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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"savefig.transparent has no effect when saving from UI","articleBody":"\u003c!--To help us understand and resolve your issue, please fill out the form to the best of your ability.--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--You can feel free to delete the sections that do not apply.--\u003e\r\n\r\n### Bug report\r\n\r\n**Bug summary**\r\n\r\nThe savefig.transparent rcparam does not affect figures saved from the GUI.\r\n\r\n**Code for reproduction**\r\n\r\n\u003c!--A minimum code snippet required to reproduce the bug, also minimizing the number of dependencies required--\u003e\r\n\r\n```python\r\nfrom pylab import *\r\nrcParams[\"savefig.transparent\"] = True\r\nplot()\r\nshow()\r\n```\r\nthen click on the save button to save a figure.\r\n\r\n**Actual outcome**\r\n\r\n\u003c!--The output produced by the above code, which may be a screenshot, console output, etc.--\u003e\r\n\r\nThe figure has opaque background.\r\n\r\n**Expected outcome**\r\n\r\n\u003c!--A description of the expected outcome from the code snippet--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--If this used to work in an earlier version of Matplotlib, please note the version it used to work on--\u003e\r\n\r\nThe figure should have transparent background, just as it has when calling savefig().\r\n\r\n**Matplotlib version**\r\n\u003c!--Please specify your platform and versions of the relevant libraries you are using:--\u003e\r\n  * Operating System:\r\n  * Matplotlib Version: 2.0.2 but apparently dates back to at least 1.5.0.\r\n  * Python Version:\r\n  * Jupyter Version (if applicable):\r\n  * Other Libraries: \r\n\r\n\u003c!--Please tell us how you installed matplotlib and python e.g., from source, pip, conda--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--If you installed from conda, please specify which channel you used if not the default--\u003e\r\n\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/anntzer","@type":"Person","name":"anntzer"},"datePublished":"2017-08-23T17:00:31.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":8},"url":"https://github.com/9080/matplotlib/issues/9080"}