Hi, I guess the extent of the rendered text is not known until the figure is drawn. The link below would be helpful.
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/doc/html/faq/howto_faq.html#how-do-i-automatically-make-room-for-my-tick-labels So. it is possible to know the text length, but you need to wait until the drawing time. I guess the legend class might be helpful, as it adjust its position at the drawing time according to the text size. But wrapping a text (in general way) seems not easy to me. Anyhow, the easiest way I can think of is to rely on LaTeX for wrapping. text(0.5, 2.5, r"\parbox[b]{2 in}{really really really really really really long line}", va="top") It may be a bit tricky to get the right vertical alignment though. Regards, -JJ On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Ben Axelrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to draw some text inside of a rectangle. The text can be longer > than the rectangle, so I would like to wrap the text. I doubt MPL has this > kind of functionality built in, so I am expecting to write it myself. > > > > I think I read somewhere that it is not possible to get the length of text > in MPL. Is this true? This would be the basic mechanism needed to > implement this. > > > > I just want to know if this is possible or not, and any pointers if anyone > has some. > > > > Thanks, > > -Ben > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
