Re: [Matplotlib-users] eps font finding problem on WinXP (?)

[Gary P. <pa...@in...>]

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From: "John Hunter" <jdh...@ac...>



> >>>>> "Gary" == Gary Pajer <pa...@in...> writes:
> 
>     Gary> I've poked around the docs and archives, for a clue to this,
>     Gary> but if it's there I didn't recognize it.
> 
>     Gary> version: 0.62 WinXP default backend: TkAgg interactive (with
>     Gary> ipython)
> 
> Hi Gary, just to make sure we're clear.  The last version of
> matplotlib released was 0.61.0.  Is this what you mean, or are you
> using CVS?

0.61.0   (my typo)

> 
>     Gary> On computer A I have version 0.54 installed.  There I can
>     Gary> create a plot and say savefig('plot.eps') and get a good eps
>     Gary> file.
> 
>     Gary> On computer B I have version 0.62 installed.  There I can
>     Gary> create a plot and say savefig('plot.eps') with different
>     Gary> results: ghostscript chokes.
> 
> There is a known bug in the ps backend on win32 that was discussed
> here a couple of weeks ago.  Fortunately, it has a trivial fix.  In
> site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py, in the encodeTTFasPS
> function, replace the line
> 
>     font = file(fontfile)
> 
> with
> 
>     font = file(fontfile, 'rb')
> 
> Windows cares a lot about that binary flag.
> 
> Please let me know if this cures what ails you, because we are getting
> ready to release the next matplotlib version and I hate to release
> code with known bugs.

That was it.  Problem solved.

I remember that thread now.  It didn't sink in at the time.   Thanks,  Gary


> 
> Thanks!
> JDH