Not sure if this is a bug or a feature, but xlabel (and ylabel) doesn't honour the rcParams['font.size'] parameters.
To see this: x = linspace(0,10) y = x**2 plot(x,y) xlabel("x, m") ylabel(r'y^2, m^2") rcParams['font.size'] = 20 ylabel(r'y$^{2}$, m') this is different to ylabel(r'y$^{2}$, m', fontsize=rcParams['font.size']) So, xlabel behaviours similarly; the fontsize parameter is honoured, but the default parameter, as set with rcParams['font.size'] is not. I would call this a bug, not a feature. Other info, as requested by the troubleshooting FAQ... will@jalfrezi:~$ uname -a Linux jalfrezi 3.0.0-16-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 27 17:50:54 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux (but also seen in Windows XP) matplotlib version 1.0.1 matplotlib obtained from the enthought python distribution Thanks, W -- Will Grainger willgrain...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users