Merge pull request matplotlib#1004 from oxling/bbox_merge

Added savefig.bbox option to matplotlibrc

doc/users/whats_new.rst

@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ minimum and maximum colorbar extensions.
 
     plt.show()
 
+
+Set default bounding box in matplotlibrc
+------------------------------------------
+
+Two new defaults are available in the matplotlibrc configuration file.
+These are savefig.bbox, which can be set to 'standard' or 'tight,' and 
+savefig.pad_inches, which controls the bounding box padding.
+
 .. _whats-new-1-1:
 
 new in matplotlib-1.1

lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py

@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ def draw_quad_mesh(self, gc, master_transform, meshWidth, meshHeight,
         :meth:`draw_quad_mesh` that generates paths and then calls
         :meth:`draw_path_collection`.
         """
+
         from matplotlib.collections import QuadMesh
         paths = QuadMesh.convert_mesh_to_paths(
             meshWidth, meshHeight, coordinates)
@@ -1977,11 +1978,11 @@ def print_figure(self, filename, dpi=None, facecolor='w', edgecolor='w',
         *bbox_inches*
             Bbox in inches. Only the given portion of the figure is
             saved. If 'tight', try to figure out the tight bbox of
-            the figure.
+            the figure. If None, use savefig.bbox
 
         *pad_inches*
             Amount of padding around the figure when bbox_inches is
-            'tight'.
+            'tight'. If None, use savefig.pad_inches
 
         *bbox_extra_artists*
             A list of extra artists that will be considered when the
@@ -2003,6 +2004,7 @@ def print_figure(self, filename, dpi=None, facecolor='w', edgecolor='w',
         if dpi is None:
             dpi = rcParams['savefig.dpi']
 
+
         origDPI = self.figure.dpi
         origfacecolor = self.figure.get_facecolor()
         origedgecolor = self.figure.get_edgecolor()
@@ -2012,6 +2014,9 @@ def print_figure(self, filename, dpi=None, facecolor='w', edgecolor='w',
         self.figure.set_edgecolor(edgecolor)
 
         bbox_inches = kwargs.pop("bbox_inches", None)
+        if bbox_inches is None:
+            bbox_inches = rcParams['savefig.bbox']
+
 
         if bbox_inches:
             # call adjust_bbox to save only the given area
@@ -2052,8 +2057,10 @@ def print_figure(self, filename, dpi=None, facecolor='w', edgecolor='w',
 
                     bbox_inches = Bbox.union([bbox_inches, bbox_inches1])
 
+                pad = kwargs.pop("pad_inches", None)
+                if pad is None:
+                    pad = rcParams['savefig.pad_inches']
 
-                pad = kwargs.pop("pad_inches", 0.1)
                 bbox_inches = bbox_inches.padded(pad)
 
             restore_bbox = tight_bbox.adjust_bbox(self.figure, format,

lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py

@@ -325,6 +325,16 @@ def validate_hinting(s):
 validate_movie_frame_fmt = ValidateInStrings('animation.frame_format',
     ['png', 'jpeg', 'tiff', 'raw', 'rgba'])
 
+def validate_bbox(s):
+    if type(s) is str:
+        s = s.lower()
+        if s == 'tight':
+            return s
+        if s == 'standard':
+            return None
+        raise ValueError("bbox should be 'tight' or 'standard'")
+
+
 
 class ValidateInterval:
     """
@@ -549,6 +559,8 @@ def __call__(self, s):
     'savefig.orientation' : ['portrait', validate_orientation],  # edgecolor; white
     'savefig.extension'   : ['png', deprecate_savefig_extension], # what to add to extensionless filenames
     'savefig.format'      : ['png', str], # value checked by backend at runtime
+    'savefig.bbox'        : [None, validate_bbox], # options are 'tight', or 'standard'. 'standard' validates to None.
+    'savefig.pad_inches'  : [0.1, validate_float],
 
     'tk.window_focus'    : [False, validate_bool],  # Maintain shell focus for TkAgg
     'tk.pythoninspect'   : [False, validate_tkpythoninspect],  # obsolete

matplotlibrc.template

@@ -346,10 +346,12 @@ text.hinting_factor : 8 # Specifies the amount of softness for hinting in the
 # the default savefig params can be different from the display params
 # Eg, you may want a higher resolution, or to make the figure
 # background white
-#savefig.dpi       : 100      # figure dots per inch
-#savefig.facecolor : white    # figure facecolor when saving
-#savefig.edgecolor : white    # figure edgecolor when saving
-#savefig.format    : png      # png, ps, pdf, svg
+#savefig.dpi        : 100      # figure dots per inch
+#savefig.facecolor  : white    # figure facecolor when saving
+#savefig.edgecolor  : white    # figure edgecolor when saving
+#savefig.format     : png      # png, ps, pdf, svg
+#savefig.bbox       : standard # 'tight' or 'standard'.
+#savefig.pad_inches : 0.1      # Padding to be used when bbox is set to 'tight'
 
 # tk backend params
 #tk.window_focus   : False    # Maintain shell focus for TkAgg