If you have "ps.useafm" set to True, (and "text.usetex" set to False),
the mathtext renderer will stick to the standard 35 ps fonts, with the
obvious limitations in the number of symbols available, and no radical
signs, etc. By default, all math is serif (in this case Times). You
can force sans-serif (Helvetica), by wrapping the math in \mathsf{}, eg.
r'ergs cm$\mathsf{^{-2}}$ s$\mathsf{^{-1}}$'
Let me know if the above doesn't work for you. I only tested with SVN head.
Cheers,
Mike
John Mariska wrote:
> Many scientific journals ask that authors submit figures as eps
> files, preferably using one of the standard 35 ps fonts--usually
> Helvetica or Times. I've been able to tweak the matplotlib.rc
> file to make eps plot files that have all the numbers and labels
> in Helvetica (or Times), but have a problem dealing with simple
> superscipts and subscripts. Is there a way to get simple LaTeX
> strings, such as r'ergs cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$', to use only
> Helvetica or Times?
>
> John Mariska
>
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