Re: [Matplotlib-users] How to save text in vector images as text rather than paths?

2010-06-28 Thread Benjamin Root
Just to note, in Linux, one can use the pdf2ps command. I believe Windows users can use GhostScript to convert a pdf into an eps file rather than using Illustrator for a simple conversion process. Ben Root On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Eric Firing efir...@hawaii.edu wrote: On 06/27/2010

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How to save text in vector images as text rather than paths?

2010-06-28 Thread Eric Firing
On 06/28/2010 04:30 AM, Benjamin Root wrote: Just to note, in Linux, one can use the pdf2ps command. I believe I recommend the pdftops command if you have it, instead of pdf2ps. At least on my system (ubuntu 10.04), pdf2ps seems to be embedding coarse bit-mapped versions of the fonts. The

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How to save text in vector images as text rather than paths?

2010-06-28 Thread Benjamin Root
Hmm, there is definitely a difference in qualiity. Thanks for the tip!/ Ben Root On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Eric Firing efir...@hawaii.edu wrote: On 06/28/2010 04:30 AM, Benjamin Root wrote: Just to note, in Linux, one can use the pdf2ps command. I believe I recommend the pdftops

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How to save text in vector images as text rather than paths?

2010-06-27 Thread Eliss Parke
I'm creating charts in matplotlib and saving them using savefig('chart.eps'). How can I make the labels actually be text rather than paths, which seems to be the default? (when I open the .eps files in Illustrator, I can't edit them as text) I'm using the latest matplotlib and python on Windows

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How to save text in vector images as text rather than paths?

2010-06-27 Thread Eric Firing
On 06/27/2010 08:06 AM, Eliss Parke wrote: I'm creating charts in matplotlib and saving them using savefig('chart.eps'). How can I make the labels actually be text rather than paths, which seems to be the default? (when I open the .eps files in Illustrator, I can't edit them as text) When you