per freem wrote: > hi all, > > two quick questions about labels. first, is there a way to make > subscripts/superscripts *without* using TeX in labels? For example, I > use helvetica in all my labels and I want to plot something like: > plt.xlabel("log10") where "10" is a subscript of "log", but without > doing: plt.xlabel(r"$\log_{10}$"), since that will use LaTeX fonts > instead of my helvetica font.
See the mathtext options in matplotlibrc.template. It looks like what you need is matplotlib.rc('mathtext', fontset='stixsans') maybe with the additional kwarg, default='regular', if you don't want italics. All this is with text.usetex=False (the default). > > second question, when using TeX, I tried the following TeX command in labels: > plt.annotate(r"\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{\mu}}", ....) but it complains that > "not all arguments converted during string formatting" -- but it seems > like correct TeX to me. if I try r"\frac{1}{2}" then it works, but > using \sigma and \sqrt inside breaks it.. any idea how to fix this? This is working for me with usetex=False or True but including dollar signs to signal the use of mathtext (or TeX) parsing. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users