Minor fixes according to Github discussion.

anntzer · anntzer · commit f1161df23b6c · 2014-08-17T15:00:53.000-07:00
diff --git a/doc/users/whats_new.rst b/doc/users/whats_new.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ revision, see the :ref:`github-stats`.
 .. contents:: Table of Contents
    :depth: 3
 
+.. _whats-new-1-5:
+
+new in matplotlib-1.5
+=====================
+
+Widgets
+-------
+
+Active state of Selectors
+`````````````````````````
+
+All selectors now implement ``set_active`` and ``get_active`` methods (also
+called when accessing the ``active`` property) to properly update and query
+whether they are active.
+
 .. _whats-new-1-4:
 
 new in matplotlib-1.4
@@ -382,13 +397,6 @@ instead of ``:context:`` any time you want to reset the context.
 Widgets
 -------
 
-Active state of Selectors
-`````````````````````````
-
-All selectors now implement ``set_active`` and ``get_active`` methods (also
-called when accessing the ``active`` property) to properly update and query
-whether they are active.
-
 Span Selector
 `````````````
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def get_active(self):
         """
         return self._active
 
-    active = property(set_active, get_active, doc="Is the widget active?")
+    active = property(get_active, set_active, doc="Is the widget active?")
 
     def ignore(self, event):
         """Return True if event should be ignored.
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ def _update(self):
 
 class _SelectorWidget(AxesWidget):
     def set_active(self, active):
-        super(_SelectorWidget, self).set_active(active)
+        AxesWidget.set_active(self, active)
         if active:
             self.update_background(None)
 
