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support markdown or similar #6695
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It would be very nice if matplotlib supports markdown or similar for text. The main motivation is to write text with different styles using just one command, as for example asked here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30890831/change-text-style-inline-in-matplotlib.
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WeatherGod commented on Jul 6, 2016
It supports "mathtext": http://matplotlib.org/users/mathtext.html
On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 3:55 AM, Ruggero Turra notifications@github.com
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wiso commented on Jul 6, 2016
Yes, I know, this is what people suggested on stackoverflow. I would like to have a solution which doesn't use matthext, but using the same fonts used elsewhere.
WeatherGod commented on Jul 6, 2016
no, what people suggested on stack overflow was latex (having to set
usetex=True). I am talking about "math text", which is matplotlib's
mini-latex language. You don't need to turn on usetex or have latex
installed. It'll just work.
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wiso commented on Jul 6, 2016
ok, thank you, but it seems to me that math text is oriented to writing formulas. I need to write some sentences and to set some words in bold. It is quite difficult to achieve this with math text, for example for the spaces.
WeatherGod commented on Jul 6, 2016
Indeed, it is oriented to writing formulas, as much of our user-base is
familiar with latex and the amstex extension.
While I wouldn't be against someone adding new functionality to support
markdown or ReST, I am skeptical of its value:
markup language. Nobody* is going to be plotting prose using matplotlib.
the dollar signs to denote where to parse the mathtext. If one wants to
support markdown, then that may or may not conflict with the native support
for mathtext. I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised. Might
need a keyword argument or an rcParam to turn on?
There is a cost/benefit to consider here, especially in the context of the
existing support for \textit{} and family.
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mdboom commented on Jul 6, 2016
MEP14 addresses some of these rich formatting issues. It would be a large project, but help is always welcome.
anntzer commented on Nov 15, 2016
Superseded by #7291 (MEP29: markup text).