[matplotlib-devel] xkcd doesn't seem to work in MacOSX backend

2014-11-18 Thread Mark Bakker
Hello list, I don't seem to get xkcd to work in the MacOSX backend. When I try to make a plot I get a nice white figure with nothing on it. Here's what I did: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt %matplotlib # responds with Using matplotlib backend: MacOSX plt.plot([1,2,3]) # gives white figure with

Re: [matplotlib-devel] xkcd doesn't seem to work in MacOSX backend

2014-11-18 Thread Benjamin Root
Which version of matplotlib are you using? On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Mark Bakker mark...@gmail.com wrote: Hello list, I don't seem to get xkcd to work in the MacOSX backend. When I try to make a plot I get a nice white figure with nothing on it. Here's what I did: import

Re: [matplotlib-devel] xkcd doesn't seem to work in MacOSX backend

2014-11-18 Thread Mark Bakker
Sorry, forgot to mention that: 1.4.0 On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Benjamin Root ben.r...@ou.edu wrote: Which version of matplotlib are you using? On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Mark Bakker mark...@gmail.com wrote: Hello list, I don't seem to get xkcd to work in the MacOSX backend.

Re: [matplotlib-devel] xkcd doesn't seem to work in MacOSX backend

2014-11-18 Thread Jens Nielsen
I can reproduce it with the following traceback. Can you please open a bug report on Github for this issue? ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py, line 59, in draw_wrapper draw(artist, renderer, *args, **kwargs) File

Re: [matplotlib-devel] xkcd doesn't seem to work in MacOSX backend

2014-11-18 Thread Phil Elson
Isn't the XKCD stuff baked into the Agg backend. Is it even possible to produce XKCD svg or PDFs? On 18 November 2014 17:01, Jens Nielsen jenshniel...@gmail.com wrote: I can reproduce it with the following traceback. Can you please open a bug report on Github for this issue? ``` Traceback

Re: [matplotlib-devel] xkcd doesn't seem to work in MacOSX backend

2014-11-18 Thread Chris Barker
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Phil Elson pelson@gmail.com wrote: Isn't the XKCD stuff baked into the Agg backend. Is it even possible to produce XKCD svg or PDFs? I wouldn't be surprised -- that's some pretty fancy stuff! To the OP -- maybe you can use the cocoaagg back-end... -CHB

Re: [matplotlib-devel] xkcd doesn't seem to work in MacOSX backend

2014-11-18 Thread Mark Bakker
Like I said, it works fine when I select the QT backend. So I have a workaround. I was just wondering wether it was supposed to work with the MacOSX backend. Does anybody know? If so, I'll file a bug report. Mark On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Phil Elson pelson@gmail.com wrote: Isn't the