diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 280b999..aa4ecb8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "maxplotlibx"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 description = "A reproducible plotting module with various backends and export options."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/src/maxplotlib/backends/matplotlib/utils.py b/src/maxplotlib/backends/matplotlib/utils.py
index 6d9080b..60786b5 100644
--- a/src/maxplotlib/backends/matplotlib/utils.py
+++ b/src/maxplotlib/backends/matplotlib/utils.py
@@ -56,18 +56,30 @@ def convert_to_inches(length_str):
     return quantity.to("inch").magnitude  # Convert to inches
 
 
-def _2pt(width, dpi=300):
+def _2pt(width, dpi=300, verbose: bool = False):
+    if verbose:
+        print(f"Converting width: {width} to points with dpi={dpi}")
+
     if isinstance(width, (int, float)):
         return width
     elif isinstance(width, str):
         length_in = convert_to_inches(width)
         length_pt = length_in * dpi
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"Converted length: {length_in} inches = {length_pt} points")
         return length_pt
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 
-def set_size(width, fraction=1, ratio="golden", dpi=300):
+# TODO: Use literal types for width and ratio
+def set_size(
+    width: str,
+    fraction: int | float = 1,
+    ratio: str | int | float = "golden",
+    dpi=300,
+    verbose: bool = False,
+) -> tuple:
     """
     Sets figure dimensions to avoid scaling in LaTeX.
     """
@@ -76,9 +88,11 @@ def set_size(width, fraction=1, ratio="golden", dpi=300):
     elif width == "beamer":
         width_pt = 307.28987
     else:
-        width_pt = _2pt(width=width, dpi=dpi)
+        width_pt = _2pt(width=width, dpi=dpi, verbose=verbose)
 
     fig_width_pt = width_pt * fraction
+    inches_per_pt = 1 / 72.27
+    # fig_width_pt = width_pt * fraction
     # inches_per_pt = 1 / 72.27
 
     # Calculate the figure height based on the desired ratio
@@ -91,7 +105,11 @@ def set_size(width, fraction=1, ratio="golden", dpi=300):
         fig_height_pt = fig_width_pt * ratio
     else:
         raise ValueError("Invalid ratio specified.")
-    fig_dim = (fig_width_pt, fig_height_pt)
+
+    # Convert from points to inches for matplotlib
+    fig_width_in = fig_width_pt * inches_per_pt
+    fig_height_in = fig_height_pt * inches_per_pt
+    fig_dim = (fig_width_in, fig_height_in)
     return fig_dim
 
 
diff --git a/src/maxplotlib/canvas/canvas.py b/src/maxplotlib/canvas/canvas.py
index c477b3e..a64520e 100644
--- a/src/maxplotlib/canvas/canvas.py
+++ b/src/maxplotlib/canvas/canvas.py
@@ -267,9 +267,17 @@ def plot(
         backend: Backends = "matplotlib",
         savefig=False,
         layers=None,
+        verbose: bool = False,
     ):
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"Plotting figure using backend: {backend}")
+
         if backend == "matplotlib":
-            return self.plot_matplotlib(savefig=savefig, layers=layers)
+            return self.plot_matplotlib(
+                savefig=savefig,
+                layers=layers,
+                verbose=verbose,
+            )
         elif backend == "plotly":
             return self.plot_plotly(savefig=savefig)
         elif backend == "tikzpics":
@@ -280,10 +288,19 @@ def plot(
     def show(
         self,
         backend: Backends = "matplotlib",
+        verbose: bool = False,
     ):
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"Showing figure using backend: {backend}")
+
         if backend == "matplotlib":
-            self.plot(backend="matplotlib", savefig=False, layers=None)
-            self._matplotlib_fig.show()
+            self.plot(
+                backend="matplotlib",
+                savefig=False,
+                layers=None,
+                verbose=verbose,
+            )
+            # self._matplotlib_fig.show()
         elif backend == "plotly":
             self.plot_plotly(savefig=False)
         elif backend == "tikzpics":
@@ -292,13 +309,21 @@ def show(
         else:
             raise ValueError("Invalid backend")
 
-    def plot_matplotlib(self, savefig=False, layers=None, usetex=False):
+    def plot_matplotlib(
+        self,
+        savefig: bool = False,
+        layers: list | None = None,
+        usetex: bool = False,
+        verbose: bool = False,
+    ):
         """
         Generate and optionally display the subplots.
 
         Parameters:
         filename (str, optional): Filename to save the figure.
         """
+        if verbose:
+            print("Generating Matplotlib figure...")
 
         tex_fonts = setup_tex_fonts(fontsize=self.fontsize, usetex=usetex)
 
@@ -309,7 +334,9 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, savefig=False, layers=None, usetex=False):
             grid_alpha=1.0,
             grid_linestyle="dotted",
         )
-
+        if verbose:
+            print("Plot style set up.")
+            print(f"{self._figsize = } {self._width = } {self._ratio = }")
         if self._figsize is not None:
             fig_width, fig_height = self._figsize
         else:
@@ -317,7 +344,10 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, savefig=False, layers=None, usetex=False):
                 width=self._width,
                 ratio=self._ratio,
                 dpi=self.dpi,
+                verbose=verbose,
             )
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"Figure size: {fig_width} x {fig_height} points")
 
         fig, axes = plt.subplots(
             self.nrows,
diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial_01.ipynb b/tutorials/tutorial_01.ipynb
index 53d144f..2b110e4 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial_01.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial_01.ipynb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "c = Canvas(width=\"17cm\", ratio=0.5, fontsize=12)\n",
+    "c = Canvas(width=\"17mm\", ratio=0.5, fontsize=12)\n",
     "c.add_line([0, 1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 4, 9], label=\"Line 1\")\n",
     "c.add_line([0, 1, 2, 3], [0, 2, 3, 4], linestyle=\"dashed\", color=\"red\", label=\"Line 2\")\n",
     "c.show()"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "env_maxplotlib",
+   "display_name": "env_maxpic",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.3"
+   "version": "3.13.3"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,