I'm trying to get my pdf outputs from matplotlib to work properly in illustrator, but keep having the issue that illustrator does not recognize the computer modern fonts (eg. CMR10 etc). Everything else seems to work perfectly.
I'm running matplotlib (1.1.1) in ubuntu precise, and illustrator (CS3) on my mac. I installed the fonts-cmu package on my ubuntu machine, and I have the cm fonts installed in illustrator (eg. cmr10 etc. as well as CMU Serif etc). I've been using the following options in matplotlib for pdf rendering, and haven't been able to make the fonts work in illustrator: backend: Agg (also tried pdf) usedistiller: xpdf font.family: serif font.serif: CMU Serif text.usetex: True text.latex.unicode: True (also tried the default) After some searching it seemed like I should try the Pgf backend project, which supports xelatex: https://github.com/pwuertz But after importing that pgf backend with: import matplotlib as mpl mpl.use("module://backend_pgf") then importing matplotlib.pyplot yields this error: from matplotlib.cbook import check_output ImportError: cannot import name check_output All I could find after search was that I needed python 2.7+... but I am using python 2.7.3. Any suggestions for how to get my matplotlib/pdf fonts to work properly in Illustrator would be much appreciated... via whatever method is easiest! Thanks, - Floris -- View this message in context: http://matplotlib.1069221.n5.nabble.com/Font-compatibility-issue-with-Adobe-Illustrator-and-MPL-PDF-s-tp38904.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
