default value of lines.dash_capstyle #7174
Description
In #7087 @rougier asked about changing the default dash_capstyle to 'round'. This is what it would look like on top of the rest of the changes.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib as mpl
from cycler import cycler
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(6, 3))
N = 15
x = np.arange(N)
y = np.ones_like(x)
sty_cycle = (cycler('ls', ['--' ,':', '-.']) *
cycler('lw', [None, 1, 2, 5]))
classic = {'lines.dash_capstyle': 'butt'}
v2 = {'lines.dash_capstyle': 'round'}
def demo(ax, rcparams, title):
ax.axis('off')
ax.set_title(title)
with mpl.rc_context(rc=rcparams):
for j, sty in enumerate(sty_cycle):
ax.plot(x, y + j, **sty)
demo(ax1, classic, 'v2.0')
demo(ax2, {}, 'v2.0 + rounded')I am not a huge fan of the rounded caps, it is barely noticeable at small line widths and looks worse at large linewidths (IMO).
It would also require re-doing the dash patterns.