René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Hatching doesn't respect alpha","articleBody":"### Bug report\r\n\r\n**Bug summary**\r\nWhen plotting using a hatch, alpha is not applied to the hatching\r\n\r\n**Code for reproduction**\r\n```python\r\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\nplt.fill_between(range(10), [10]*10, hatch='/', alpha=0.5)\r\nplt.show()\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Actual outcome**\r\nHatching is black with no alpha\r\n![Example](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1426824/22429497/1b431fde-e70b-11e6-9f60-942852485866.png)\r\n\r\n**Expected outcome**\r\nBefore matplotlib 2.0, the hatching was the color of the fill and alpha was respected\r\n\r\n**Matplotlib version**\r\n\r\nWindows 7\r\nmatplotlib 2.0.0\r\nnumpy 1.12.0\r\nscipy 0.18.1\r\nInstallation through pip\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/japborst","@type":"Person","name":"japborst"},"datePublished":"2017-01-30T15:43:26.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":8},"url":"https://github.com/7992/matplotlib/issues/7992"}