Hi,
I had the same problem.
I solved it by using TeX, i.e., rc('text', usetex=True) for all the text
in a plot.
Benoit
> Hi list,
>
> I'm having some font weirdness using matplotlib 0.87.4 on MacOSX with
> the WXAgg backend.
> It's a clean install of universal builds from macpython.org.
>
> First of all, when lauching for the first time (or if I delete the
> font cache), I get:
>> ipython -pylab
>> loaded rc file /Users/manuel/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
>> matplotlib version 0.88
>> verbose.level helpful
>> interactive is True
>> platform is darwin
>> numerix numpy 0.9.8
>> font search path ['/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
>> 2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data']
>> $HOME=/Users/manuel
>> CONFIGDIR=/Users/manuel/.matplotlib
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/
>> site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:453: UserWarning: Could
>> not open font file /System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica LT MM
>> warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/
>> site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:453: UserWarning: Could
>> not open font file /System/Library/Fonts/HelveLTMM
>> warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/
>> site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:453: UserWarning: Could
>> not open font file /System/Library/Fonts/Times LT MM
>> warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/
>> site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:453: UserWarning: Could
>> not open font file /Library/Fonts/fonts.cache-1
>> warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/
>> site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:453: UserWarning: Could
>> not open font file /System/Library/Fonts/LastResort.dfont
>> warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/
>> site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:453: UserWarning: Could
>> not open font file /System/Library/Fonts/Keyboard.dfont
>> warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
>> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/
>> site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py:453: UserWarning: Could
>> not open font file /System/Library/Fonts/TimesLTMM
>> warnings.warn("Could not open font file %s"%fpath)
>> Saving TTF font cache for non-PS backends to /Users/
>> manuel/.matplotlib/ttffont.cache.
>> Delete this file to have matplotlib rebuild the cache.
>> matplotlib data path /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
>> 2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data
>> backend WXAgg version 2.6.3.2rc2
>> Python 2.4.3 (#1, Mar 30 2006, 11:02:16)
>> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>
>> IPython 0.7.2 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
>> ? -> Introduction to IPython's features.
>> %magic -> Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions.
>> help -> Python's own help system.
>> object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
>>
>> Welcome to pylab, a matplotlib-based Python environment.
>> For more information, type 'help(pylab)'.
>
> Then, if I try to save a plot in eps, nor Preview.app nor Illustrator
> can open the eps file. Furthermore the file is huge (several MB) for
> a very simple plot.
> If I save the plot as a svg, then I can open the file with Firefox or
> Illustrator, although Illustrator complains about a "missing font"
> and substitute it with its defaut font. I've looked onto the svg file
> and it should use Lucida Grande, which is available on the system...
>
> I've read on this very list that I might solve some issues by putting
> the Bitstream familly of fonts as first choice in my matplotlibrc,
> which I did.
> In these conditions, saving as eps yields a file which can be opened
> by Preview.app, but opening it in Illustrator results in a plot where
> every fonts are replaced by little boxes (see attached picture)
> Saving as a svg works too, excepts that both in Firefox and
> illustrator, the font used are Bitstream Vera Sans *Oblique* whereas
> inside the svg file it is written Bitstream Vera Sans Roman...
>
> Also, if I remove the section %%BeginFont: BitstreamVeraSans-Roman
> (...) %%EndFont directly from the eps file, then I can open it
> perfectly fine in Illustrator.
>
> I'm not sure this is directly related to matplotlib, but i'll be
> grateful of someone can help me with these little annoyances.
>
> Thanks,
> Marin
>
>
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