User guide

• Introduction
  • What is Chaco?
  • Basic elements
    • Data sources
    • Data ranges
    • Mappers
    • Plot renderers
    • Plot types
    • Overlays: axis, legend, grid, etc.
    • Tools
  • Plotting with Chaco
    • The Plot class
    • chaco.shell
  • Low-level Chaco plotting
  • Embedding Chaco plots
    • Traits UI
    • WxPython
    • Qt/PyQt
• Plot types
  • X-Y Plot Types
    • Line Plot
    • Scatter Plot
    • Colormapped Scatter Plot
    • Candle Plot
    • Errorbar Plot
    • Filled Line Plot
    • Multi-line Plot
  • Image and 2D Plots
    • Image Plots
    • Colormapped Scalar Plot
    • Contour Plots
    • Polygon Plot
  • Other Plot Types
    • Bar Plot
    • Quiver Plot
    • Polar Plot
    • Jitter Plot
• Containers and Layout
  • Chaco containers
    • HPlotContainer and VPlotContainer
    • GridPlotContainer
    • OverlayPlotContainer
  • Sizing, rendering, events
    • Sizing
    • Rendering order
    • Dispatching events
• Tools and Overlays
  • Overview
    • Chaco, Enable, and Event Dispatch
    • A Basic Tool
    • A Basic Overlay
  • Interaction Tools
    • PanTool
    • ZoomTool
    • RectZoom
    • DragZoom
    • LegendTool
    • DataLabelTool
    • MoveTool
  • Inspector-type Tools
    • DataPrinter
    • LineInspector
    • ScatterInspector
    • CursorTool
    • HighlightTool
    • ImageInspectorTool
    • TraitsTool
  • Selection Tools
    • RangeSelection
    • LassoSelection
    • SelectTool
  • Drawing Tools
    • DrawPointsTool
    • LineSegmentTool
  • Core Overlays
    • Axis
    • Grid
    • Legend
  • Annotation Overlays
    • PointMarker
    • DataBox
    • TextBoxOverlay
    • ToolTip
    • PlotLabel
• Common Usages
  • Linking Plots
  • Updating/Streaming Data
  • Saving Screenshots
  • Non-interactive/Offscreen Rendering
  • Integrating with Traits UI Controls
• How Do I…?
  • Basics
  • Layout and Rendering
  • Writing Components
  • Advanced
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Where does the name “Chaco” come from?
  • What are the pros and cons of Chaco vs. matplotlib?
• Annotated Examples
  • bar_plot_stacked.py
  • bigdata.py
  • cursor_tool_demo.py
  • data_labels.py
  • data_view.py
  • edit_line.py
  • financial_plot.py
  • financial_plot_dates.py
  • multiaxis.py
  • multiaxis_using_Plot.py
  • noninteractive.py
  • range_selection_demo.py
  • scales_test.py
  • simple_line.py
  • tornado.py
  • two_plots.py
  • vertical_plot.py
  • data_cube.py
  • data_stream.py
  • scalar_image_function_inspector.py
  • spectrum.py
  • cmap_image_plot.py
  • cmap_image_select.py
  • cmap_scatter.py
  • contour_cmap_plot.py
  • contour_plot.py
  • grid_container.py
  • grid_container_aspect_ratio
  • image_from_file.py
  • image_inspector.py
  • image_plot.py
  • inset_plot.py
  • line_drawing.py
  • line_plot1.py
  • line_plot_hold.py
  • log_plot.py
  • nans_plot.py
  • polygon_plot_demo.py
  • polygon_move.py
  • regression.py
  • scatter.py
  • scatter_inspector.py
  • scatter_select.py
  • scrollbar.py
  • tabbed_plots.py
  • traits_editor.py
  • zoomable_colorbar.py
  • zoomed_plot