Propose removing minimum window size limit in tkAgg backend

Stephen Horst · Stephen Horst · commit 8417f7f462b8 · 2015-01-28T13:50:18.000-08:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py
@@ -532,7 +532,12 @@ def __init__(self, canvas, num, window):
         self._num =  num
         _, _, w, h = canvas.figure.bbox.bounds
         w, h = int(w), int(h)
-        self.window.minsize(int(w*3/4),int(h*3/4))
+        # Is there any need to limit the minimum size of the window? I would
+        # like to be able to dynamically change the window size of a figure and
+        # if my window starts out large and I want to go small, this line
+        # limits me. I'm not seeing the advantage of this limit in the first
+        # place, so I propose removal.
+        #self.window.minsize(int(w*3/4),int(h*3/4))
         if matplotlib.rcParams['toolbar']=='toolbar2':
             self.toolbar = NavigationToolbar2TkAgg( canvas, self.window )
         else:
