update to: I can not get matplotlib to work on a windows xp professional machine

Any objections to making the backend rc setting

    > case-insensitive?

I think it is a good idea -- just put a .lower() in the relevant
places.

DH

Unfortunately, it wasnt as easy as that. I had some trouble with plots and
toolbars not rendering (although the window would render), and the
debug-annoying output wasnt helpful, so I gave up on this route.

Instead, I made a validate_backend function that validates "gtkagg" regardless
of the case, and returns the properly formatted "GTKAgg". I tested with
backend_driver, I tried setting the backend with the use function, and with
the -d flag at runtime, all tests passed. Changes in svn.

Darren

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On Wednesday 08 March 2006 16:48, you wrote:

    > Any objections to making the backend rc setting
    > case-insensitive?

I think it is a good idea -- just put a .lower() in the relevant
places.