Extend seq.plot() for reuse ability. (1.4) #308
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This PR makes seq.plot() more flexible for interactive use and debugging.
The new clear flag defaulting to True ensures behavior as previously, which is that during repeated calls the plots in figure 1 and 2 get overwritten. Now, you can set clear=False to intentionally overlay sequences in the existing plots for direct comparison, which is useful for debugging subtle differences, but also great for educational purposes.
See here for two seqs with slightly different gradients (flat_area and flat_time vs. area and duration) and a corresponding shift in the rf pulse timing in this example.
The function now returns its figure and axes objects (fig1, axes1, fig2, axes2), which allows for post-plot customization (e.g., adding titles, annotations, signal) or extracting axes.