bug: default key bindings

A message to the users' list prompted me to begin a tirade about the default key bindings that appeared some time fairly recently--see the bottom of the matplotlibrc_template file. I really think that having these bindings enabled by default is a substantial mistake, one that will trip up and annoy far more users than it will help.

I would like to class this as a bug, and remove default bindings from the maintenance branch and the trunk. Those users who want the bindings can then enable them via their own matplotlibrc files.

Objections? Counter-arguments?

Eric

I think, placing a global switch like keymap.enable = “no” would resolve this issue smoothly. The reason of putting key-bindings in the matplotlibrc file is to give users more freedom to create their own keymappings. As it is stated in that file, keybindings are easily nullified by assigning them to null strings.

PS: Sorry, replying to all.

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On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Eric Firing <efiring@…552…229…> wrote:

A message to the users’ list prompted me to begin a tirade about the

default key bindings that appeared some time fairly recently–see the

bottom of the matplotlibrc_template file. I really think that having

these bindings enabled by default is a substantial mistake, one that

will trip up and annoy far more users than it will help.

I would like to class this as a bug, and remove default bindings from

the maintenance branch and the trunk. Those users who want the bindings

can then enable them via their own matplotlibrc files.

Objections? Counter-arguments?

Eric


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    A message to the users' list prompted me to begin a tirade about the
    default key bindings that appeared some time fairly recently--see the
    bottom of the matplotlibrc_template file. I really think that having
    these bindings enabled by default is a substantial mistake, one that
    will trip up and annoy far more users than it will help.

    I would like to class this as a bug, and remove default bindings from
    the maintenance branch and the trunk. Those users who want the bindings
    can then enable them via their own matplotlibrc files.

    Objections? Counter-arguments?

    Eric

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I think, placing a global switch like keymap.enable = "no" would resolve
this issue smoothly. The reason of putting key-bindings in the
matplotlibrc file is to give users more freedom to create their own
keymappings. As it is stated in that file, keybindings are easily
nullified by assigning them to null strings.

Yes, I agree that a single setting to turn the mapping capability on or off would make sense. I strongly believe that by default it should be off.

Eric

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On 07/26/2010 11:13 AM, Gökhan Sever wrote:

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Eric Firing <efiring@...229... > <mailto:efiring@…229…>> wrote:

PS: Sorry, replying to all.

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Gökhan