From f0d4a394d7f91215540716cffded9b0d3b74864e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antony Lee Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:46:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that the pgf backend is never actually used interactively. --- galleries/users_explain/text/pgf.py | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/text/pgf.py b/galleries/users_explain/text/pgf.py index 0c63ec368043..9bcfe34a24b7 100644 --- a/galleries/users_explain/text/pgf.py +++ b/galleries/users_explain/text/pgf.py @@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ The last method allows you to keep using regular interactive backends and to save xelatex, lualatex or pdflatex compiled PDF files from the graphical user -interface. +interface. Note that, in that case, the interactive display will still use the +standard interactive backends (e.g., QtAgg), and in particular use latex to +compile relevant text snippets. Matplotlib's pgf support requires a recent LaTeX_ installation that includes the TikZ/PGF packages (such as TeXLive_), preferably with XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX