Re: [Matplotlib-users] different PNG and PDF output...

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

This looks like a dpi issue -- that is the only difference between the 
regular and hi-res png.  Jae-Joon -- do you have any thoughts?  Perhaps 
something is dpi-dependent in the new legend code where it shouldn't be?

Mike

Lebostein wrote:
> Hi,
>
> with the new version of matplotlib, the legend looks different in png and
> pdf!
>
> I could post examples, but you can look in the galery also:
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/gallery.html
>
> for example the legend_demo3
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/pylab_examples/legend_demo3.html
> * PNG:
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/_static/plot_directive/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/legend_demo3.hires.png
> * PDF:
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/_static/plot_directive/mpl_examples/pylab_examples/legend_demo3.pdf
>
> You see in the png the lines are short and not vertically centered, padding
> between axes an legend text are ignored .. and so on
>   

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Michael Droettboom
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