BUG: EllipseCollection: fix transform error

The bug was introduced in commit b8726d0, and affected both
the orientation and the shape of the ellipses.

Author: efiring

lib/matplotlib/collections.py

@@ -1438,8 +1438,8 @@ def _set_transforms(self):
         self._transforms = np.zeros((len(self._widths), 3, 3))
         widths = self._widths * sc
         heights = self._heights * sc
-        sin_angle = np.cos(np.deg2rad(self._angles))
-        cos_angle = np.cos(np.deg2rad(self._angles))
+        sin_angle = np.sin(self._angles)
+        cos_angle = np.cos(self._angles)
         self._transforms[:, 0, 0] = widths * cos_angle
         self._transforms[:, 0, 1] = heights * -sin_angle
         self._transforms[:, 1, 0] = widths * sin_angle

lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_collections/EllipseCollection_test_image.png

@@ -450,6 +450,31 @@ def test_barb_limits():
     assert_array_almost_equal(ax.dataLim.bounds, (20, 30, 15, 6),
                               decimal=1)
 
+
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['EllipseCollection_test_image'],
+                  extensions=['png'],
+                  remove_text=True)
+def test_EllipseCollection():
+    # Test basic functionality
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    x = np.arange(4)
+    y = np.arange(3)
+    X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
+    XY = np.vstack((X.ravel(), Y.ravel())).T
+
+    ww = X/float(x[-1])
+    hh = Y/float(y[-1])
+    aa = np.ones_like(ww) * 20  # first axis is 20 degrees CCW from x axis
+
+    ec = mcollections.EllipseCollection(ww, hh, aa,
+                                        units='x',
+                                        offsets=XY,
+                                        transOffset=ax.transData,
+                                        facecolors='none')
+    ax.add_collection(ec)
+    ax.autoscale_view()
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import nose
     nose.runmodule(argv=['-s', '--with-doctest'], exit=False)