{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/enthought/mayavi/issues/243","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/enthought/mayavi/issues/243/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/enthought/mayavi/issues/243/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/enthought/mayavi/issues/243/events","html_url":"https://github.com/enthought/mayavi/issues/243","id":101226453,"number":243,"title":"Ghosted Axis Text","user":{"login":"capaulson","id":210252,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/210252?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson","html_url":"https://github.com/capaulson","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/capaulson/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-08-16T02:39:29Z","updated_at":"2015-08-16T02:39:29Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I've had issues with axis 'ghosting' when saving PNG images. The code to generate plots follows:\r\n```\r\n    plot = mlab.contour3d(scalars, contours=10, opacity=.8, transparent=True, figure=predictFig)\r\n    plot.compute_normals = False\r\n    a = mlab.axes(xlabel='Area', ylabel='Aspect Ratio', zlabel='Sweep', ranges=ranges1, nb_labels=2)\r\n    a.axes.corner_offset=0.0601\r\n    a.title_text_property.font_family = 'times'\r\n    a.label_text_property.font_family = 'times'\r\n    engine = mlab.get_engine()\r\n    scene = engine.current_scene\r\n    scene.scene.isometric_view()\r\n    f = mlab.gcf()\r\n    f.scene.camera.zoom(.9)\r\n    f.scene.render()\r\n    mlab.savefig('%s_prediction.pdf' % name, figure=predictFig)\r\n```\r\n\r\nThis sometimes works:\r\n![d2model_prediction](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/210252/9291722/26f02b40-4385-11e5-8007-ba19a52a96d4.png)\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes produces ghosted text:\r\n![d1model_prediction](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/210252/9291720/1cab287e-4385-11e5-923f-b192a9a5ee0e.png)\r\n\r\nAny ideas about what's going on?\r\n"}}