matplotlib Code

Code cleanup

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r4697 | pkienzle | 2007-12-11 12:14:44 -0500 (Tue, 11 Dec 2007) | 1 line

remove wx specific gui_repaint comment
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r4698 | jdh2358 | 2007-12-11 16:17:59 -0500 (Tue, 11 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

fixed text with dash bug
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r4706 | mdboom | 2007-12-12 09:08:15 -0500 (Wed, 12 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

Support alpha-blended text in the Agg and Svg backends.
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Make the arc edge detection algorithm be dynamic based on the size of
the ellipse, rather than always on (that was just for debugging).

Added (experimental) support for large arcs

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r4684 | mdboom | 2007-12-10 10:23:08 -0500 (Mon, 10 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

Fix variable name.
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r4685 | mdboom | 2007-12-10 10:34:29 -0500 (Mon, 10 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

Fix syntax for pre-Python 2.5
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r4686 | mdboom | 2007-12-10 11:15:30 -0500 (Mon, 10 Dec 2007) | 4 lines

Support draw_path (importantly for ellipses) in Pdf, Svg and Cairo
backends.
Fix SVG text rendering bug.
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r4670 | mdboom | 2007-12-07 14:18:58 -0500 (Fri, 07 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

Updating CHANGELOG.
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r4679 | mdboom | 2007-12-10 09:50:40 -0500 (Mon, 10 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

Use an 8-spline approximation of an ellipse instead of a 4-spline one.
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Fix bbox_artist

Fix shadows (see pie_demo.py)

Speed up auto-legend.

New path-related utilities (used for an aborted attempt at fixing
contouring -- may be useful in other contexts in the future).