Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-10-09 Thread Christian Meesters
On Monday 02 October 2006 21:51, Mark Bakker wrote: > What I don't understand is why we need previews at all? > Is this because Microsoft software cannot display an eps file? > Why not? Isn't that one of the easiest drivers to write? > Are they not adding eps format out of spite? > Mark Sorry for r

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-10-05 Thread Mark Bakker
lot ofplotting that ends up in presentations and it would be nice ifyou could embed an EPS in the presentation with a high quality preview.Ted-Included Message-->Date: 28-sep-2006 14:04:55 -0700>From: "Christian Meesters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <matplotlib

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-10-05 Thread Darren Dale
On Thursday 28 September 2006 10:51 am, Christian Meesters wrote: > Thanks, John and Alan, > > That was fast! > > > As for the fonts, yes, you can control this with rc. > > Sure, but what about the latex rendered parts? (I wonder whether it > actually matters, but I'd like to be sure, because there

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-10-02 Thread Theodore R Drain
;From: "Christian Meesters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: >Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format > >> As for the preview header, I suspect there arte 3rd part tools that >> can do this (ImageMagick?). We should be able to do it ourself with >>

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-09-28 Thread John Hunter
> "Christian" == Christian Meesters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Christian> One last remark on this: Since so many journals demand Christian> this, would it be worth a feature request? (I don't Christian> have the time nor the skills to work on this.) One may Christian> think o

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-09-28 Thread Christian Meesters
> As for the preview header, I suspect there arte 3rd part tools that > can do this (ImageMagick?). We should be able to do it ourself with > agg, but it would require someone to dig in and figure out the spec. > > JDH One last remark on this: Since so many journals demand this, would it be worth

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-09-28 Thread Christian Meesters
Thanks, John and Alan, That was fast! > As for the fonts, yes, you can control this with rc. Sure, but what about the latex rendered parts? (I wonder whether it actually matters, but I'd like to be sure, because there so little time left ...) > On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Christian Meesters apparently

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-09-28 Thread Alan G Isaac
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Christian Meesters apparently wrote: > - it should include a 8bit preview/header at a resolution of 72dpi - no idea > how to generate this I think you can use http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/epstool.htm but do not know what dpi control you'll have. hth, Alan Isaac

Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps file format

2006-09-28 Thread John Hunter
> "Christian" == Christian Meesters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Christian> Hi, I'd like to write a paper with figures in eps Christian> format. Since the paper is for one of Elseviers Christian> journals the eps-figures have to meet the following Christian> requirements: - all