[Matplotlib-users] Possible bug in padding between text and bounding box for PDF

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    Hello,<br>
    <br>
    I have been fighting with this problem for some time. It seems that
    if, on a plot, I have some text inside a bounding box, it displays
    fine on the screen, saves OK as a PNG, but when I save the plot as a
    PDF the padding on the right side between the text and the box
    disappears. I have attached a minimal example with a text box, but
    this problem occurs for legends as well, if the legend text is
    long-ish. I am also attaching a PNG and a PDF output, as well as how
    the PDF shows up on my viewer. Has anyone else experienced this?<br>
    <br>
    Other relevant info:<br>
    <br>
    <b>$ uname -a</b><br>
    Linux Merlin 3.2.0-77-generic #114-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 10 17:26:03
    UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux<br>
    <br>
    <b>$ python -c 'import matplotlib; print matplotlib.__version__'</b><br>
    1.3.1<br>
    <br>
    <b>Where I obtained matplotlib:</b> <br>
    The matplotlib SourceForge site<br>
    <br>
    <b>Customisations to </b><b>matplotlibrc:</b><br>
    backend      : Qt4Agg<br>
    lines.markersize  : 10            # markersize, in points<br>
    font.sans-serif      : Ubuntu, Calibri, Liberation Sans<br>
    font.monospace       : Consolas, Inconsolata, Ubuntu Mono, Droid
    Sans Mono<br>
    axes.color_cycle : e41a1c, 377eb8, 4daf4a, 984ea3, ff7f00, ffff33,
    a65628, f781bf, 999999<br>
    pdf.fonttype       : 42         # Output Type 3 (Type3) or Type 42
    (TrueType) # I have tried with fonttype=3 as well, and the bug still
    exists<br>
    <br>
    <b>$ python bug_test.py --verbose-helpful &gt; output.txt</b><br>
    output.txt attached<br>
    <br>
    Thanks,<br>
    Sourish<br>
    <br>
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