Hi Adrian, On Thursday 05 April 2007 09:01:55 am Adrian Down wrote: > I am getting an error when I try to use any TeX formatting in plot > labels. There is an example below. I don't know if its relevant, but > I can only use the "latex" command in my OSX terminal. If I try > "latex sample.tex" in an x11 window, x11 claims no knowledge of latex.
See http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/UsingTex. You need to make sure that latex, ghostscript and dvipng are all on your PATH. > I have had to install two libraries and hunt down my kpathsea library, > and this still isn't working. Is there any easier way to achieve text > and math together in a label, such as "Text $\pi$" ? Thanks, Usetex is currently the only way to render text that mixes regular text with mathtext. Also note, you should use raw strings: r"Text $\pi$", not "Text $\pi$" Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
