Re: [Matplotlib-users] mathtext and fonts under Windows 8

[Paul H. <pmh...@gm...>]

Sounds like it might have something to do with your Latex installation (if
any) or the barebones Latex-rendering done by MPL alone. Namely, they
simply don't have the characters for mathematical Arial available.

Not too sure though. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable responds.
-paul


On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:31 PM, CAB <ca...@ya...> wrote:

> Hi, All,
>
> I am encountering a thorny problem when trying to run matplotlib under
> Windows 8.  If I label an axis using a command like
>
> ax.set_ylabel(r'time (s)', name='Arial'),
>
> all is well.  But if  try to add mathtext to that, as in
>
> ax.set_ylabel(r'time ($s$)', name='Arial'),
>
> mathtext.py throws an error (a very long stream) ending in "RuntimeError:
> Face has no glyph names".  If I remove the "name='Arial'" above and let the
> program default to Bitstream Vera Sans, the mathtext works.
>
> This problem does not occur under Windows 7 or XP; only under two
> different Windows 8 installations.  Any ideas what's going on?
>
> Chad
>
>
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