In CVS, I added a file to the examples called
> newscalarformatter_demo.py, which shows how to use the
> NewScalarFormatter without renaming anything in
> ticker.py. It also illustrates the different options and
> improvements over the original formatter.
Well, you're "old formatter" example certainly makes a compelling case
for the new one 
The cm fonts are a bit irritating though, eg the \times symbol appears
fainter than the numbers.
> I felt I was posting too frequently to this list, so I
> opened a bugreport at the sourceforge website (which
> includes images from the new demo). Please direct future
> comments and reports to the bugreport page.
I don't think posting new features and bug fixes constitutes spam
JDH