Matplotlib, by design, needs to know the exact dimension (height, width and descent) of texts that the backend will produce (before the output is produced), and I wonder if that's going to be possible with TikZ. Unless you can solve this problem, I don't think tikz backend will be feasible.
Some form of simple translator like "matplotlib2tikz(myFigure)" should certainly be possible. But things like legends and annotations will be very tricky, if not impossible. In my opinion, there is no reason that matplotlib can make user 100% happy, because matplotlib itself actually runs tex/latex in usetex mode. If TikZ can do that, I believe matplotlib also can do. If you're not 100% happy with the output, please report why it is so. If you're using matplotlib with usetex mode, and somehow the fonts does not match with other texts in your document, it only means that there is a room for improvement in matplotlib. At least to me. Regards, -JJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
