[Matplotlib-users] changing matplotlib fonts in illustrator

2009-06-14 Thread per freem
hello all,

I make my figures in matplotlib and then output them (using savefig) as
.pdf.  I am using Fedora linux.

When I try to edit the font in the figure to Helvetica using Illustrator, I
cannot. i am able to select the fonts, e.g. labels on the axes of the
figure, but when i try to change the font it does not work. apparently the
font information has been lost.

is there a way to make the .pdf file contain the font? or is the solution to
export it as a different file format (if so which)?

p.s. i do not have helvetica on the system that generates the plots so i
cannot set it programmatically... this is why i export it using the default
matplotlib font and then try to edit it in illustrator.

thanks.
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Re: [Matplotlib-users] changing matplotlib fonts in illustrator

2009-06-14 Thread Michael Droettboom
You might want to try setting the rcParam pdf.fonttype to 42 (i.e. 
TrueType mode), which will avoid font subsetting.


You may also want to try using the Ps backend, which does support 
Helvetica directly.  matplotlib ships all of the standard Ps font 
metrics as part of matplotlib.  Be sure to set ps.useafm to True.


Mike

On 06/14/2009 04:54 PM, per freem wrote:

hello all,

I make my figures in matplotlib and then output them (using savefig) 
as .pdf.  I am using Fedora linux.


When I try to edit the font in the figure to Helvetica using 
Illustrator, I cannot. i am able to select the fonts, e.g. labels on 
the axes of the figure, but when i try to change the font it does not 
work. apparently the font information has been lost.


is there a way to make the .pdf file contain the font? or is the 
solution to export it as a different file format (if so which)?


p.s. i do not have helvetica on the system that generates the plots so 
i cannot set it programmatically... this is why i export it using the 
default matplotlib font and then try to edit it in illustrator.


thanks.


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