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hutattedonmyarm opened this issue Jan 12, 2019 · 6 comments · Fixed by #26071
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Figures in windows not tabs #13164

hutattedonmyarm opened this issue Jan 12, 2019 · 6 comments · Fixed by #26071
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GUI: MacOSX New feature
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@hutattedonmyarm
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I want to create multiple figure with Matplotlib in python, using the macosx backend. Currently, my code looks something like this:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

x = np.linspace(0, 2, 100)

f1 = plt.figure(1)
plt.plot(x,x**2)

f2 = plt.figure(2)
plt.plot(x,x**2)
plt.show()

This creates a single window, with two tabs. One for figure 1, and one for figure 2. I suggest an option to open them in separate windows.

Note that the tabs likely come from the automatic tab-support built into the OS since macOS 10.12
Matplotlib version

  • Operating system: macOS 10.14.3
  • Matplotlib version: 3.0.2
  • Matplotlib backend (print(matplotlib.get_backend())): MacOSX
  • Python version: 3.7.1
  • Jupyter version (if applicable): -
  • Other libraries: -
  • Installed via: pip
  • Python installation via pyenv
@ImportanceOfBeingErnest ImportanceOfBeingErnest added this to the v3.1 milestone Jan 12, 2019
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It seems this an OS "feature". Is this of any help?

@hutattedonmyarm
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Kind of. Changing that setting does help, however it affects all applications. I generally prefer things opening in new tabs, but in this case I don't. Applications can override this system-wide setting. Seems like none of the backends override it (or give the option to override it)

@tacaswell
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@hutattedonmyarm I think we are 👍 adding that feature to atleast the OSX backend (as it is clearly mac-specific) if you are interested in implementing it.

For the other backends, it would need to be done in a way that does not affect non-OSX users.

@hutattedonmyarm
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I played with the source a bit. I managed to change the behavior, but it should be optional. I'm assuming this would be set using rcParams, or maybe as a backend function? I'm very new to using Matplotlib, so not sure what the best way is

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We do have precedence for GUI specific rcparams (osx.figure_mode ?), I do not think we have precedence for backend specific static methods.

It may also be that this is best done as a documentation PR showing how to change the application settings.

@hutattedonmyarm
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Alright, will use rcparams then. I'll have to find how to read the params, and then update the docs

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