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Description
Bug report
Bug summary
- Symbols appear as streaks with usetex=True, times font and PDF backend
Code for reproduction
import matplotlib as mpl
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
mpl.rcParams.update(mpl.rcParamsDefault)
mpl.rcParams['text.usetex'] = True
mpl.rcParams['font.family'] = ['serif']
mpl.rcParams['font.serif'] = ['times']
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax.set_xlabel(r'$x$ $\alpha$')
fig.savefig('test.pdf')Actual outcome
test.pdf
- Alpha symbol in the x-axis label appears as a streak in the output PDF
Expected outcome
- Alpha symbol in the x-axis label to appear as an alpha, rendered by LaTeX
Matplotlib version
- Matplotlib 2.2.2, Python 2.7.15, OSX 10.13.4
- pdfTeX 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2018), kpathsea version 6.3.0
- Installed with MacPorts