Mathtext fonts and matplotlibrc

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Hi all,

I have just upgraded to 0.93.1 (actually
it turned out I did not even have to remove the 0.90 egg, python imports
from 0.91 all by itself. I do not completely understand why, but that was
a nice surprise…) and now the mixing of normal text and mathtext works
nicely.

Is it possible to use a different font
than the latex-like font for the mathtext? It seems to be, as I found some
lines relating to this in the matplotlibrc (the mathtext settings), but
I am not sure how to set them. I would like a font which looks more like
Arial or Helvetica text, does anybody know how to do this?

Also, I tried to set the default font
to Helvetica in the matplotlibrc file, but this does not affect the text
in the plot. Is it enough to set

font.family : sans-serif

font.sans-serif : Helvetica

to always use the Helvetica font, also
for the axes? Or how do I set the font used for the tick labels?

Any pointers would be much appreciated,
and apologies if I should have overlooked prior posts or documentation!
Thanks!

Best regards, Berit

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Berit Hinnemann

Research Scientist | Characterization Department | Research & Development
Haldor Topsøe A/S

Nymøllevej 55

DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby

Phone: +45 4527 2130 (direct)

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plays an important role in Topsøe’s research and production, and through
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DKK 3.5 billion generated by our 1,700 dedicated employees. For additional
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The choice for math fonts is somewhat limited, because so few fonts have the necessary symbols and spacing information, even if they are reasonably complete Unicode-wise.

You basically have three supported choices, and one experimental choice, set with the mathtext.fontset parameter:

    cm: The TeX Computer Modern fonts
    stix: A new math font designed to blend with Times
    stixsans: A sans-serif math font (similar, but not identical to either Helvetica or Arial)

    custom: Provide a Unicode font -- this generally doesn't work very well.

As for your second question, it should have worked to set all non-mathtext text to Helvetica. Do you have any other customizations in your matplotlibrc file?

Cheers,
Mike

Berit Hinnemann wrote:

···

Hi all,

I have just upgraded to 0.93.1 (actually it turned out I did not even have to remove the 0.90 egg, python imports from 0.91 all by itself. I do not completely understand why, but that was a nice surprise...) and now the mixing of normal text and mathtext works nicely.

Is it possible to use a different font than the latex-like font for the mathtext? It seems to be, as I found some lines relating to this in the matplotlibrc (the mathtext settings), but I am not sure how to set them. I would like a font which looks more like Arial or Helvetica text, does anybody know how to do this?

Also, I tried to set the default font to Helvetica in the matplotlibrc file, but this does not affect the text in the plot. Is it enough to set

font.family : sans-serif
font.sans-serif : Helvetica

to always use the Helvetica font, also for the axes? Or how do I set the font used for the tick labels?

Any pointers would be much appreciated, and apologies if I should have overlooked prior posts or documentation! Thanks!

Best regards, Berit
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*Berit Hinnemann*
Research Scientist | Characterization Department | Research & Development

*Haldor Tops�e A/S*
Nym�llevej 55
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Phone: +45 4527 2130 (direct)

/Haldor Tops�e is market leading within heterogeneous catalysis and supplies catalysts and process design for oil refineries, chemical plants and the energy sector. The environment plays an important role in Tops�e's research and production, and through the introduction of new catalysts and technologies the company supports a more sustainable use of the world's resources. Annual revenues total DKK 3.5 billion generated by our 1,700 dedicated employees. For additional information please see our web site /*_www.topsoe.com_* <http://www.topsoe.com/&gt;

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