"George Nurser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Published figures will generally be embedded in text that is Times/ > Palatino etc. > Computer Modern doesn't look right inside such text. > > If it were possible to allow use of the other font packages, it would > be very useful.
It already is, see e.g. <http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/UsingTex> from the file texmanager.py here are the mappings for the supported font packages: font_info = {'new century schoolbook': ('pnc', r'\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{pnc}'), 'bookman': ('pbk', r'\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{pbk}'), 'times': ('ptm', r'\usepackage{mathptmx}'), 'palatino': ('ppl', r'\usepackage{mathpazo}'), 'zapf chancery': ('pzc', r'\usepackage{chancery}'), 'charter': ('pch', r'\usepackage{charter}'), 'serif': ('cmr', ''), 'sans-serif': ('cmss', ''), 'helvetica': ('phv', r'\usepackage{helvet}'), 'avant garde': ('pag', r'\usepackage{avant}'), 'courier': ('pcr', r'\usepackage{courier}'), 'monospace': ('cmtt', ''), 'computer modern roman': ('cmr', ''), 'computer modern sans serif': ('cmss', ''), 'computer modern typewriter': ('cmtt', '')} cheers, 'as ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users