added figure show method for pylab convenience

jdh2358 · jdh2358 · commit 884a5665367e · 2007-06-08T18:09:38.000Z
svn path=/trunk/matplotlib/; revision=3380
diff --git a/examples/pick_event_demo2.py b/examples/pick_event_demo2.py
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ def onpick(event):
         ax.plot(X[dataind])
         ax.text(0.05, 0.9, 'mu=%1.3f\nsigma=%1.3f'%(xs[dataind], ys[dataind]),
                 transform=ax.transAxes, va='top')
-        ax.set_ylim(-0.5, 1.5)
-        ax.figure.canvas.draw()
-
-    show() # oops, we need a way to raise figures created in callbacks
+        ax.set_ylim(-0.5, 1.5)        
+    figi.show()
     return True
 
 fig.canvas.mpl_connect('pick_event', onpick)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ def __init__(self, canvas, num):
         self.vbox.show()
 
         self.canvas.show()
+
+        # attach a show method to the figure  for pylab ease of use
+        self.canvas.figure.show = lambda *args: self.window.show()
+
         self.vbox.pack_start(self.canvas, True, True)
 
         self.toolbar = self._get_toolbar(canvas)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ def __init__( self, canvas, num ):
         if matplotlib.is_interactive():
             self.window.show()
 
+        # attach a show method to the figure for pylab ease of use
+        self.canvas.figure.show = lambda *args: self.window.show()
+
         def notify_axes_change( fig ):
            # This will be called whenever the current axes is changed
            if self.toolbar != None: self.toolbar.update()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt4.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt4.py
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ def __init__( self, canvas, num ):
         if matplotlib.is_interactive():
             self.window.show()
 
+        # attach a show method to the figure for pylab ease of use
+        self.canvas.figure.show = lambda *args: self.window.show()
+
         def notify_axes_change( fig ):
            # This will be called whenever the current axes is changed
            if self.toolbar != None: self.toolbar.update()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ def notify_axes_change(fig):
         self.canvas.figure.add_axobserver(notify_axes_change)
 
 
+
+        # attach a show method to the figure for pylab ease of use
+        self.canvas.figure.show = lambda *args: self.show()
+
+
     def resize(self, event):
         width, height = event.width, event.height
         self.toolbar.configure(width=width) # , height=height)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
@@ -1385,6 +1385,15 @@ def notify_axes_change(fig):
             if self.tb != None: self.tb.update()
         self.canvas.figure.add_axobserver(notify_axes_change)
 
+        def showfig(*args):
+            figwin.frame.Show()
+            figwin.canvas.realize()
+            figwin.canvas.draw()
+
+        # attach a show method to the figure
+        self.canvas.figure.show = showfig
+
+
     def destroy(self, *args):
         DEBUG_MSG("destroy()", 1, self)
         self.frame.Destroy()
