Hi Yong-Duk, On Saturday 26 April 2008 08:26:33 am Yong-Duk Jin wrote: > I tested saving in a 'eps' format function using the test code > from http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/LaTeX_Examples. > > The code looks like > > > ##################################################################### > import pylab > from pylab import arange,pi,sin,cos,sqrt > fig_width_pt = 246.0 # Get this from LaTeX using \showthe\columnwidth > inches_per_pt = 1.0/72.27 # Convert pt to inch > golden_mean = (sqrt(5)-1.0)/2.0 # Aesthetic ratio > fig_width = fig_width_pt*inches_per_pt # width in inches > fig_height = fig_width*golden_mean # height in inches > fig_size = [fig_width,fig_height] > params = {'backend': 'ps', > 'axes.labelsize': 10, > 'text.fontsize': 10, > 'legend.fontsize': 10, > 'xtick.labelsize': 8, > 'ytick.labelsize': 8, > 'text.usetex': True, > 'figure.figsize': fig_size} > pylab.rcParams.update(params) > # Generate data > x = pylab.arange(-2*pi,2*pi,0.01) > y1 = sin(x) > y2 = cos(x) > # Plot data > pylab.figure(1) > pylab.clf() > pylab.axes([0.125,0.2,0.95-0.125,0.95-0.2]) > pylab.plot(x,y1,'g:',label='$\sin(x)$') > pylab.plot(x,y2,'-b',label='$\cos(x)$') > pylab.xlabel('$x$ (radians)') > pylab.ylabel('$y$') > pylab.legend() > pylab.savefig('eps.eps') > pylab.savefig('png.png',dpi=200) > ##################################################################### > > After trying the above code, I found 2 problems in saving in 'eps' format. > I attached the result saved in eps format (eps.jpg) along with the result > saved in png format (png.png) to describe the problems. > > 1. The location of axes is not correct when the plot is saved in 'eps' > format. It seems like that the appointed axes location is ignored when any > of the component in the plot is out of the figure.
That is the result of an unfortunate workaround we have to use with the latex backend. Briefly: the figure you are making is actually inserted into a latex document, in order for latex to render the text. Latex yields a postscript file, which does not include a bounding box. You want an eps file, with a bounding box that preserves the placement of your axes in the visible window, but the bbox is recalculated by ghostscript based on the contents of the image. I don't know how to improve this, aside from switching to Jouni's dviread. > 2. Although the legend label in the 'eps' file is acceptable, the legend > label in 'png' file looks better. They look about the same to me, and I don't know what you mean by better. I will say though, that there are better postscript viewers out there than the one you are using. The tick labels in your eps example do not look as good as they could. I see the same thing with kpdf, Adobe Reader does a better job of rendering the text in our figures than does kpdf. > In addition to the above problems, I want to know whether there exists a > way to > adjust the distance between a axis label and tick label. When I raised the > axis > label font size to 11 or 12, the gap between a axis label and tick label > becomes > too small. I may be able to put a text instead of axis label, it, however, > takes too > much time for me to determine the proper text position manually everytime. > Actually I've asked the same question few days ago and I've not no answer > so far. > Aren't there any proper way to adjust the distance between a axis label and > tick label? I don't know. Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
