FIX: make borderaxespad consistent

jklymak · jklymak · commit ad7651456400 · 2019-01-06T08:41:25.000-08:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/gridspec.py b/lib/matplotlib/gridspec.py
@@ -187,12 +187,10 @@ def legend_outside(self, handles=None, labels=None, axs=None,
 
         if axs is None:
             axs = self.figure.get_axes()
-        padding = kwargs.pop('borderaxespad', 2.0)
+        padding = kwargs.pop('borderaxespad', rcParams["legend.borderaxespad"])
 
         # convert padding from points to figure relative units....
-        padding = padding / 72.0
-        paddingw = padding / self.figure.get_size_inches()[0]
-        paddingh = padding / self.figure.get_size_inches()[1]
+
 
         handles, labels, extra_args, kwargs = legend._parse_legend_args(
                 axs, handles=handles, labels=labels, **kwargs)
@@ -217,6 +215,10 @@ def legend_outside(self, handles=None, labels=None, axs=None,
             elif leg._loc in [3, 4]:
                 stack = 'bottom'
 
+        padding = padding * leg._fontsize / 72.0
+        paddingw = padding / self.figure.get_size_inches()[0]
+        paddingh = padding / self.figure.get_size_inches()[1]
+
         for child in self._layoutbox.children:
             if child._is_subplotspec_layoutbox():
                 if stack == 'right':
