Add axes.labelweight rcParam. Closes matplotlib#332.

mdboom · mdboom · commit 32293edf29be · 2011-06-22T14:21:52.000-04:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -1552,7 +1552,8 @@ def _get_label(self):
         # time by _update_label_positions)
         label = mtext.Text(x=0.5, y=0,
             fontproperties = font_manager.FontProperties(
-                                          size=rcParams['axes.labelsize']),
+                               size=rcParams['axes.labelsize'],
+                               weight=rcParams['axes.labelweight']),
             color = rcParams['axes.labelcolor'],
             verticalalignment='top',
             horizontalalignment='center',
@@ -1809,7 +1810,8 @@ def _get_label(self):
         label = mtext.Text(x=0, y=0.5,
             # todo: get the label position
             fontproperties=font_manager.FontProperties(
-                                        size=rcParams['axes.labelsize']),
+                               size=rcParams['axes.labelsize'],
+                               weight=rcParams['axes.labelweight']),
             color    = rcParams['axes.labelcolor'],
             verticalalignment='center',
             horizontalalignment='right',
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ def __call__(self, s):
     'axes.titlesize'        : ['large', validate_fontsize], # fontsize of the axes title
     'axes.grid'             : [False, validate_bool],   # display grid or not
     'axes.labelsize'        : ['medium', validate_fontsize], # fontsize of the x any y labels
+    'axes.labelweight'      : ['normal', str], # fontsize of the x any y labels
     'axes.labelcolor'       : ['k', validate_color],    # color of axis label
     'axes.formatter.limits' : [[-7, 7], validate_nseq_int(2)],
                                # use scientific notation if log10
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axis_artist.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/axis_artist.py
@@ -1381,7 +1381,9 @@ def _init_label(self, **kw):
                            rcParams['axes.labelsize'])
         #labelcolor = kw.get("labelcolor",
         #                    rcParams['axes.labelcolor'])
-        fontprops = font_manager.FontProperties(size=labelsize)
+        fontprops = font_manager.FontProperties(
+            size=labelsize,
+            weight=rcParams['axes.labelweight'])
         textprops = dict(fontproperties = fontprops)
                          #color = labelcolor)
 
@@ -1407,7 +1409,9 @@ def _update_label(self, renderer):
         if not self.label.get_visible():
             return
 
-        fontprops = font_manager.FontProperties(size=rcParams['axes.labelsize'])
+        fontprops = font_manager.FontProperties(
+            size=rcParams['axes.labelsize'],
+            weight=rcParams['axes.labelweight'])
 
         #pad_points = self.major_tick_pad
 
@@ -1450,7 +1454,9 @@ def _draw_label2(self, renderer):
         if not self.label.get_visible():
             return
 
-        fontprops = font_manager.FontProperties(size=rcParams['axes.labelsize'])
+        fontprops = font_manager.FontProperties(
+            size=rcParams['axes.labelsize'],
+            weight=rcParams['axes.labelweight'])
 
         #pad_points = self.major_tick_pad
 
diff --git a/matplotlibrc.template b/matplotlibrc.template
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ backend      : %(backend)s
 #axes.grid           : False   # display grid or not
 #axes.titlesize      : large   # fontsize of the axes title
 #axes.labelsize      : medium  # fontsize of the x any y labels
+#axes.labelweight    : normal  # weight of the x and y labels
 #axes.labelcolor     : black
 #axes.axisbelow      : False   # whether axis gridlines and ticks are below
                               # the axes elements (lines, text, etc)
