The solution is to use fondu to convert the.dfont Helvetica font from Mac OS X into.ttf, and then place that in the mpl-data/fonts directory that Matplotlib looks in. That solved the issue.
Installing your Type 1 or OpenType .otf fonts on Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 or Mac OS X “Classic” requires ATM Light 4.6 or later (4.6.2 for Mac OS X Classic).
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If you are running Mac OS X, decide if you want to install fonts into both the Classic environment and the OS X native environment. If you want your fonts to be accessible to both Classic and Carbon/native applications, install your fonts into the Classic environment. If the fonts only need to be accessible to Carbon/native applications, install into the OS X native environment instead.
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- Runs on: Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.7, Mac OS X 10.8, Mac OS X 10.9, Mac OS X 10.10, Mac OS X 10.11 ProLingo Chinese Japanese Dictionary v.1.4.8 ProLingo Chinese to Japanese talking dictionary for Windows OS Windows Vista Ready.
- At least the following system fonts have been added with Sierra: Toppan Bunkyu Mincho Pr6N Regular. Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Minchoi StdN ExtraBold. Toppan Bunkyu Gothic Pr6N Regular / Demibold. Toppan Bunkyu Midashi Gothic StdN Extrabold. Monotype LingWai Medium (SC / TC) Songti (SC / TC) Yu Kyokasho.
- Sep 28, 2014 Apple LiGothic Medium.dfont - Traditional Chinese. But, on the article for OS 10.9.4 (Mavericks) OS X: Fonts included with Mavericks. It only shows the font name but not it's language. Since I have no knowledge about Chinese, I can't know through this list what is the language type of the font as it shows in the os x 10.4 article.
Note: Do not move an entire folder containing fonts into the System location. The Mac OS can only read font files that are loose in the system font location; it can’t read files inside another folder.
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To install your fonts using a font management utility (e.g., Extensis Suitcase, Font Reserve, FontAgent Pro or MasterJuggler), refer to that utility’s documentation for instructions on adding and activating the fonts.
If you are using ATM Light without a font management utility. use the following instructions to install the fonts:
Install Fonts Mac Os X
- Before installing your fonts, quit all active applications.
- Locate the fonts you want to install on your hard drive, or go to the location you downloaded the fonts to. Each font package or collection will be in its own folder.
- Install your fonts in the System Folder:Fonts folder by moving or copying all the font files from their individual font folders into the System Folder:Fonts folder. For PostScript Type 1 fonts, this includes both the outline font files (red A icons) and the font suitcases. Often a family of outline fonts will be associated with a single font suitcase. OpenType .otf fonts are single-file fonts, and do not include font suitcases.
- The fonts are now installed and will appear in the font menus of your applications.