matplotlib · tacaswell · Mar 20, 2014 · Jan 16, 2014 · Jan 28, 2014 · Mar 18, 2014
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-03-17 Bug was fixed in append_axes from the AxesDivider class would not
+           append axes in the right location with respect to the reference
+           locator axes
+
 2014-03-13 Add parameter 'clockwise' to function pie, True by default.
 
 2014-27-02  Implemented separate horizontal/vertical axes padding to the

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -1310,6 +1310,7 @@ def tk_window_focus():
     'matplotlib.tests.test_arrow_patches',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_artist',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_axes',
+    'matplotlib.tests.test_axes_grid1',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_backend_pdf',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_backend_pgf',
     'matplotlib.tests.test_backend_ps',

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes_grid1/divider_append_axes.pdf b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes_grid1/divider_append_axes.pdf
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes_grid1/divider_append_axes.png b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes_grid1/divider_append_axes.png
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes_grid1/divider_append_axes.svg b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_axes_grid1/divider_append_axes.svg
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes_grid1.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes_grid1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
+                        unicode_literals)
+
+import six
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from matplotlib.testing.decorators import image_comparison
+from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import make_axes_locatable
+import numpy as np
+
+
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['divider_append_axes'])
+def test_divider_append_axes():
+
+    # the random data
+    np.random.seed(0)
+    x = np.random.randn(1000)
+    y = np.random.randn(1000)
+
+    fig, axScatter = plt.subplots()
+
+    # the scatter plot:
+    axScatter.scatter(x, y)
+
+    # create new axes on the right and on the top of the current axes
+    # The first argument of the new_vertical(new_horizontal) method is
+    # the height (width) of the axes to be created in inches.
+    divider = make_axes_locatable(axScatter)
+    axHistbot = divider.append_axes("bottom", 1.2, pad=0.1, sharex=axScatter)
+    axHistright = divider.append_axes("right", 1.2, pad=0.1, sharey=axScatter)
+    axHistleft = divider.append_axes("left", 1.2, pad=0.1, sharey=axScatter)
+    axHisttop = divider.append_axes("top", 1.2, pad=0.1, sharex=axScatter)
+
+    # now determine nice limits by hand:
+    binwidth = 0.25
+    xymax = np.max([np.max(np.fabs(x)), np.max(np.fabs(y))])
+    lim = (int(xymax/binwidth) + 1) * binwidth
+
+    bins = np.arange(-lim, lim + binwidth, binwidth)
+    axHisttop.hist(x, bins=bins)
+    axHistbot.hist(x, bins=bins)
+    axHistleft.hist(y, bins=bins, orientation='horizontal')
+    axHistright.hist(y, bins=bins, orientation='horizontal')
+
+    axHistbot.invert_yaxis()
+    axHistleft.invert_xaxis()
+
+    axHisttop.xaxis.set_ticklabels(())
+    axHistbot.xaxis.set_ticklabels(())
+    axHistleft.yaxis.set_ticklabels(())
+    axHistright.yaxis.set_ticklabels(())
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import nose
+    nose.runmodule(argv=['-s', '--with-doctest'], exit=False)
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/axes_divider.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axes_grid1/axes_divider.py
@@ -554,10 +554,10 @@ def new_horizontal(self, size, pad=None, pack_start=False, **kwargs):
         if pack_start:
             self._horizontal.insert(0, size)
             self._xrefindex += 1
-            locator = self.new_locator(nx=0, ny=0)
+            locator = self.new_locator(nx=0, ny=self._yrefindex)
         else:
             self._horizontal.append(size)
-            locator = self.new_locator(nx=len(self._horizontal)-1, ny=0)
+            locator = self.new_locator(nx=len(self._horizontal)-1, ny=self._yrefindex)
 
         ax = self._get_new_axes(**kwargs)
         ax.set_axes_locator(locator)
@@ -601,10 +601,10 @@ def new_vertical(self, size, pad=None, pack_start=False, **kwargs):
         if pack_start:
             self._vertical.insert(0, size)
             self._yrefindex += 1
-            locator = self.new_locator(nx=0, ny=0)
+            locator = self.new_locator(nx=self._xrefindex, ny=0)
         else:
             self._vertical.append(size)
-            locator = self.new_locator(nx=0, ny=len(self._vertical)-1)
+            locator = self.new_locator(nx=self._xrefindex, ny=len(self._vertical)-1)
 
         ax = self._get_new_axes(**kwargs)
         ax.set_axes_locator(locator)