Adjust default linewidth to 1.5

efiring · efiring · commit bdb717eb1da7 · 2016-04-12T12:20:13.000-10:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ def validate_animation_writer_path(p):
     'verbose.fileo': ['sys.stdout', six.text_type],
 
     # line props
-    'lines.linewidth':       [2.5, validate_float],  # line width in points
+    'lines.linewidth':       [1.5, validate_float],  # line width in points
     'lines.linestyle':       ['-', six.text_type],             # solid line
     'lines.color':           ['b', validate_color],  # blue
     'lines.marker':          ['None', six.text_type],     # black
diff --git a/matplotlibrc.template b/matplotlibrc.template
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ backend      : $TEMPLATE_BACKEND
 ### LINES
 # See http://matplotlib.org/api/artist_api.html#module-matplotlib.lines for more
 # information on line properties.
-#lines.linewidth   : 2.0     # line width in points
+#lines.linewidth   : 1.5     # line width in points
 #lines.linestyle   : -       # solid line
 #lines.color       : blue    # has no affect on plot(); see axes.prop_cycle
 #lines.marker      : None    # the default marker
