matplotlib · pelson · May 14, 2013 · Jan 3, 2012 · Mar 4, 2012 · Jul 16, 2012
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 2013-04-15 Added 'axes.xmargin' and 'axes.ymargin' to rpParams to set default
 	   margins on auto-scaleing. - TAC
 
+2013-04-16 Added patheffect support for Line2D objects.  -JJL
+
 2013-03-19 Added support for passing `linestyle` kwarg to `step` so all `plot`
       	   kwargs are passed to the underlying `plot` call.  -TAC
 

diff --git a/doc/api/api_changes.rst b/doc/api/api_changes.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ For new features that were added to matplotlib, please see
 Changes in 1.3.x
 ================
 
-* Fixed a bug in setting the position for the right/top spine with data 
+* The `font.*` rcParams now affect only text objects created after the
+  rcParam has been set, and will not retroactively affect already
+  existing text objects.  This brings their behavior in line with most
+  other rcParams.
+
+* Fixed a bug in setting the position for the right/top spine with data
   position type. Previously, it would draw the right or top spine at
   +1 data offset.
 

diff --git a/doc/users/whats_new.rst b/doc/users/whats_new.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,30 @@ revision, see the :ref:`github-stats`.
 
 new in matplotlib-1.3
 =====================
+`xkcd`-style sketch plotting
+----------------------------
+
+To give your plots a sense of authority that they may be missing,
+Michael Droettboom (inspired by the work of many others in
+:ghpull:`1329`) has added an `xkcd-style <http://xkcd.com/>`_ sketch
+plotting mode.  To use it, simply call `pyplot.xkcd` before creating
+your plot.
+
+.. plot:: mpl_examples/showcase/xkcd.py
+
+Path effects on lines
+---------------------
+Thanks to Jae-Joon Lee, path effects now also work on plot lines.
+
+.. plot:: mpl_examples/pylab_examples/patheffect_demo.py
+
+Changes to font rcParams
+------------------------
+The `font.*` rcParams now affect only text objects created after the
+rcParam has been set, and will not retroactively affect already
+existing text objects.  This brings their behavior in line with most
+other rcParams.
+
 ``axes.xmargin`` and ``axes.ymargin`` added to rcParams
 -------------------------------------------------------
 ``rcParam`` values (``axes.xmargin`` and ``axes.ymargin``) were added
@@ -142,8 +166,8 @@ the bottom of the text bounding box.
 
 ``savefig.jpeg_quality`` added to rcParams
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-``rcParam`` value ``savefig.jpeg_quality`` was added so that the user can 
-configure the default quality used when a figure is written as a JPEG.  The 
+``rcParam`` value ``savefig.jpeg_quality`` was added so that the user can
+configure the default quality used when a figure is written as a JPEG.  The
 default quality is 95; previously, the default quality was 75.  This change
 minimizes the artifacting inherent in JPEG images, particularly with images
 that have sharp changes in color as plots often do.

diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/patheffect_demo.py b/examples/pylab_examples/patheffect_demo.py
@@ -13,19 +13,28 @@
 
     txt.set_path_effects([PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3,
                                                  foreground="w")])
-    txt.arrow_patch.set_path_effects([PathEffects.Stroke(linewidth=5,
-                                                         foreground="w"),
-                                      PathEffects.Normal()])
+    txt.arrow_patch.set_path_effects([
+        PathEffects.Stroke(linewidth=5, foreground="w"),
+        PathEffects.Normal()])
+
+    ax1.grid(True, linestyle="-")
+
+    pe = [PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3,
+                                 foreground="w")]
+    for l in ax1.get_xgridlines() + ax1.get_ygridlines():
+        l.set_path_effects(pe)
 
     ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
     arr = np.arange(25).reshape((5,5))
     ax2.imshow(arr)
     cntr = ax2.contour(arr, colors="k")
-    clbls = ax2.clabel(cntr, fmt="%2.0f", use_clabeltext=True)
-    plt.setp(clbls,
-             path_effects=[PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3,
-                                                  foreground="w")])
 
+    plt.setp(cntr.collections, path_effects=[
+        PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3, foreground="w")])
+
+    clbls = ax2.clabel(cntr, fmt="%2.0f", use_clabeltext=True)
+    plt.setp(clbls, path_effects=[
+        PathEffects.withStroke(linewidth=3, foreground="w")])
 
     # shadow as a path effect
     ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
@@ -34,4 +43,3 @@
     leg.legendPatch.set_path_effects([PathEffects.withSimplePatchShadow()])
 
     plt.show()
-
diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/simple_plot.py b/examples/pylab_examples/simple_plot.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 t = arange(0.0, 2.0, 0.01)
 s = sin(2*pi*t)
-plot(t, s, linewidth=1.0)
+plot(t, s)
 
 xlabel('time (s)')
 ylabel('voltage (mV)')

diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/to_numeric.py b/examples/pylab_examples/to_numeric.py
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@
 X.shape = h, w, 3
 
 im = Image.fromstring( "RGB", (w,h), s)
-im.show()
 
+# Uncomment this line to display the image using ImageMagick's
+# `display` tool.
+# im.show()
diff --git a/examples/showcase/xkcd.py b/examples/showcase/xkcd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+
+with plt.xkcd():
+    # Based on "Stove Ownership" from XKCD by Randall Monroe
+    # http://xkcd.com/418/
+
+    fig = plt.figure()
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.7))
+    ax.spines['right'].set_color('none')
+    ax.spines['top'].set_color('none')
+    plt.xticks([])
+    plt.yticks([])
+    ax.set_ylim([-30, 10])
+
+    data = np.ones(100)
+    data[70:] -= np.arange(30)
+
+    plt.annotate(
+        'THE DAY I REALIZED\nI COULD COOK BACON\nWHENEVER I WANTED',
+        xy=(70, 1), arrowprops=dict(arrowstyle='->'), xytext=(15, -10))
+
+    plt.plot(data)
+
+    plt.xlabel('time')
+    plt.ylabel('my overall health')
+    fig.text(
+        0.5, 0.05,
+        '"Stove Ownership" from xkcd by Randall Monroe',
+        ha='center')
+
+    # Based on "The Data So Far" from XKCD by Randall Monroe
+    # http://xkcd.com/373/
+
+    fig = plt.figure()
+    ax = fig.add_axes((0.1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.7))
+    ax.bar([-0.125, 1.0-0.125], [0, 100], 0.25)
+    ax.spines['right'].set_color('none')
+    ax.spines['top'].set_color('none')
+    ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
+    ax.set_xticks([0, 1])
+    ax.set_xlim([-0.5, 1.5])
+    ax.set_ylim([0, 110])
+    ax.set_xticklabels(['CONFIRMED BY\nEXPERIMENT', 'REFUTED BY\nEXPERIMENT'])
+    plt.yticks([])
+
+    plt.title("CLAIMS OF SUPERNATURAL POWERS")
+
+    fig.text(
+        0.5, 0.05,
+        '"The Data So Far" from xkcd by Randall Monroe',
+        ha='center')
+
+plt.show()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -1050,12 +1050,15 @@ class rc_context(object):
     def __init__(self, rc=None, fname=None):
         self.rcdict = rc
         self.fname = fname
-    def __enter__(self):
         self._rcparams = rcParams.copy()
         if self.fname:
             rc_file(self.fname)
         if self.rcdict:
             rcParams.update(self.rcdict)
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
     def __exit__(self, type, value, tb):
         rcParams.update(self._rcparams)
 
@@ -1188,6 +1191,7 @@ def tk_window_focus():
     'matplotlib.tests.test_mathtext',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_mlab',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_patches',
+    'matplotlib.tests.test_patheffects',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_pickle',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_rcparams',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_scale',

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._url = None
         self._gid = None
         self._snap = None
+        self._sketch = rcParams['path.sketch']
+        self._path_effects = rcParams['path.effects']
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         d = self.__dict__.copy()
@@ -456,6 +458,63 @@ def set_snap(self, snap):
         """
         self._snap = snap
 
+    def get_sketch_params(self):
+        """
+        Returns the sketch parameters for the artist.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        sketch_params : tuple or `None`
+
+        A 3-tuple with the following elements:
+
+          * `scale`: The amplitude of the wiggle perpendicular to the
+            source line.
+
+          * `length`: The length of the wiggle along the line.
+
+          * `randomness`: The scale factor by which the length is
+            shrunken or expanded.
+
+        May return `None` if no sketch parameters were set.
+        """
+        return self._sketch
+
+    def set_sketch_params(self, scale=None, length=None, randomness=None):
+        """
+        Sets the the sketch parameters.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+
+        scale : float, optional
+            The amplitude of the wiggle perpendicular to the source
+            line, in pixels.  If scale is `None`, or not provided, no
+            sketch filter will be provided.
+
+        length : float, optional
+             The length of the wiggle along the line, in pixels
+             (default 128.0)
+
+        randomness : float, optional
+            The scale factor by which the length is shrunken or
+            expanded (default 16.0)
+        """
+        if scale is None:
+            self._sketch = None
+        else:
+            self._sketch = (scale, length or 128.0, randomness or 16.0)
+
+    def set_path_effects(self, path_effects):
+        """
+        set path_effects, which should be a list of instances of
+        matplotlib.patheffect._Base class or its derivatives.
+        """
+        self._path_effects = path_effects
+
+    def get_path_effects(self):
+        return self._path_effects
+
     def get_figure(self):
         """
         Return the :class:`~matplotlib.figure.Figure` instance the
@@ -672,7 +731,7 @@ def update(self, props):
         store = self.eventson
         self.eventson = False
         changed = False
-            
+
         for k, v in props.iteritems():
             func = getattr(self, 'set_' + k, None)
             if func is None or not callable(func):
@@ -728,6 +787,8 @@ def update_from(self, other):
         self._clippath = other._clippath
         self._lod = other._lod
         self._label = other._label
+        self._sketch = other._sketch
+        self._path_effects = other._path_effects
         self.pchanged()
 
     def properties(self):

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._url = None
         self._gid = None
         self._snap = None
+        self._sketch = None
 
     def copy_properties(self, gc):
         'Copy properties from gc to self'
@@ -720,6 +721,7 @@ def copy_properties(self, gc):
         self._url = gc._url
         self._gid = gc._gid
         self._snap = gc._snap
+        self._sketch = gc._sketch
 
     def restore(self):
         """
@@ -1003,6 +1005,53 @@ def get_hatch_path(self, density=6.0):
             return None
         return Path.hatch(self._hatch, density)
 
+    def get_sketch_params(self):
+        """
+        Returns the sketch parameters for the artist.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        sketch_params : tuple or `None`
+
+        A 3-tuple with the following elements:
+
+          * `scale`: The amplitude of the wiggle perpendicular to the
+            source line.
+
+          * `length`: The length of the wiggle along the line.
+
+          * `randomness`: The scale factor by which the length is
+            shrunken or expanded.
+
+        May return `None` if no sketch parameters were set.
+        """
+        return self._sketch
+
+    def set_sketch_params(self, scale=None, length=None, randomness=None):
+        """
+        Sets the the sketch parameters.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+
+        scale : float, optional
+            The amplitude of the wiggle perpendicular to the source
+            line, in pixels.  If scale is `None`, or not provided, no
+            sketch filter will be provided.
+
+        length : float, optional
+             The length of the wiggle along the line, in pixels
+             (default 128.0)
+
+        randomness : float, optional
+            The scale factor by which the length is shrunken or
+            expanded (default 16.0)
+        """
+        if scale is None:
+            self._sketch = None
+        else:
+            self._sketch = (scale, length or 128.0, randomness or 16.0)
+
 
 class TimerBase(object):
     '''
@@ -1937,7 +1986,7 @@ def print_jpg(self, filename_or_obj, *args, **kwargs):
 
             *quality*: The image quality, on a scale from 1 (worst) to
                 95 (best). The default is 95, if not given in the
-                matplotlibrc file in the savefig.jpeg_quality parameter. 
+                matplotlibrc file in the savefig.jpeg_quality parameter.
                 Values above 95 should be avoided; 100 completely
                 disables the JPEG quantization stage.
 
@@ -1957,7 +2006,7 @@ def print_jpg(self, filename_or_obj, *args, **kwargs):
             options = cbook.restrict_dict(kwargs, ['quality', 'optimize',
                                                    'progressive'])
 
-            if 'quality' not in options: 
+            if 'quality' not in options:
                 options['quality'] = rcParams['savefig.jpeg_quality']
 
             return image.save(filename_or_obj, format='jpeg', **options)