[Pythonmac-SIG] matplotlib vector graphics

[Samuel M. Smith]

I just started using matplotlib a couple of weeks ago. And it will  
generate .ps files.
  I am using matplotlib 0.83.2 with python 2.41 framework on 10.4.2  
but I have problems
with the font definitions in the .ps or .eps files. When I try to  
convert them to .pdf I get an error
in distiller, preview, and epstopdf.

If I don't have any text on the plot then it doesn't have the error  
and converts fine. I had the same problem
with matplotlib 0.82

Anyone here successfully converted the matplotlib .ps files to .pdf?

I would like to know how to get mine to work. I don't know if it is a  
configuration problem or if
the postscript font definition code is broken on os x.

I just posted this on the matplotlib user group as well.


On 02 Sep, 2005, at 07:54, Christian Meesters wrote:

> Hi Teemu,
>
> Sure, why not? It works like in the examples provided with matplotlib.
> For Example:
>
>     import matplotlib
>     matplotlib.use('Agg')
>     import pylab
>
>     pylab.plot(list1,list2,'k-')
>     pylab.title("some title")
>     pylab.xlabel('some unit label')
>     pylab.ylabel('some different unit label')
>
>     pylab.savefig("filename.ps")
>
> Note though, that you need to set matplotlib.use under such
> circumstances to 'Agg', for otherwise matplotlib will complain when
> importing pylab that you (as I presume) don't have gtk, which is the
> default backend. You can use the rc-parameterfile as well and don't
> have to change these settings in every script.
>
> Hope I could help.
>
> Cheers,
> Christian
>
> On 2 Sep 2005, at 15:41, Teemu Rinne wrote:
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can the vector based backends (PS or SVG) be used on OS X? If so,  
>> could
>> someone provide examples.
>>
>> I am using the binary package (Panther) from pythonmac
>>
>>
>> --
>> Teemu Rinne
>> Dept Psych
>> Univ Helsinki
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