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Make the Qt interactive zoom rectangle black & white. #16798

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions doc/users/next_whats_new/2020-03-16-qtzoom.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
Qt zoom rectangle now black and white
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This makes it visible even over a dark background.
11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
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Expand Up @@ -479,10 +479,15 @@ def drawRectangle(self, rect):
# to be called at the end of paintEvent.
if rect is not None:
def _draw_rect_callback(painter):
pen = QtGui.QPen(QtCore.Qt.black, 1 / self._dpi_ratio,
QtCore.Qt.DotLine)
scaled_rect = [pt / self._dpi_ratio for pt in rect]
pen = QtGui.QPen(QtCore.Qt.black, 1 / self._dpi_ratio)
pen.setDashPattern([3, 3])
painter.setPen(pen)
painter.drawRect(*(pt / self._dpi_ratio for pt in rect))
painter.drawRect(*scaled_rect)
pen.setDashOffset(3)
pen.setColor(QtCore.Qt.white)
painter.setPen(pen)
painter.drawRect(*scaled_rect)
else:
def _draw_rect_callback(painter):
return
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