Mac OS X - Problem when saving figures in eps

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Mac OS X - Problem when saving figures in eps
John Hunter <jdhunter@…8…> writes:

What appears to be happening is that mpl is finding and using a

native os x font rather than the Vera fonts that mpl ships with.

Maybe it would be worth shipping the DejaVu fonts for its more

characters rather than Bitstream Vera: "The DejaVu fonts are a

font family based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release 1.10. Its

purpose is to provide a wider range of characters (see Current

status page for more information) while maintaining the original

look and feel […]"

http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

There are also experimental condensed versions. I’d guess however that

files will become even bigger unless font subsetting is available.

Cheers,

Colin