From a5fccbc7bf02c20401e405cb9a8eeec7c7afd47c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin Root <ben.v.root@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 22:37:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Turn off blitting and improve RadioButton

---
 examples/animation/animate_decay.py |  4 ++--
 lib/matplotlib/widgets.py           | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/animation/animate_decay.py b/examples/animation/animate_decay.py
index 589af36f7e8d..71f1eb5d341a 100644
--- a/examples/animation/animate_decay.py
+++ b/examples/animation/animate_decay.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def data_gen(t=0):
     cnt = 0
     while cnt < 1000:
         cnt += 1
-        t += 0.05
+        t += 0.1
         yield t, np.sin(2*np.pi*t) * np.exp(-t/10.)
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ def run(data):
 
     return line,
 
-ani = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, run, data_gen, blit=True, interval=10,
+ani = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, run, data_gen, blit=False, interval=10,
                               repeat=False)
 plt.show()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
index 6675903b6877..cf7447334d58 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -698,17 +698,30 @@ def inside(p):
             pcirc = np.array([p.center[0], p.center[1]])
             return dist(pclicked, pcirc) < p.radius
 
-        for p, t in zip(self.circles, self.labels):
+        for i, (p, t) in enumerate(zip(self.circles, self.labels)):
             if t.get_window_extent().contains(event.x, event.y) or inside(p):
-                inp = p
-                thist = t
-                self.value_selected = t.get_text()
+                index_match = i
                 break
         else:
             return
 
-        for p in self.circles:
-            if p == inp:
+        self.set_active(index_match)
+
+    def set_active(self, index):
+        """
+        Trigger which radio button to make active.
+
+        *index* is an index into the original label list
+            that this object was constructed with.
+
+        """
+        if 0 > index >= len(self.labels):
+            raise ValueError("Invalid RadioButton index: %d" % index)
+
+        self.value_selected = self.labels[index].get_text()
+
+        for i, p in enumerate(self.circles):
+            if i == index:
                 color = self.activecolor
             else:
                 color = self.ax.get_axis_bgcolor()
@@ -720,7 +733,7 @@ def inside(p):
         if not self.eventson:
             return
         for cid, func in six.iteritems(self.observers):
-            func(thist.get_text())
+            func(self.labels[index].get_text())
 
     def on_clicked(self, func):
         """

From e012f780f16080afa562f9925ea745f01e4eb6f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin Root <ben.v.root@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:08:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added a set_active() for CheckButtons

---
 lib/matplotlib/widgets.py | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
index cf7447334d58..46aba361a48d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -569,24 +569,39 @@ def _clicked(self, event):
         if event.inaxes != self.ax:
             return
 
-        for p, t, lines in zip(self.rectangles, self.labels, self.lines):
+        for i, (p, t) in enumerate(zip(self.rectangles, self.labels)):
             if (t.get_window_extent().contains(event.x, event.y) or
                     p.get_window_extent().contains(event.x, event.y)):
-                l1, l2 = lines
-                l1.set_visible(not l1.get_visible())
-                l2.set_visible(not l2.get_visible())
-                thist = t
+                self.set_active(i)
                 break
         else:
             return
 
+    def set_active(self, index):
+        """
+        Directly (de)activate a check button by index.
+
+        *index* is an index into the original label list
+            that this object was constructed with.
+            Raises ValueError if *index* is invalid.
+
+        Callbacks will be triggered if :attr:`eventson` is True.
+
+        """
+        if 0 > index >= len(self.labels):
+            raise ValueError("Invalid CheckButton index: %d" % index)
+
+        l1, l2 = self.lines[index]
+        l1.set_visible(not l1.get_visible())
+        l2.set_visible(not l2.get_visible())
+
         if self.drawon:
             self.ax.figure.canvas.draw()
 
         if not self.eventson:
             return
         for cid, func in six.iteritems(self.observers):
-            func(thist.get_text())
+            func(self.labels[index].get_text())
 
     def on_clicked(self, func):
         """
@@ -700,19 +715,20 @@ def inside(p):
 
         for i, (p, t) in enumerate(zip(self.circles, self.labels)):
             if t.get_window_extent().contains(event.x, event.y) or inside(p):
-                index_match = i
+                self.set_active(i)
                 break
         else:
             return
 
-        self.set_active(index_match)
-
     def set_active(self, index):
         """
         Trigger which radio button to make active.
 
         *index* is an index into the original label list
             that this object was constructed with.
+            Raise ValueError if the index is invalid.
+
+        Callbacks will be triggered if :attr:`eventson` is True.
 
         """
         if 0 > index >= len(self.labels):