Hi, The backend_base in the trunk now has the draw_text_as_path method which draws the text using the textpath module. The draw_text and the draw_tex method calls it by default. This will enable a primitive support for text and tex for all the backend which implements draw_path method. This should not affect the functionality of existing backends. The draw_text_as_path in the backend_base is a very basic implementation. It simply calls draw_path for rendering. A special version of the draw_tex method for the svg backend is implemented, which caches the glyph paths of characters to reduces the output size.
So, here are examples. usetex w/ svg backend : http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/178748/mpl/tex_demo.svg text with html5 canvas backend : http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/178748/mpl/test.html Well, the quality of the rendered text is not best, but seems good enough for me. Regards, -JJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
