diff -r 3b801e60246a -r 290f3e62dc44 savefig/script.rst --- 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!