On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 4:34 PM, CAB <cabr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > But now, let's say I want to italicize only the 'f' and 'x'. I can't find > any easy way to do that while retaining the Arial font. > > And no, I don't want to use TeX. Target users' computers might not have > it. >
That's fine, that's why matplotlib imitates TeX with mathtext... > > I've tried using mathtext, but that uses one of mathtext's fonts, not mine > (computer modern, etc., or sansserif, etc.) > I am sure there must be some way to change the font, but Arial might not be supported for this... haven't tried though. > > I've tried setting mathregular, but that won't allow me to vary > italic/nonitalic text. > > Could you include some examples of what you tried? > I'm left with not labeling the axes at all, but simply putting four > different text objects next to each other and hoping that it doesn't look > too jury-rigged. > > Yeah, based on your requirements (italicize individual characters) your choices are to either use the latex-like syntax that matplotlib allows for, or to individually set the characters in their own text boxes. But, really, I think if you rethink your requirements, then you will realize that mathtext is the better way to go. It looks much more aesthetically pleasing that way. > Either that, or Photoshop the puppy. > > Let's see if we can avoid that... Cheers, Ben Root
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