Hi Mike, Thanks for the tip. I tried it, but I get the following message:
Bad key "svg.embed_chars" on line 294 in /Users/kghose/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc. You probably need to get an updated matplotlibrc file from http://matplotlib.sf.net/matplotlibrc or from the matplotlib source distribution The text is still exported as path. Thanks -Kaushik Michael Droettboom wrote: > The rcParam svg.embed_chars controls this behavior. I would assume it > is set differently on your Windows and Mac boxes. > > When it is True, rather than outputting <text> blocks, it embeds the > characters as outlines. This means that the fonts do not have to be > installed just to view the SVG correctly. The upside is better > "portability" of the file. The downside is that the text can be > impossible to edit in tools such as Inkscape or Illustrator. (Using SVG > fonts would have been better, but there isn't much support for them in > the wild yet). > > When it is False, regular text blocks are used, but things will look > strange (particularly with math text) if the correct fonts are not > installed on the viewer's machine. > > Hope that helps. > > Mike > > Kaushik Ghose wrote: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I'm using matplotlib on mac >> (matplotlib-0.91.2-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg) . >> >> On windows svg export would have very sensible text grouping. For >> example an xlabel('Time') when saved to svg results in one text object >> 'Time'. >> >> In the mac version this is saved as 5 separate objects, not text. A >> little puzzling, and inconvenient. >> >> Is there an option somewhere to change this behavior? >> >> I'm attaching an example svg. >> >> Thanks! >> -Kaushik >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
