Changeset 377

Timestamp:

02/08/05 09:22:34 (19 years ago)

Author:

mar637

Message:

• added user controlled set_layout
• added save
• added help for set_mode

File:

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

trunk/python/asapplotter.py

@@ -7 +7 @@
     By default the plotter is set up to plot polarisations
     'colour stacked' and scantables across panels.
-    The defaul plotter is called 'plotter'.
     Note:
         Currenly it only plots 'spectra' not Tsys or
@@ -34 +33 @@
         self._panels = 's'
         self._stacking = rcParams['plotter.stacking']
+        self._rows = None
+        self._cols = None
         self._autoplot = False
         self._minmax = None
@@ -90 +91 @@
         self._plotter.set_panels()
         if n > 1:
-            self._plotter.set_panels(rows=n)
+            if self._rows and self._cols:
+                n = min(n,self._rows*self._cols)
+                self._plotter.set_panels(rows=self._rows,cols=self._cols,
+                                         nplots=n)
+            else:
+                self._plotter.set_panels(rows=n,cols=0)
         for i in range(n):
             if n > 1:
-                self._plotter.palette(0)
+                self._plotter.palette(1)
                 self._plotter.subplot(i)
             for j in range(ncol):
@@ -140 +146 @@
         self._plotter.set_panels()
         if n > 1:
-            self._plotter.set_panels(rows=n)
+            if self._rows and self._cols:
+                n = min(n,self._rows*self._cols)
+                self._plotter.set_panels(rows=self._rows,cols=self._cols,
+                                         nplots=n)
+            else:
+                self._plotter.set_panels(rows=n,cols=0)
         i = 0
         for scan in scans:
@@ -190 +201 @@
         self._plotter.set_panels()
         if n > 1:
-            self._plotter.set_panels(rows=n)
+            if self._rows and self._cols:
+                n = min(n,self._rows*self._cols)
+                self._plotter.set_panels(rows=self._rows,cols=self._cols,
+                                         nplots=n)
+            else:
+                self._plotter.set_panels(rows=n,cols=0)
         for i in range(n):
             if n>1:
@@ -248 +264 @@
     def set_mode(self, stacking=None, panelling=None):
         """
+        Set the plots look and feel, i.e. what you want to see on the plot.
         Parameters:
             stacking:     tell the plotter which variable to plot
@@ -270 +287 @@
         return
 
-    def set_panels(self, what=None):        
+    def set_panels(self, what=None):
+        """        
+        """
         if not what:
              what = rcParams['plotter.panelling']
@@ -279 +298 @@
             return True
         return False
+
+    def set_layout(self,rows=None,cols=None):
+        """
+        Set the multi-panel layout, i.e. how many rows and columns plots
+        are visible.
+        Parameters:
+             rows:   The number of rows of plots
+             cols:   The number of columns of plots
+        Note:
+             If no argument is given, the potter reverts to its auto-plot
+             behaviour.
+        """
+        self._rows = rows
+        self._cols = cols
+        if self._data: self.plot()
+        return
 
     def set_stacking(self, what=None):  
@@ -343 +378 @@
         return
 
-        
+    def save(self, filename=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.
+        """
+        self._plotter.save(filename)
+        return
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':