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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"font_styles test failing for some people","articleBody":"Originally reported in issue #779 by @astrofrog.\n\nI've tested this branch on MacOS 10.7 with freetype 2.4.9 (14.1.8), and all tests pass except three (the `font_styles` ones):\n\n```\n======================================================================\nFAIL: matplotlib.tests.test_text.test_font_styles.test\n----------------------------------------------------------------------\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n    self.test(*self.arg)\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py\", line 35, in failer\n    result = f(*args, **kwargs)\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py\", line 126, in do_test\n    '(RMS %(rms).3f)'%err)\nImageComparisonFailure: images not close: /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/matplotlib-mdboom-tests-osx-10.7-multiconfig/workspace/NV/1.6.1/PV/2.7/result_images/test_text/font_styles.png vs. /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/matplotlib-mdboom-tests-osx-10.7-multiconfig/workspace/NV/1.6.1/PV/2.7/result_images/test_text/expected-font_styles.png (RMS 47.138)\n\n======================================================================\nFAIL: matplotlib.tests.test_text.test_font_styles.test\n----------------------------------------------------------------------\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n    self.test(*self.arg)\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py\", line 35, in failer\n    result = f(*args, **kwargs)\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py\", line 126, in do_test\n    '(RMS %(rms).3f)'%err)\nImageComparisonFailure: images not close: /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/matplotlib-mdboom-tests-osx-10.7-multiconfig/workspace/NV/1.6.1/PV/2.7/result_images/test_text/font_styles_pdf.png vs. /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/matplotlib-mdboom-tests-osx-10.7-multiconfig/workspace/NV/1.6.1/PV/2.7/result_images/test_text/expected-font_styles_pdf.png (RMS 23.409)\n\n======================================================================\nFAIL: matplotlib.tests.test_text.test_font_styles.test\n----------------------------------------------------------------------\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py\", line 197, in runTest\n    self.test(*self.arg)\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py\", line 35, in failer\n    result = f(*args, **kwargs)\n  File \"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/virtualenvs.nose.pil/python2.7-numpy1.6.1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py\", line 126, in do_test\n    '(RMS %(rms).3f)'%err)\nImageComparisonFailure: images not close: /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/matplotlib-mdboom-tests-osx-10.7-multiconfig/workspace/NV/1.6.1/PV/2.7/result_images/test_text/font_styles_svg.png vs. /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/matplotlib-mdboom-tests-osx-10.7-multiconfig/workspace/NV/1.6.1/PV/2.7/result_images/test_text/expected-font_styles_svg.png (RMS 39.686)\n```\n\nThe images are here: http://db.tt/7jOnhnwN\n\nIt looks as though somehow the font styles don't work on my system when anti-aliasing is disabled?\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mdboom","@type":"Person","name":"mdboom"},"datePublished":"2012-03-22T14:23:55.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":8},"url":"https://github.com/788/matplotlib/issues/788"}