Re: [Matplotlib-users] SVG vs PNG

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kc1...@ya... wrote

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>> On Fri, 11 May 2007, kc1...@ya... apparently
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>> > All I want is to: a) Insert all of the plots I create with MPL onto

>> > a Word document.
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>> This part should be achievable with PNG.
>> Just set the figsize.
>> I have not had problems...
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>Correct.  I am doing that right now.   However, because it's not=20
>vector based, if I start chaning the figure size, the quality suffers.
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>> > b) Be able to cut and paste part of a MPL figure and insert that to

>> > Word
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>> You can select part of a PDF for copying to the clipboard in Acrobat.
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>Been there, done that.  Doesn't work.   It selects the titles,=20
>and anotations.  Doesn't select the graphs.
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Perhaps you could use OpenOffice Draw as described in this url:

http://wolfey.sillydog.org/blog/2006/09/20/vector-image-file-conversion-
svg-wmf/

It's a shame that it takes such a workaround.
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