac platform. Here is the piece of code from setupext.py:
>
> elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
> # this config section lifted directly from Imaging - thanks to
> # the effbot!
>
> # First test for a MacOSX/darwin framework install
> from os.path import join, exists
> framework_dirs = [
> join(os.getenv('HOME'), '/Library/Frameworks'),
> '/Library/Frameworks',
> '/System/Library/Frameworks/',
> ]
>
> Therefore matplotlib 1.3.x is compiled with system Tk/Tcl regardless which
> python is used (macports or system). I have tried to hardwire the macports
> Tk dynamic library but there are errors when importing matplotlib in python.
> It would be great if the devs can modify the setupext.py to use macports
> Tk/Tcl
> libraries properly, e.g., enabling a choice for using system or macports
> Tk/Tcl
> libraries.
>
>
> Michael Droettboom-3 wrote
>>> I really need the "tri" package in matplotlib 1.3.x. Is there anyway I
>>> can
>>> manually replace the "tri" package in matplotlib 1.2.0 (installed by
>>> macports) with the one in matplotlib 1.3.x (downloaded from the latest
>>> master in github repository?
>> Possible, but probably not straightforward. I would try to tackle the
>> environmental problem above first.
> I guess I will just modify the codes in "tri" package so I can use them as
> standalone modules.
>
> Thanks.
> Yuan
>
>
>
>
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