Improve formatting of "Anatomy of a figure"

timhoffm · timhoffm · commit 467b5f41753e · 2022-01-12T00:37:02.000+01:00
- Adapt margins
- Reduce figure border width (still thick but not massive)
- fontfamily: make code monospace
- slightly move annotations to better places
diff --git a/examples/showcase/anatomy.py b/examples/showcase/anatomy.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 Y3 = np.random.uniform(Y1, Y2, len(X))
 
 fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8, 8))
-marg = 0.15
-ax = fig.add_axes([marg, marg, 1-1.8*marg, 1-1.8*marg], aspect=1)
+ax = fig.add_axes([0.2, 0.17, 0.68, 0.7], aspect=1)
 
 ax.xaxis.set_major_locator(MultipleLocator(1.000))
 ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator(AutoMinorLocator(4))
@@ -68,34 +67,34 @@ def annotate(x, y, text, code, radius=0.15):
 
     ax.text(x, y-0.2, text, zorder=100,
             ha='center', va='top', weight='bold', color=royal_blue,
-            style='italic', fontfamily='monospace',
+            style='italic', fontfamily='Courier New',
             path_effects=[withStroke(linewidth=7, foreground=(1, 1, 1, 1))])
 
     ax.text(x, y-0.33, code, zorder=100,
             ha='center', va='top', weight='normal', color='0.0',
-            fontfamily='Courier New', fontsize='medium',
+            fontfamily='monospace', fontsize='medium',
             path_effects=[withStroke(linewidth=7, foreground=(1, 1, 1, 1))])
 
 
-annotate(3.25, -0.10, "Minor tick label", "ax.xaxis.set_minor_formatter")
-annotate(-0.03, 1.05, "Major tick", "ax.yaxis.set_major_locator")
-annotate(0.00, 3.75, "Minor tick", "ax.yaxis.set_minor_locator")
-annotate(-0.15, 3.00, "Major tick label", "ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter")
-annotate(1.90, -0.32, "xlabel", "ax.set_xlabel")
-annotate(-0.27, 1.68, "ylabel", "ax.set_ylabel")
-annotate(1.58, 4.13, "Title", "ax.set_title")
-annotate(1.75, 2.80, "Line", "ax.plot")
-annotate(2.25, 1.54, "Markers", "ax.scatter")
-annotate(3.00, 3.00, "Grid", "ax.grid")
-annotate(3.60, 3.65, "Legend", "ax.legend")
-annotate(2.5, 0.55, "Axes", "fig.subplots")
-annotate(4.185, 4.3, "Figure", "plt.figure")
+annotate(3.495, -0.10, "Minor tick label", "ax.xaxis.set_minor_formatter()")
+annotate(-0.03, 1.05, "Major tick", "ax.yaxis.set_major_locator()")
+annotate(0.00, 3.75, "Minor tick", "ax.yaxis.set_minor_locator()")
+annotate(-0.15, 3.00, "Major tick label", "ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter()")
+annotate(1.68, -0.37, "xlabel", "ax.set_xlabel()")
+annotate(-0.35, 1.68, "ylabel", "ax.set_ylabel()")
+annotate(1.52, 4.15, "Title", "ax.set_title()")
+annotate(1.75, 2.80, "Line", "ax.plot()")
+annotate(2.25, 1.54, "Markers", "ax.scatter()")
+annotate(3.00, 3.00, "Grid", "ax.grid()")
+annotate(3.60, 3.62, "Legend", "ax.legend()")
+annotate(2.5, 0.55, "Axes", "fig.subplots()")
+annotate(4, 4.5, "Figure", "plt.figure()")
 annotate(0.65, 0.01, "x Axis", "ax.xaxis")
 annotate(0, 0.44, "y Axis", "ax.yaxis")
 annotate(4.0, 0.7, "Spine", "ax.spines")
 
 # frame around figure
-fig.patch.set(linewidth=10, edgecolor='0.5')
+fig.patch.set(linewidth=4, edgecolor='0.5')
 plt.show()
 
 
