Re: [Matplotlib-users] =?iso-8859-1?q?using_different_font_families_w?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ith=09LaTeX

On Sunday 13 May 2007 6:32:56 pm Lev Givon wrote:
> Received from Lev Givon on Sun, May 13, 2007 at 04:46:54PM EDT:
> > Received from Darren Dale on Fri, May 11, 2007 at 05:29:01PM EDT:
> > > On Friday 11 May 2007 12:12:37 pm Lev Givon wrote:
> > > > Setting the font family with matplotlib.rc (or in my
> > > > .matplotlib/matplotlibrc file) doesn't seem to have any effect on the
> > > > font used to generate text when the usetex setting is enabled. This
> > > > seems to imply that the fonts I have listed in the font.serif,
> > > > font.sans-serif, and font.monospace settings (specifically, Times,
> > > > Helvetica, and Courier) are not deemed to be valid from LaTeX's point
> > > > of view. However, my LaTeX installation does appear to contain the
> > > > psnfss files. Is there something I am overlooking?
> > > >
> > > > I am using matplotlib 0.90.0 and teTeX 3.0 on Linux.
> > >
> > > changing the font family works for me. Maybe you should try deleting
> > > your .matplotlib/tex.cache and trying again.
> >
> > Apparently the weirdness I observed is a bit more subtle than I
> > described: changing the font with the usetex setting on does indeed
> > change the font used for the plot title and axis labels, but not for
> > the axis ticks. Changing the font with the usetex settings off causes
> > the selected font family to be used for the axis ticks.
> >
> > 							L.G.
>
> Ah..I see what was going on; the numerical ticks are output in LaTeX
> math mode (e.g., $123$) and therefore rendered in CM if the specified
> fonts do not provide any math fonts. Is there a way to use LaTeX font
> packages such as euler, ccfonts, and cmbright?

Not at present, no.