IDL uses the Hershey vector fonts <http://www.ifi.uio.no/it/latex-links/STORE/opt/rsi/idl/help/online_help/Hershey_Vector_Font_Samples.html>
The problem is that these are not trutype fonts, so the easiest solution is probably to find some free sans-serif font that looks close to Hershey on a free font site. HTH, Gary R. Jose Gomez-Dans wrote: > Hi, > Some colleagues have sent some plots which they generated using IDL > (boo!!! hiss!! :D), and they look quite dissimilar to my matplotlib > ones. I would like to mimic their layout as much as possible, which so > far is a success. The only problem is that I don't know what font to > use. In IDL, I believe it is called "Roman" (there's an smudged > example here: <http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~warner/IDL5220/HW4w.jpg>). > Does anyone know a suitable alternative? > > Thanks! > Jose ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
