Re: [Matplotlib-users] Problem saving open symbols in PDF

[Benjamin R. <ben...@ou...>]

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Damon McDougall
<dam...@gm...>wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Benjamin Root <ben...@ou...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Damon McDougall <
> dam...@gm...>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Gökhan Sever <gok...@gm...>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Benjamin Root <ben...@ou...>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Gökhan Sever <
> gok...@gm...>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thanks Mike,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Another point I noticed is setting linewidth to 0 (in fill_between
> >> >>> function) isn't working as expected when figure is saved as a PDF
> >> >>> file.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I noticed this while posting a sample script on scipy-users:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://atmos.uwyo.edu/~gsever/data/test/curvefit_test.py
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Compare the outputs of pdf and png to see the difference that I am
> >> >>> mentioning:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://atmos.uwyo.edu/~gsever/data/test/curvefit_test.pdf
> >> >>> http://atmos.uwyo.edu/~gsever/data/test/curvefit_test.png
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Actually, this is not a bug in mpl.  It is a "bug" in various
> viewers.
> >> >> Some viewers have a "minimum" linewidth and will use that for any
> >> >> requested
> >> >> linewidths smaller than that.  Are you using Apple's Preview?
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers!
> >> >> Ben Root
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Hi Ben,
> >> >
> >> > I was guessing the same way, but trying different viewers doesn't make
> >> > any
> >> > difference:
> >> >
> >> > Evince v3.2.1
> >> > Xpdf v3.03
> >> > Okular v0.14.3
> >> >
> >> > Could anyone confirm this on a window machine?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Gökhan
> >>
> >> Confirmed with Preview.app on OS X 10.7.4.
> >>
> >
> > I think it looks ok with the old Adobe viewer on linux (I never bothered
> > updating it since I use Evince).  Kinda hard to tell the difference
> between
> > grey and greyer... Could somebody include a screenshot of what they are
> > seeing?
>
> Sir, the internet has completed your request: http://i.imgur.com/UdRB9.png
>
> >
> > Ben Root
> >
>
>
>
Thanks! That helps.

With the older Adobe viewer for linux, there is a very slight line, but not
nearly as pronounced as Apple's Preview (which is where I originally
encountered this issue about a year ago).  Attaching a screen capture for
reference.

Cheers!
Ben Root