Darren Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > pdf output uses dviread.py to parse the dvi files created by latex, > get the font layout information, and place the glyphs. [...] there are > some subtle and difficult to resolve limitations of dviread (like > rendering greek letters in math mode) that have prevented us from > using it everywhere. Jouni, would you care to comment?
The details are a little complicated, but yes, dviread.py lacks some features of the font support in dvips. The PS backend calls dvips and so gets to use all the font machinery in a modern TeX system, and dviread doesn't (yet) implement all the features. Another potential problem is that dviread makes more assumptions about the TeX system than the PS backend, and I have only tested it on TeX Live on a Mac. Both TeX Live and teTeX on a Unix-ish system should be fine, but I have no idea about TeX implementations on Windows, or any commercial implementations. For various reasons, I haven't had much time recently to hack on matplotlib, but improving dviread is high on my todo list when I do find the time. -- Jouni K. Seppänen http://www.iki.fi/jks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
