User Guide

• Introduction
  • What is Chaco?
  • Core Ideas
• Installation
  • Dependencies
  • Installing Chaco with EDM
  • Installing Chaco from Source
  • Extension Modules
• Commonly Used Modules and Classes
  • Base Classes
  • Data Objects
  • Containers
  • Renderers
  • Tools
  • Overlays: Axis, Grid, etc.
• Plots and Plot Data
  • Plots Are Components
  • Plot Data
  • Plot Factory Methods
  • Plot Configuration
• Containers and Layout
  • Chaco containers
  • Sizing, rendering, events
• Data Sources
  • Interface
  • Events
  • List of Chaco data sources
• Data ranges
  • Interface
  • Events
  • List of Chaco data ranges
• Mappers
  • Interface
  • Events
  • List of Chaco data mappers
• Plot renderers
  • Common interface
  • X-Y Plots interface
  • 2D Plots interface
  • 1D Plots Interface
• Tools
  • Inspector-type Tools
• Overlays: Axis, Grid, etc.
  • Core Overlays
• Plot types
  • X-Y Plot Types
  • Image and 2D Plots
  • Other Plot Types
• How Do I…?
  • Basics
  • Layout and Rendering
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Where does the name “Chaco” come from?
  • What are the pros and cons of Chaco vs. matplotlib?
• Matplotlib to Chaco Cheatsheet