matplotlib · gigoiy · Dec 9, 2025 · Dec 9, 2025 · Dec 10, 2025 · Dec 10, 2025
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@
 import matplotlib as mpl
 from matplotlib import _api, cbook, _path, _text_helpers
 from matplotlib.backend_bases import (
-    _Backend, FigureCanvasBase, FigureManagerBase, RendererBase)
+    _Backend, FigureCanvasBase, FigureManagerBase, RendererBase, GraphicsContextBase)
 from matplotlib.cbook import is_writable_file_like, file_requires_unicode
-from matplotlib.font_manager import get_font
+from matplotlib.font_manager import get_font, FontProperties
 from matplotlib.ft2font import LoadFlags
 from matplotlib._mathtext_data import uni2type1
 from matplotlib.path import Path
 from matplotlib.texmanager import TexManager
 from matplotlib.transforms import Affine2D
 from matplotlib.backends.backend_mixed import MixedModeRenderer
 from . import _backend_pdf_ps
+from matplotlib import textpath
 
 
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -459,6 +460,52 @@
             if store:
                 self.linewidth = linewidth
 
+
+    def _draw_text_as_path(self, 
+                           gc: GraphicsContextBase, 
+                           x, 
+                           y, 
+                           s, 
+                           prop: FontProperties, 
+                           angle, 
+                           ismath=False):
+        # Get path data from text2path
+        tp = textpath.TextToPath()
+        # Handle math text
+        verts, codes = tp.get_text_path(prop, s, ismath=ismath)
+        # Create Path object
+        path = Path(verts, codes)
+        # Create transformation
+        transform = Affine2D().translate(x, y).rotate_deg(angle)
+        # Scale to correct size (text2path returns units that need scaling)
+        fontsize = prop.get_size()
+        unitsperem = 1000.0
+        scale = fontsize / unitsperem
+        transform.scale(scale, scale)
+
+    def _draw_text_as_path(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath=False, mtext=None):
+        # Get path data from text2path
+        if ismath:
+            # Handle math text
+            verts, codes = self._text2path.get_text_path(prop, s, ismath=True)
+        else:
+            # Handle regular text
+            verts, codes = self._text2path.get_text_path(prop, s, ismath=False)
+
+        # Create Path object
+        path = Path(verts, codes)
+
+        # Create transformation
+        transform = Affine2D().translate(x, y).rotate_deg(angle)
+
+        # Scale to correct size (text2path returns units that need scaling)
+        fontsize = prop.get_size_in_points()
+        scale = fontsize / self._text2path.FONT_SCALE
+        transform.scale(scale, scale)
+
+        # Draw the path
+        self.draw_path(gc, path, transform, rgbFace=gc.get_rgb())
+
     @staticmethod
     def _linejoin_cmd(linejoin):
         # Support for directly passing integer values is for backcompat.
@@ -765,14 +812,17 @@
         if self._is_transparent(gc.get_rgb()):
             return  # Special handling for fully transparent.
 
-        if ismath == 'TeX':
+        if ismath == 'TeX' and not mpl.rcParams['ps.pathtext']:
             return self.draw_tex(gc, x, y, s, prop, angle)
 
-        if ismath:
+        if ismath and not mpl.rcParams['ps.pathtext']:
             return self.draw_mathtext(gc, x, y, s, prop, angle)
 
         stream = []  # list of (ps_name, x, char_name)
 
+        if mpl.rcParams['ps.pathtext']:
+            return self._draw_text_as_path(gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath=False)
+
         if mpl.rcParams['ps.useafm']:
             font = self._get_font_afm(prop)
             ps_name = (font.postscript_name.encode("ascii", "replace")

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/generate_pstext.py b/lib/matplotlib/generate_pstext.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+plt.rcParams['ps.pathtext'] = True
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
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+=======
+>>>>>>> a424f555d13ebadbb6089ecca939ea831ddd2d40
+ax.set_xlabel('Testing X')
+ax.set_ylabel('Testing Y')
+=======
+>>>>>>> 9eb51af777 (Implemented pytest for new feature)
+=======
+ax.set_xlabel('Testing X')
+ax.set_ylabel('Testing Y')
+>>>>>>> 723f9f5931 (Updated backend_ps.py to call the proper function)
+=======
+ax.set_xlabel('Testing X')
+ax.set_ylabel('Testing Y')
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+>>>>>>> 36ebb70f4c (Added pytest for new feature, rebased commits)
+=======
+ax.set_xlabel('Testing X')
+ax.set_ylabel('Testing Y')
+>>>>>>> 63af2cefba (Added text-as-path functionality to backend_ps.py)
+=======
+>>>>>>> 9eb51af777 (Implemented pytest for new feature)
+=======
+ax.set_xlabel('Testing X')
+ax.set_ylabel('Testing Y')
+>>>>>>> 723f9f5931 (Updated backend_ps.py to call the proper function)
+=======
+>>>>>>> 646cec28d9ed402921f628deedd345a58b588a9a
+>>>>>>> a424f555d13ebadbb6089ecca939ea831ddd2d40
+ax.text(0.25, 0.25, 'c')
+ax.text(0.25, 0.5, 'a')
+ax.text(0.25, 0.75, 'x')
+fig.savefig(
+    'C:/Users/kbele/Documents/matplotlib-dev/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_pathtext/text_as_path.eps',
+    format='eps'
+            )
+plt.rcParams['ps.pathtext'] = False
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@
                             # Experimental: may produce smaller files.
                             # xpdf intended for production of publication quality files,
                             # but requires ghostscript, xpdf and ps2eps
+#ps.pathtext:       False   # Enable or Disable drawing text as a path
 #ps.distiller.res:  6000    # dpi
 #ps.fonttype:       3       # Output Type 3 (Type3) or Type 42 (TrueType)
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -1324,6 +1324,31 @@ def _convert_validator_spec(key, conv):
     "ps.useafm":          validate_bool,
     # use ghostscript or xpdf to distill ps output
     "ps.usedistiller":    validate_ps_distiller,
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+    "ps.pathtext":        validate_bool,  # enables text-to-vector image
+=======
+    "ps.pathtext":        validate_bool, # enables text-to-vector image  
+>>>>>>> c13f88acb3 (Properly implemented the new feature from)
+=======
+    "ps.pathtext":        validate_bool,  # enables text-to-vector image  
+>>>>>>> 7819eadefd (Fixed coding style)
+=======
+    "ps.pathtext":        validate_bool,  # enables text-to-vector image
+>>>>>>> 36ebb70f4c (Added pytest for new feature, rebased commits)
+=======
+    "ps.pathtext":        validate_bool,  # enables text-to-vector image
+>>>>>>> 63af2cefba (Added text-as-path functionality to backend_ps.py)
+=======
+    "ps.pathtext":        validate_bool,  # enables text-to-vector image
+>>>>>>> dd02737ba2 (Removed trailing whitespace)
+=======
+    "ps.pathtext":        validate_bool,  # enables text-to-vector image
+>>>>>>> a424f555d13ebadbb6089ecca939ea831ddd2d40
     "ps.distiller.res":   validate_int,  # dpi
     "ps.fonttype":        validate_fonttype,  # 3 (Type3) or 42 (Truetype)
     "pdf.compression":    validate_int,  # 0-9 compression level; 0 to disable