Postscript problem

Yep, this is a bug. In backend_ps in the the set_linedashes function
on line 103, replace the line

    if seq:

with

    if seq is not None and len(seq):

My guess is you are using numarray, and if memory serves numarray but
not Numeric fails on using an array as a boolean, which is what
backend ps is doing here.

Yes, I am using numarray. I made the change to line 103 and now line 102 is reporting a similar error.

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "testoverlay.py", line 91, in ?
     savefig('overlay.ps')
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/matlab.py", line 1008, in savefig
     manager.canvas.print_figure(*args, **kwargs)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtkagg.py", line 66, in print_figure
     agg.print_figure(filename, dpi, facecolor, edgecolor, orientation)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py", line 385, in print_figure
     ps.print_figure(filename, dpi, facecolor, edgecolor, orientation)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line 570, in print_figure
     self.figure.draw(renderer)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py", line 254, in draw
     for a in self.axes: a.draw(renderer)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py", line 3125, in draw
     l.draw(renderer)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/lines.py", line 257, in draw
     lineFunc(renderer, gc, xt, yt)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/lines.py", line 513, in _draw_dotted
     renderer.draw_lines(gc, xt, yt)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line 275, in draw_lines
     self._draw_lines(gc,points[0:1000])
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line 264, in _draw_lines
     self._draw_ps("\n".join(ps), gc, None)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line 375, in _draw_ps
     self.set_linedash(*gc.get_dashes())
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py", line 102, in set_linedash
     if (offset,seq) != self.linedash:
   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numarray/generic.py", line 477, in __nonzero__
     raise RuntimeError("An array doesn't make sense as a truth value. Use sometrue(a) or alltrue(a).")
RuntimeError: An array doesn't make sense as a truth value. Use sometrue(a) or alltrue(a).

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