Re: [matplotlib-devel] Layout of subplots in output

2009/11/3 Stéfan van der Walt <st...@su...>:
> Hi JJ
>
> 2009/11/2 Jae-Joon Lee <lee...@gm...>:
>> I now think this is not the dpi issue.
>> Can you check the size of your figure in mac os X backend, after the
>> plot is drawn?
>>
>> print f.get_size_inches()
>>
>> 8x6 inch is the default.
>
> It says [4, 2.52], so I think you are right!
>
>> So, my recommendation is to use smaller dpi for screen display
>> (default is something like 80), and increase the dpi when saving the
>> figure ("savefig" has a dpi parameter).
>
> This fixes the problem.  Now, why does the MacOSX end do this when
> none of the others do?
>
> Thanks for helping me track this down!

Perhaps you can file a bug report on the tracker so Michiel can look into it?

Thanks,
JDH