I’m using matplotlib in wxpython, and here is what I’m trying to do… I’d like to define my figure to be a specific (user chosen) size…say 8 inches wide by 6 inches high. Then, I’d like the user to be able to size the window and resize/scale the plot to fit the window, but the underlying figure still be 8x6 (to ensure fonts stay the right size and such). What I’m currently doing is this: size = self.GetClientSize() self.canvas.SetSize(size) self.figure.set_size_inches(8, 6) self.figure.set_dpi(min(size.width/8, size.height/6)) # my plot configuration code is here self.canvas.draw_idle() This works great from a sizing standpoint, but if you size up the plot and back down, I end up with clutter on the right or bottom. Like this: Any suggestions? I saw something about wxDC.SetLogicalScale, but couldn’t figure out how to get a DC or how to custom paint the background. Continue reading...
