Issues

• strip newlines from PostScript DSC comment metadata

  backend: psstatus: autoclose candidate
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  matplotlib/matplotlib#32501·Priyank-gouda678 opened Oct 18, 2026 · Updated Oct 20, 2026
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• [Feature] Add Support for Converting Text to Outlines in PS/EPS Output Issue #8480

  backend: psfirst-contributionstatus: needs rebasetopic: rcparams
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  matplotlib/matplotlib#31218·andreas-04 opened Mar 1, 2026 · Updated Apr 10, 2026
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• Added text-as-path functionality to backend_ps.py for Issue #8480

  backend: psstatus: needs rebasetopic: rcparams
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  matplotlib/matplotlib#30830·gigoiy opened Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Aug 27, 2026·Draft
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• Revamp draw_path_collection() API.

  backend: aggbackend: pdfbackend: psbackend: svgstatus: needs rebasetopic: canvas and figure managertopic: collections and mappablestopic: path handling
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  matplotlib/matplotlib#30811·r3kste opened Dec 4, 2025 · Updated Feb 4, 2026
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• Fixed hatching in PatchCollection class

  backend: aggbackend: pdfbackend: psbackend: svgstatus: needs rebasetopic: canvas and figure managertopic: collections and mappablestopic: hatch
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  matplotlib/matplotlib#27937·Impaler343 opened Mar 16, 2024 · Updated Jul 18, 2025
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• Do not distill and embed fonts if no text

  backend: psstatus: inactivestatus: needs rebasetopic: text/usetex
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  matplotlib/matplotlib#23775·oscargus opened Aug 30, 2022 · Updated Jun 15, 2026·Draft
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• [Bug]: Font always embedded in (e)ps when text.usetex = True

  backend: pstopic: text/usetex
  matplotlib/matplotlib#23253 · Filter by author oscargus opened on Jun 11, 2022

• [MNT]: Does postscript output with usetex always need to be ghostscript-distilled?

  backend: pskeepMaintenance
  matplotlib/matplotlib#22416 · Filter by author anntzer opened on Feb 6, 2022
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• [Bug]: ps.usedistiller = "ghostscript" appears to use wrong bounding box.

  backend: ps
  matplotlib/matplotlib#22291 · Filter by author anntzer opened on Jan 22, 2022
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• Allow consistent interface for completely suppressing metadata

  backend: aggbackend: pdfbackend: psbackend: svgkeepNew feature
  matplotlib/matplotlib#19199 · Filter by author anntzer opened on Dec 29, 2020
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• BUGFIX: use true bbox for rasters in backend_mixed

  backend: pdfbackend: psbackend: svgstatus: needs comment/discussionstatus: needs rebasestatus: needs testsstatus: orphaned PR
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  matplotlib/matplotlib#17182·brunobeltran opened Apr 17, 2020 · Updated Aug 8, 2023·Draft
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• figure including align fails to output eps using savefig

  backend: psDifficulty: Hardkeepstatus: confirmed bugtopic: text/usetex
  matplotlib/matplotlib#11233 · Filter by author nedlrichards opened on May 11, 2018 · future releases
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• Add "text as path" to eps backend

  backend: psDifficulty: MediumkeepNew featuretopic: text
  matplotlib/matplotlib#8480 · Filter by author 0xzkzhao opened on Apr 14, 2017 · future releases
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• Support partial usetex in ps output

  backend: pskeepNew featuretopic: text/usetex
  matplotlib/matplotlib#7741 · Filter by author pfigliozzi opened on Jan 4, 2017
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