[Matplotlib-users] em-dash not correctly displayed in saved pdf when using tex

[Chao-Chin Yang]

Here is my locale:

LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_TIME=en_US.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_NAME=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_ADDRESS=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_TELEPHONE=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_MEASUREMENT=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_IDENTIFICATION=sv_SE.UTF-8
LC_ALL=

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Chao-Chin


On 01/06/2016 03:06 PM, Thomas Caswell wrote:
> What is the default encoding on your system?  I wonder if in 
> `draw_tex` or `dvi_read` we are transcoding the text?
>
> Tom
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:56 AM Michael Droettboom 
> <mdroettboom at continuum.io <mailto:mdroettboom at continuum.io>> wrote:
>
>     I can't reproduce with matplotlib master, suggesting this bug has
>     already been fixed.
>
>     Mike
>
>     On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 4:26 AM, Chao-Chin Yang
>     <chaochinyang at icloud.com <mailto:chaochinyang at icloud.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi, I am having issues with producing an em-dash in pdf when
>         using tex.  A sample script is as below:
>
>         #!/usr/bin/env python3
>         import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>         import math
>         import numpy as np
>
>         x = np.linspace(0, 2 * math.pi)
>         y = np.cos(x)
>
>         plt.plot(x, y)
>         plt.suptitle(r"abc --- def")
>         plt.savefig("test.pdf")
>         plt.show()
>
>         I have customized rc parameters:
>
>         backend = “TkAgg”
>         font.family = “serif”
>         text.usetex = True
>         image.cmap = “CMRmap"
>
>         The plot rendered on screen looks fine.  However, there are
>         some weird characters showing up right before the em-dash in
>         the saved pdf, as attached here.
>
>
>
>         I am using Linux Mint 17.3, and uname -a gives
>
>         Linux Eridanus 3.19.0-32-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu
>         Oct 22 09:41:40 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
>         I am using python 3.4.3 + matplotlib 1.3.1, the latter of
>         which is kind of old, but still remains the latest in the
>         Ubuntu LTS repository.  On the other had, I have installed the
>         texlive-full package, which should include all the tex related
>         packages.  My dvipng is 1.14, and my ghostscript is 9.10.  I
>         have also tried different backends like Agg or PDF, but it
>         makes no difference.
>
>         I have tried googling around for similar issues, but had no luck.
>
>         It would be very much appreciated If anyone had some idea how
>         this comes about.
>
>         Sincerely,
>         Chao-Chin
>
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