You may use annotate with which you can specify offsets. http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/api/pyplot_api.html?highlight=annotate#matplotlib.pyplot.annotate
Or, you may consider to use the path_effect (available w/ v1.0). http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/pylab_examples/patheffect_demo.html Regards, -JJ On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Nikolaus Rath <nikol...@rath.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I am placing a text object in a place where the background is sometimes > dark and sometimes light, so the text is hard to see. Adding a > background to the text object itself looks a bit ugly, so I am wondering > if there is a way to add a shadow to the text itself. > > What's the best way to do this? > > I thought about redrawing the same text just offset by a fraction of the > text size, but I can't quite figure out how to do the placement > properly. My rough idea is the get the position of the text in pixel > coordinates, add an offset to it and then position it with display > coordinates as well. But how do I get the display coordinates of > something that I placed in axes coordinates? And how to I determine how > many pixels I need to offset without knowing the dpi? > > > Best, > > -Nikolaus > > -- > »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« > > PGP fingerprint: 5B93 61F8 4EA2 E279 ABF6 02CF A9AD B7F8 AE4E 425C > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve Improved Network Security with IP and DNS Reputation. > Defend against bad network traffic, including botnets, malware, > phishing sites, and compromised hosts - saving your company time, > money, and embarrassment. Learn More! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpdev2dev-nov > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve Improved Network Security with IP and DNS Reputation. Defend against bad network traffic, including botnets, malware, phishing sites, and compromised hosts - saving your company time, money, and embarrassment. Learn More! http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpdev2dev-nov _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
