Comments on: Illustrations in LaTeX http://www.pletscher.org/blog/2008/03/09/illustrations-in-latex/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Gasparovic http://www.pletscher.org/blog/2008/03/09/illustrations-in-latex/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Peter Gasparovic Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:33:54 +0000 http://www.pletscher.org/blog/2008/03/09/illustrations-in-latex/#comment-88 I had the same problem, but I needed to use existing outputs (from CAD programs, Inkscape, ...). I played little with the overpic package, but it was too much time consuming. The name of solution is TpX (http://tpx.sourceforge.net/). It is interactive graphical program, which is able to import usual vector formats (pdf, svg, ps, emf). The result is separated into 2 files - the first one contains a graphic part of the image, the second file is standard latex picture environment with the \includegraphics{...} and all the text of the image. I had the same problem, but I needed to use existing outputs (from CAD programs, Inkscape, …). I played little with the overpic package, but it was too much time consuming.

The name of solution is TpX (http://tpx.sourceforge.net/). It is interactive graphical program, which is able to import usual vector formats (pdf, svg, ps, emf). The result is separated into 2 files – the first one contains a graphic part of the image, the second file is standard latex picture environment with the \includegraphics{…} and all the text of the image.

]]> By: admin http://www.pletscher.org/blog/2008/03/09/illustrations-in-latex/comment-page-1/#comment-77 admin Tue, 06 May 2008 08:51:02 +0000 http://www.pletscher.org/blog/2008/03/09/illustrations-in-latex/#comment-77 I think I tried it at one point. As far as I can remember I didn't like it because it seemed way too complex to me. That's the thing I really like about TikZ: it's rather intuitive and has an almost perfect documentation. I think I tried it at one point. As far as I can remember I didn’t like it because it seemed way too complex to me. That’s the thing I really like about TikZ: it’s rather intuitive and has an almost perfect documentation.

]]> By: Rolf K. http://www.pletscher.org/blog/2008/03/09/illustrations-in-latex/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Rolf K. Tue, 06 May 2008 08:43:46 +0000 http://www.pletscher.org/blog/2008/03/09/illustrations-in-latex/#comment-76 Did you ever give Metapost a try? It integrates highly with tex. Knuth gave a talk about it two years ago in Zurich. (I didn't try it by myself, though.) Did you ever give Metapost a try? It integrates highly with tex. Knuth gave a talk about it two years ago in Zurich. (I didn’t try it by myself, though.)

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