text: #!/usr/bin/env python
  """
  Same as fonts_demo using kwargs.  If you prefer a more pythonic, OO
  style of coding, see examples/fonts_demo.py.
  
  """
  from matplotlib.font_manager import FontProperties
  from pylab import *
  
  subplot(111, axisbg='w')
  alignment = {'horizontalalignment': 'center', 'verticalalignment': 'baseline'}
  
  # Show family options
  
  family = ['serif', 'sans-serif', 'cursive', 'fantasy', 'monospace']
  
  t = text(-0.8, 0.9, 'family', size='large', **alignment)
  
  yp = [0.7, 0.5, 0.3, 0.1, -0.1, -0.3, -0.5]
  
  for k in range(5):
      if k == 2:
          t = text(-0.8, yp[k], family[k], family=family[k],
                   name='Script MT', **alignment)
      else:
          t = text(-0.8, yp[k], family[k], family=family[k], **alignment)
  
  # Show style options
  
  style = ['normal', 'italic', 'oblique']
  
  t = text(-0.4, 0.9, 'style', **alignment)
  
  for k in range(3):
      t = text(-0.4, yp[k], style[k], family='sans-serif', style=style[k],
               **alignment)
  
  # Show variant options
  
  variant = ['normal', 'small-caps']
  
  t = text(0.0, 0.9, 'variant', **alignment)
  
  for k in range(2):
      t = text(0.0, yp[k], variant[k], family='serif', variant=variant[k],
               **alignment)
  
  # Show weight options
  
  weight = ['light', 'normal', 'medium', 'semibold', 'bold', 'heavy', 'black']
  
  t = text(0.4, 0.9, 'weight', **alignment)
  
  for k in range(7):
      t = text(0.4, yp[k], weight[k], weight=weight[k],
               **alignment)
  
  # Show size options
  
  size = ['xx-small', 'x-small', 'small', 'medium', 'large',
          'x-large', 'xx-large']
  
  t = text(0.8, 0.9, 'size', **alignment)
  
  for k in range(7):
      t = text(0.8, yp[k], size[k], size=size[k],
               **alignment)
  
  x = 0
  # Show bold italic
  t = text(x, 0.1, 'bold italic', style='italic',
           weight='bold', size='x-small',
           **alignment)
  
  t = text(x, 0.2, 'bold italic',
           style='italic', weight='bold', size='medium',
           **alignment)
  
  t = text(x, 0.3, 'bold italic',
           style='italic', weight='bold', size='x-large',
           **alignment)
  
  axis([-1, 1, 0, 1])
  
  show()
  