--- a/savefig/script.rst Mon Oct 11 15:55:59 2010 +0530
+++ b/savefig/script.rst Mon Oct 11 20:20:29 2010 +0530
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@
Savefig
=======
-Hello and welcome to the tutorial. In this tutorial you will learn how
-to save plots using Python.
+{{{ Show the first slide }}}
+
+Hello and welcome to the tutorial saving plots.
+
+{{{ switch to next slide, outline slide }}}
+
+In this tutorial you will learn how to save plots using Python. And
+saving in different formats, and locating the file in the file system.
+
+{{{ switch to next slide, a sine wave}}}
Start your IPython interpreter with the command ::
@@ -38,9 +46,11 @@
the plot for future use so that you can embed the plot in your
reports.
+{{{ switch to next slide, savefig() }}}
+
{{{ Switch the focus to IPython interpreter window }}}
-For saving the plot, we will use savefig function, and it has to be
+For saving the plot, we will use ``savefig()`` function, and it has to be
done with the plot window open. The statement is, ::
savefig('/home/fossee/sine.png')
@@ -73,6 +83,8 @@
close it and return to IPython interpreter, make sure the plot window
is still open, also don't close the file browser window }}}
+{{{ switch to next slide, More on savefig() }}}
+
So in-order to save a plot, we use ``savefig`` function. ``savefig``
can save the plot in many formats, such as pdf - portable document
format, ps - post script, eps - encapsulated post script, svg -
@@ -81,15 +93,19 @@
.. #[[slide must give the extensions for the files - Anoop]]
+{{{ switch to next slide, exercise 1 }}}
+
Let us now try to save the plot in eps format. ``eps`` stands for
encapsulated post script, and it can be embedded in your latex
-documents.
+documents. Pause here and try to figure it out yourself.
{{{ Switch focus to the already open plot window }}}
We still have the sine plot with us, and now let us save the plot as
``sine.eps``.
+{{{ switch to next slide, solution 1 }}}
+
{{{ Switch focus to IPython interpreter }}}
Now, We will save the plot using the function ``savefig`` ::
@@ -105,10 +121,17 @@
Yes! the new file ``sine.eps`` is here.
+{{{ switch to next slide, exercise 2 }}}
+
Now you may try saving the same in pdf, ps, svg formats.
-Let us review what we have learned in this session! We have learned to
-save plots in different formats using the function ``savefig()``.
+{{{ Switch to summary slide }}}
+
+This brings us to the end of this tutorial, in this tutorial we
+learned to save plots using the function ``savefig()``. Saving the
+plots in different formats and locating the files in the file system.
+
+{{{ switch to Thank you slide }}}
Thank you!