Fix #1885: Text clipping should always set the patch to the axes, regardless of the state of the clip_on kwarg, so that clip_on can be toggled after the fact

mdboom · mdboom · commit 112412e5df94 · 2013-04-08T15:12:57.000-04:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
@@ -3394,6 +3394,7 @@ def text(self, x, y, s, fontdict=None,
             'verticalalignment' : 'baseline',
             'horizontalalignment' : 'left',
             'transform' : self.transData,
+            'clip_on' : False
             }
 
         # At some point if we feel confident that TextWithDash
@@ -3418,9 +3419,7 @@ def text(self, x, y, s, fontdict=None,
         self.texts.append(t)
         t._remove_method = lambda h: self.texts.remove(h)
 
-
-        #if t.get_clip_on():  t.set_clip_box(self.bbox)
-        if 'clip_on' in kwargs:  t.set_clip_box(self.bbox)
+        t.set_clip_path(self.patch)
         return t
 
     @docstring.dedent_interpd
