Re: [Matplotlib-users] EPS with TeX

[Sebastian B. <web...@th...>]

Darren Dale wrote:
>> the example
>>
>> from matplotlib.pyplot import *
>> text(0.5, 0.5, r'a \\ b')
>> savefig('test.eps')
>>
>> runs without error here -- and latex is calling pdftex:
> 
> ... cup of coffee. ...

the example was not fair though as it wasn't using latex... this one is now:


from matplotlib import rcParams
params = {'backend': 'ps',
          'text.usetex': True,
          'ps.usedistiller': 'xpdf',
          }
rcParams.update(params)

from matplotlib.pyplot import *

text(0.5, 0.5, r'a \newline{} b')
savefig('test.eps')


it does not crash (the version with '\\' does) but does not produce a
line break, either...

best,
sebastian.