Fix #5998: Support fallback font correctly

mdboom · mdboom · commit abe64db5f854 · 2016-03-21T19:34:56.000-04:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mathtext.py b/lib/matplotlib/mathtext.py
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ def _get_glyph(self, fontname, font_class, sym, fontsize, math=True):
                             'rm', font_class, sym, fontsize)
                 else:
                     return self.cm_fallback._get_glyph(
-                        fontname, 'it', sym, fontsize)
+                        fontname, font_class, sym, fontsize)
             else:
                 if fontname in ('it', 'regular') and isinstance(self, StixFonts):
                     return self._get_glyph('rm', font_class, sym, fontsize)
@@ -887,12 +887,12 @@ class DejaVuFonts(UnicodeFonts):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # This must come first so the backend's owner is set correctly
+        TruetypeFonts.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         if isinstance(self, DejaVuSerifFonts):
             self.cm_fallback = StixFonts(*args, **kwargs)
         else:
             self.cm_fallback = StixSansFonts(*args, **kwargs)
         self.bakoma = BakomaFonts(*args, **kwargs)
-        TruetypeFonts.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.fontmap = {}
         # Include Stix sized alternatives for glyphs
         self._fontmap.update({
