Button to save a figure.

scripts/pyic_view.py

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class view(object):
         self.selected_cmap = tk.StringVar(value=self.colormaps[0])
         self.color_limits = tk.StringVar(value="auto")  # Default color limits
         self.lon_lat_reg_tk = tk.StringVar(value="-180,180,-90,90")
+        self.save_fig_tk = tk.StringVar(value="./fig.pdf")
         self.selected_res = tk.StringVar(value="0.3")
         self.selected_proj = tk.StringVar(value="None")
 
@@ -217,6 +218,12 @@ class view(object):
             command=self.activate_zoom)
         self.zoom_button.grid(row=3, column=2)
 
+        # save_fig entry
+        entry = tk.Entry(root, textvariable=self.save_fig_tk)
+        entry.grid(row=4, column=1)
+        entry.insert(0, "")  # Default value
+        entry.bind("<Return>", self.save_figure)  # Update when pressing Enter
+
         # Variables to store zoom area
         self.press_event = None
         self.rect = None
@@ -247,6 +254,13 @@ class view(object):
         root.mainloop()
         return
 
+    # for saving the figure
+    def save_figure(self, *args):
+        fpath = self.save_fig_tk.get()
+        print(f'Saving figure {fpath}')
+        #plt.savefig(fpath, dpi=300)
+        plt.savefig(fpath, dpi=300, bbox_inches='tight')
+
     # for zoom
     def activate_zoom(self):
         """Activates zooming mode by connecting event handlers."""