Changeset 376

Timestamp:

02/08/05 09:19:53 (20 years ago)

Author:

mar637

Message:

• Added argument nplots to set_panels to support user setting of those, while not plotting in 'excess' panels.
• Added help to save.

File:

• trunk/python/asaplot.py (modified) (9 diffs)

trunk/python/asaplot.py

@@ -16 +16 @@
 from matplotlib.figure import Figure, Text
 from matplotlib.numerix import sqrt
+from matplotlib import rc,rcParams
 
 # Force use of the newfangled toolbar.
@@ -70 +71 @@
         matplotlib.interactive = True
         self.buffering = buffering
-
+        
         self.canvas.show()
 
@@ -465 +466 @@
 
 
-    def set_panels(self, rows=1, cols=0, n=-1):
+    def set_panels(self, rows=1, cols=0, n=-1, nplots=-1):
         """
         Set the panel layout.
@@ -499 +500 @@
             if i*(i-1) >= rows: i -= 1
             rows = i
-            
+        else:
+            if nplots > -1:
+                nel=nplots
         if 0 <= n < rows*cols:
             i = len(self.subplots)
@@ -511 +514 @@
         else:
             self.subplots = []
-            for i in range(0,nel):
+            for i in range(nel):
                 self.subplots.append({})
                 self.subplots[i]['axes']  = self.figure.add_subplot(rows,
@@ -589 +592 @@
         """
         self.figure.text(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.show()
-
+        self.show()        
 
     def unmap(self):
@@ -609 +611 @@
 
     def save(self, fname=None):
+        """
+        Save the plot to a file. The know formats are 'png', 'ps', 'eps'.
+        Parameters:
+             filename:    The name of the output file. This is optional
+                          and autodetects the image format from the file
+                          suffix. If non filename is specified a file
+                          called 'yyyymmdd_hhmmss.png' is created in the
+                          current directory.
+        """
         if fname is None:
             from datetime import datetime
@@ -618 +629 @@
             try:
                 self.canvas.print_figure(fname)
+                print 'Written file %s' % (fname)
             except IOError, msg:
                 print 'Failed to save %s: Error msg was\n\n%s' % (fname, err)
@@ -623 +635 @@
         else:
             print "Invalid image type. Valid types are:"
-            print d
+            print "ps, eps, png"