Eric, Thanks for addressing the side-issue. If there were a simple way to list all of the backends, that might help?
Any idea about the main point? On Jan 7, 2009, at 12:52 PM, Eric Firing wrote: > Simson Garfinkel wrote: > >> import matplotlib >> matplotlib.use('agg.pdf') > > Simson, > > Sorry to be addressing a side point, not your real questions, but > your example shows up a bug in matplotlib.use, which I will fix > shortly. There is an agg backend, and there is a pdf backend, but > there is no agg.pdf. You are simply getting the agg backend, and > when you save the figure you are using the pdf backend, which is > fine. Only the cairo backend has "sub-backends" or versions, like > "cairo.pdf" or "cairo.png" or "cairo.ps" or "cairo.svg". > > Eric > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users