Standardize figure/map/plot terminology in codes and docs [Part 1]#4418
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- Change "plot or map" to "plot" in examples and tutorials - Change "Map Boundary" to "Plot Boundary" in figure elements example - Change "Plotting map elements" to "Plotting embellishments" in API docs - Change "geographical maps" to "geographic maps" for consistency - Update "map boundary" to "plot boundary" in decorators and rose module Co-authored-by: seisman <3974108+seisman@users.noreply.github.com>
- Change "geographical tick annotations" to "geographic tick annotations" - Change "map frame" to "plot frame" in 3D perspective documentation Co-authored-by: seisman <3974108+seisman@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Clarify usage of figure vs map and plot
Standardize figure/map/plot terminology across documentation
Feb 14, 2026
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Fix terminology: use "plot dimensions" instead of "map dimensions" in 3D scatter example
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- examples/projections/nongeo/polar.py: Changed "Set map limits" to "Set plot limits" and "Set map width" to "Set plot width" (12 instances) - pygmt/src/contour.py: Changed "on a map" to "on a plot" - pygmt/src/image.py: Changed "on a map" to "on a plot" - pygmt/src/text.py: Changed "on the map" to "on the plot" and "of the map" to "of the plot" Co-authored-by: seisman <3974108+seisman@users.noreply.github.com>
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Standardize "figure"/"map"/"plot" terminology across codebase
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…→ "plot region" - pygmt/src/plot.py line 199: Changed "clipped to the map region" to "clipped to the plot region" - pygmt/src/plot3d.py line 174: Changed "clipped to the map region" to "clipped to the plot region" - pygmt/src/grdimage.py line 72: Changed "select a map region" to "select a plot region" Co-authored-by: seisman <3974108+seisman@users.noreply.github.com>
Deep search revealed additional terminology issues: - pygmt/src/grdproject.py: "map region large" → "plot region larger" (also fixed typo) - pygmt/src/plot.py: "on a map" → "on a plot" - pygmt/src/velo.py: "on a map" → "on a plot" Co-authored-by: seisman <3974108+seisman@users.noreply.github.com>
Deep search found three more instances in subplot.py where "map" was used in contexts that apply to all plot types (not just geographic maps): - Line 248: "main map plotting" → "main plotting" - Line 378: "dimensions of the map" → "dimensions of the plot" - Line 410: "main map plotting" → "main plotting" Co-authored-by: seisman <3974108+seisman@users.noreply.github.com>
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Standardize figure/map/plot terminology in source docstrings
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- doc/api/index.rst: "Plotting figure elements" → "Plotting embellishments" (consistent with gallery and techref usage) - pygmt/src/image.py: "plot it on a plot" → "plots it" (fix awkward phrasing) - pygmt/tests/test_image.py: "Place images on map" → "Place images on the figure" - pygmt/tests/test_subplot.py: "map frame setting" → "plot frame setting", "all subplot figures" → "all subplot panels", "Plot map elements" → "Plot elements" Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/sessions/ec6d8067-efa4-4bd0-ad87-85456d70041c Co-authored-by: seisman <3974108+seisman@users.noreply.github.com>
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@yvonnefroehlich It's likely that this PR doesn't fix all inconsistencies, but I feel it's a good start and already contains enough changes. So please review. |
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Partially address #2437.