Poll on loglog and semilog plots

[kcrisman]

Thanks to ppurka, we are finally very close to having easily usable
log-scale plots. We would like to take two votes (if anyone cares) on
commands for log plots and semilog plots. See http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/4529
for background and examples.

Where it happens (vote for one):
[ ] Only in special commands like loglog_plot and the like, and not in
usual commands like plot_*. That is, one could not take a plot and
then later decide whether or not to show it with a different scale.
On the plus side, it would be obvious that one couldn't add two plots
with different scales.
[ ] In all (or most) plot commands, but then have the plot scale in
different axes be handled by keywords/parameters called "scale" and
"base" for plot_* but handled in the .show() and .save() methods
[ ] Some combination of the above (probably having a few commands like
loglog_plot and semilog_plot and loglog_list_plot which automatically
would put in the correct show parameters).

What actual function names to have (vote for as many as you like):
[ ] loglog_plot
[ ] semilog_plot(logaxis='x/y')
[ ] semilogx_plot/semilogy_plot
[ ] loglog_list_plot
[ ] semilog_list_plot(logaxis='x/y')
[ ] semilogx_list_plot/semilogy_list_plot

[john_perry_usm]

Why not have it as an option to the show() command? Seems to me a plot
should just be a plot, and display options should be handled by the
function that does the actual displaying.

Of course, I have no idea how the backend works, and (worse) didn't
bother to read the comments, just a bit of the ticket description. So
if this is a Very Stupid Question, feel free to castigate me for
it. :-)

john perry

[P Purkayastha]

It is also available as an option to the show() command. The other functions are just convenience functions that people who have used other software might come to expect.

[Jeroen Demeyer]

On 2012-05-25 22:04, kcrisman wrote:
> What actual function names to have (vote for as many as you like):
> [ ] loglog_plot
> [ ] semilog_plot(logaxis='x/y')
> [ ] semilogx_plot/semilogy_plot
> [ ] loglog_list_plot
> [ ] semilog_list_plot(logaxis='x/y')
> [ ] semilogx_list_plot/semilogy_list_plot

[X] None of the above

[X] plot_loglog
[X] plot_semilog_x
[X] plot_semilog_y
[X] list_plot_loglog
[X] list_plot_semilog_x
[X] list_plot_semilog_y

[Dima Pasechnik]

yeah, I also like the latter better.
Dima

[P Purkayastha]

I am ok with either of the following:

[x] loglog_plot 
[x] semilogx_plot/semilogy_plot 
[x] loglog_list_plot 
[x] semilogx_list_plot/semilogy_list_plot

or

(Note there is no _x or _y)

[X] plot_loglog 
[X] plot_semilogx 
[X] plot_semilogy 
[X] list_plot_loglog 
[X] list_plot_semilogx
[X] list_plot_semilogy

[kcrisman]

> (Note there is no _x or _y)
>
> [X] plot_loglog
> [X] plot_semilogx
> [X] plot_semilogy
> [X] list_plot_loglog
> [X] list_plot_semilogx
> [X] list_plot_semilogy

I feel like tab-completion for this is a slight argument in favor of
these.