More detail in what's new

matplotlib · tacaswell · Feb 8, 2016 · Jul 10, 2015 · Jul 10, 2015 · Nov 6, 2015
commit caa711bb2d326ba4b9d9d4bea2b6549c5b4abda0
diff --git a/doc/users/whats_new/style_changes.rst b/doc/users/whats_new/style_changes.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Colors
 ``````

 - The default figure background color has changed from grey to white.
+  Use the rcParam ``figure.facecolor`` to control this.

 - The default cycle of colors to draw lines, markers and other content
  has been changed.  It is based on the `Vega category10 palette
@@ -44,12 +45,20 @@ Plot layout
 - The limits are scaled to exactly the dimensions of the data, plus 5%
  padding.  The old behavior was to scale to the nearest "round"
  numbers.  To use the old behavior, set the ``rcParam``
-  ``axes.autolimit_mode`` to ``round_numbers``.
+  ``axes.autolimit_mode`` to ``round_numbers``.  To control the
+  margins on particular side individually, pass any of the following
+  to any artist or plotting function:
+
+  - ``top_margin=False``
+  - ``bottom_margin=False``
+  - ``left_margin=False``
+  - ``right_margin=False``

 - Ticks now point outward by default.  To have ticks pointing inward,
  use the ``rcParams`` ``xtick.direction`` and ``ytick.direction``.

- By default, caps on the ends of errorbars are not present.
+- By default, caps on the ends of errorbars are not present.  Use the
+  rcParam ``errorbar.capsize`` to control this.

 Images
 ``````