Demonstrations and Exploration

def show_cmaps(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Display available colormaps in organized galleries.
    
    Parameters:
    - *args: Colormap categories or names to display
    - ncols (int): Number of columns in gallery
    - **kwargs: Additional display parameters
    
    Displays colormaps by category:
    - Sequential, diverging, cyclic, qualitative
    - Custom and user-registered colormaps
    """

def show_channels(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Display colormap channels across different color spaces.
    
    Parameters:
    - *args: Colormap names to analyze
    - space (str): Color space for channel analysis
    - **kwargs: Additional analysis parameters
    
    Shows hue, saturation, luminance progression
    for perceptual colormap evaluation.
    """

def show_colors(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Display available named colors in organized swatches.
    
    Parameters:
    - *args: Color categories or names to display
    - ncols (int): Number of columns in display
    - **kwargs: Additional display parameters
    
    Displays:
    - Built-in matplotlib colors
    - Proplot named colors
    - User-registered colors
    """

def show_colorspaces(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Display color space demonstrations and comparisons.
    
    Parameters:
    - *args: Color spaces to demonstrate
    - **kwargs: Additional demonstration parameters
    
    Demonstrates differences between:
    - RGB, HCL, HSL, HSV color spaces
    - Perceptual uniformity comparisons
    """

def show_cycles(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Display available color cycles for line plotting.
    
    Parameters:
    - *args: Color cycle names to display
    - ncols (int): Number of columns in display
    - **kwargs: Additional display parameters
    
    Shows:
    - Built-in color cycles
    - Custom and user-registered cycles
    """

def show_fonts(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Display available fonts with sample text.
    
    Parameters:
    - *args: Font families to display
    - **kwargs: Additional display parameters
    
    Displays:
    - System fonts
    - TeX Gyre fonts (proplot defaults)
    - User-registered fonts
    """

import proplot as pplt

# Show all sequential colormaps
pplt.show_cmaps('sequential')

# Show specific colormaps
pplt.show_cmaps('viridis', 'plasma', 'cividis')

# Analyze colormap perceptual properties
pplt.show_channels('viridis', 'jet', space='hcl')

# Display color cycles
pplt.show_cycles()

# Show available colors
pplt.show_colors('blue')

# Font exploration
pplt.show_fonts()

# Color space comparison
pplt.show_colorspaces('hcl', 'hsl')