Can PDF/SVG saved figures maintain text as text for further processing?
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Description
- Additional function parameters / changed functionality / changed defaults?
Hi there, I have continuously tried to save my dotplots and umaps from scanpy in PDF or SVG
format with the hope to be able and import it on Illustrator for further processing for publication
purposes. Everything works fine with the images, but the text of the labels is not any more recognized
as text and thus I cannot change the family font/size or correct the text if need be.
Any chance you guys have a plan to allow for this type of functionality shortly?
Best,
Anastasia
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The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating how Scanpy saves dotplot and UMAP figures to PDF or SVG, then determine whether labels can remain editable text for Illustrator; done means exported labels are recognized as text and remain font- and size-editable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100