I originally posted to Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/q/38274681/2988730.
I am trying to follow the answer at http://stackoverflow.com/a/38008501/2988730 to an earlier question of mine to create colored and styled legend-like entries. I have the following code: import matplotlib as mpl mpl.use('ps') from matplotlib import pyplot as plt mpl.rc('text', usetex=True) mpl.rc('text.latex', preamble='\\usepackage{color}\n\\usepackage{dashrule}') plt.ion() ax = plt.plot((0, 1), (1, 2))[0].axes ax.set_ylabel(r'Y $\;$ \textcolor[rgb]{1.0, 0.0, 0.0}{\hdashrule[0.5ex]{3cm}{1pt}{1pt 0pt}}') ax.set_xlabel(r'N $\;$ \textcolor[rgb]{0.0, 1.0, 0.0}{\rule[0.5ex]{3cm}{1pt}}') plt.savefig('test.ps') The result is as expected. The labels contain black text with a red line on the Y label and a green line on the X label: http://i.stack.imgur.com/JCiLI.png. However, when I try the exact same set of commands without the `mpl.use('ps')` line (using `'qt4agg'` backend on my system), the figure neither saves corectly nor shows up correctly on screen: import matplotlib as mpl from matplotlib import pyplot as plt mpl.rc('text', usetex=True) mpl.rc('text.latex', preamble='\\usepackage{color}\n\\usepackage{dashrule}') plt.ion() ax = plt.plot((0, 1), (1, 2))[0].axes ax.set_ylabel(r'Y $\;$ \textcolor[rgb]{1.0, 0.0, 0.0}{\hdashrule[0.5ex]{3cm}{1pt}{1pt 0pt}}') ax.set_xlabel(r'N $\;$ \textcolor[rgb]{0.0, 1.0, 0.0}{\rule[0.5ex]{3cm}{1pt}}') plt.savefig('test.png') plt.show() The result of `plt.savefig` (http://i.stack.imgur.com/h2LXn.png) and `plt.show` (http://i.stack.imgur.com/0Ow7c.png) are basically the same in this case. The lines after the text show up black. How do I get the colors to show up in the labels with the default interactive backend? Regards, -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
