Re: [Matplotlib-users] Type 3 fonts
Jouni K. Seppänen wrote: > Christopher Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> I have read a little bit online about the difference between types 1 >> and 3, but I can't find a description of which font is which type. So >> what font should I use? >> > > Try setting the pdf.fonttype parameter in your matplotlibrc file to 42 > and see if the resulting file passes validation. Matplotlib currently > only uses TrueType fonts, which can be embedded in either Type 3 or Type > 42 format. I seem to recall there was some problem with the Type 42 > format so Type 3 was made the default; Michael Droettboom probably > remembers it better. Type 42 fonts are currently working, as far as I know. There was a transient problem with them but I think that's fixed. Type 3 is the default just because it makes the files smaller. Cheers, Mike -- Michael Droettboom Science Software Branch Operations and Engineering Division Space Telescope Science Institute Operated by AURA for NASA - 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
Re: [Matplotlib-users] Type 3 fonts
Hi Jouni, JKS> Try setting the pdf.fonttype parameter in your matplotlibrc file to JKS> 42 and see if the resulting file passes validation. Matplotlib This produces a good-looking pdf. Unfortunately, It'll be a few weeks before I can test it with the online figure check program, since the that manuscript is already submitted and I can no longer update the figures (for now). Once I can try again, I'll let you know. -- Chris - 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
Re: [Matplotlib-users] Type 3 fonts
Christopher Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have read a little bit online about the difference between types 1 > and 3, but I can't find a description of which font is which type. So > what font should I use? Try setting the pdf.fonttype parameter in your matplotlibrc file to 42 and see if the resulting file passes validation. Matplotlib currently only uses TrueType fonts, which can be embedded in either Type 3 or Type 42 format. I seem to recall there was some problem with the Type 42 format so Type 3 was made the default; Michael Droettboom probably remembers it better. If you really need to use Type 1 fonts as opposed to TrueType, there actually is some limited support for them in the pdf backend, currently used only by the dviread approach to using LaTeX. You could try setting text.usetex to True - if it works out for you, you should see Type 1 TeX fonts in the output. If not, it will probably take a little hacking to smuggle a Type 1 font (a pfa or pfb file) past the front end, but the pdf backend should then embed it. -- 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
Re: [Matplotlib-users] Type 3 fonts
Christopher Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have read a little bit online about the difference between types 1 > and 3, but I can't find a description of which font is which type. So > what font should I use? Try setting the pdf.fonttype parameter in your matplotlibrc file to 42 and see if the resulting file passes validation. Matplotlib currently only uses TrueType fonts, which can be embedded in either Type 3 or Type 42 format. I seem to recall there was some problem with the Type 42 format so Type 3 was made the default; Michael Droettboom probably remembers it better. If you really need to use Type 1 fonts as opposed to TrueType, there actually is some limited support for them in the pdf backend, currently used only by the dviread approach to using LaTeX. You could try setting text.usetex to True - if it works out for you, you should see Type 1 TeX fonts in the output. If not, it will probably take a little hacking to smuggle a Type 1 font (a pfa or pfb file) past the front end, but the pdf backend should then embed it. -- 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
