Merged revisions 6960 via svnmerge from

efiring · efiring · commit d2dffee7890c · 2009-03-07T19:32:39.000Z
https://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/matplotlib/branches/v0_98_5_maint ........ r6960 | efiring | 2009-03-07 09:19:40 -1000 (Sat, 07 Mar 2009) | 4 lines Remove references to handle graphics; it is registered trademark of Mathworks, and the pyplot resemblance is only superficial. ........ svn path=/trunk/matplotlib/; revision=6961
diff --git a/doc/_templates/index.html b/doc/_templates/index.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ <h1>Welcome</h1>
 
   <p>For the power user, you have full control of line styles, font
   properties, axes properties, etc, via an object oriented interface
-  or via a handle graphics interface familiar to Matlab&reg; users.
+  or via a set of functions familiar to Matlab&reg; users.
   The pylab mode provides all of the <a href="api/pyplot_api.html">pyplot</a> plotting
   functions listed below, as well as non-plotting functions from
   <a href="http://scipy.org/Numpy_Example_List_With_Doc">numpy</a> and
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ <h3>Plotting commands</h3> <br/>
       </th>
 
       <td align="left">
-        get a handle graphics property
+        get a graphics property
       </td>
 
     </tr>
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ <h3>Plotting commands</h3> <br/>
       </th>
 
       <td align="left">
-        set a handle graphics property
+        set a graphics property
       </td>
 
     </tr>
diff --git a/doc/pyplots/tex_demo.png b/doc/pyplots/tex_demo.png
diff --git a/doc/users/pyplot_tutorial.rst b/doc/users/pyplot_tutorial.rst
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ several ways to set line properties
       line.set_antialiased(False) # turn off antialising
 
 * Use the :func:`~matplotlib.pyplot.setp` command.  The example below
-  uses matlab handle graphics style command to set multiple properties
+  uses a Matlab-style command to set multiple properties
   on a list of lines.  ``setp`` works transparently with a list of objects
   or a single object.  You can either use python keyword arguments or
-  matlab-style string/value pairs::
+  Matlab-style string/value pairs::
 
       lines = plt.plot(x1, y1, x2, y2)
       # use keyword args
diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/axes_props.py b/examples/pylab_examples/axes_props.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 plot(t, s)
 grid(True)
 
-# matlab handle graphics style
+# matlab style
 xticklines = getp(gca(), 'xticklines')
 yticklines = getp(gca(), 'yticklines')
 xgridlines = getp(gca(), 'xgridlines')
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pylab.py b/lib/matplotlib/pylab.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   gca      - return the current axes
   gcf      - return the current figure
   gci      - get the current image, or None
-  getp      - get a handle graphics property
+  getp      - get a graphics property
   grid     - set whether gridding is on
   hist     - make a histogram
   hold     - set the axes hold state
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   rgrids   - customize the radial grids and labels for polar
   savefig  - save the current figure
   scatter  - make a scatter plot
-  setp      - set a handle graphics property
+  setp      - set a graphics property
   semilogx - log x axis
   semilogy - log y axis
   show     - show the figures
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def figure(num=None, # autoincrement if None, else integer from 1-N
     *number* attribute holding this number.
 
     If *num* is an integer, and ``figure(num)`` already exists, make it
-    active and return the handle to it.  If ``figure(num)`` does not exist
+    active and return a reference to it.  If ``figure(num)`` does not exist
     it will be created.  Numbering starts at 1, matlab style::
 
       figure(1)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def make_active(event):
     return figManager.canvas.figure
 
 def gcf():
-    "Return a handle to the current figure."
+    "Return a reference to the current figure."
 
     figManager = _pylab_helpers.Gcf.get_active()
     if figManager is not None:
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ def plotting():
     gca             return the current axes
     gcf             return the current figure
     gci             get the current image, or None
-    getp            get a handle graphics property
+    getp            get a graphics property
     hist            make a histogram
     hold            set the hold state on current axes
     legend          add a legend to the axes
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ def plotting():
     rc              control the default params
     savefig         save the current figure
     scatter         make a scatter plot
-    setp            set a handle graphics property
+    setp            set a graphics property
     semilogx        log x axis
     semilogy        log y axis
     show            show the figures
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ def get_plot_commands(): return ( 'axes', 'axis', 'bar', 'boxplot', 'cla', 'clf'
 
 def colors():
     """
-    This is a do nothing function to provide you with help on how
+    This is a do-nothing function to provide you with help on how
     matplotlib handles colors.
 
     Commands which take color arguments can use several formats to
