Sort named colors vertically for easier comparison of similar colors

joelostblom · joelostblom · commit 99b2957bcfbe · 2018-07-14T18:45:12.000-04:00
diff --git a/examples/color/named_colors.py b/examples/color/named_colors.py
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@
 
 n = len(sorted_names)
 ncols = 4
-nrows = n // ncols + 1
+nrows = n // ncols
 
-fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 5))
+fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 10))
 
 # Get height and width
 X, Y = fig.get_dpi() * fig.get_size_inches()
 h = Y / (nrows + 1)
 w = X / ncols
 
 for i, name in enumerate(sorted_names):
-    col = i % ncols
-    row = i // ncols
+    row = i % nrows
+    col = i // nrows
     y = Y - (row * h) - h
 
     xi_line = w * (col + 0.05)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             verticalalignment='center')
 
     ax.hlines(y + h * 0.1, xi_line, xf_line,
-              color=colors[name], linewidth=(h * 0.6))
+              color=colors[name], linewidth=(h * 0.8))
 
 ax.set_xlim(0, X)
 ax.set_ylim(0, Y)
