On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 10:50 +0200, Thomas Pfaff wrote: > Hello there, > > when I started with matplotlib I was really enthusiastic that I can throw > all those Excel, IDL, Matlab and whatever else I used until now overboard > and do everything from data processing to visualization in beloved Python. > > Now, here at work I have to use a Windows PC and PowerPoint and graphics > just look best in PowerPoint if they are in EMF format. > Funny enough there seems to be no converter on the market to properly > convert any other vector format matplotlib can produce to EMF. Even the way > via Inkscape fails even with simple plots. > > If I'm wrong about the converter, please tell me and bury EMF-support. > If not, what would you think would be the effort and the time needed to port > the emf-backend to the latest version of matplotlib? I might at least give > it a try.
EMF support in OpenOffice is quite good (OOo uses emf internally, I believe). You can import either SVG or PDF into OOo-Draw using the respective OOo-extension and export as emf from there. bc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
