This is fantastic. Honestly, I had no idea that one could use LaTeX with
babel! This is just perfect. I was googling around for "export tikz pgf jpg"
and things like that with no luck. This will do perfectly.

Thanks for the help.

John

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Eric Schulte <schulte.eric@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I use blocks like the following to create standalone pdfs.
>
> #+begin_src latex :file stuff/epr-logo.pdf :border 1.75em :packages '((""
> "tikz")) :exports none
>  \usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,shadows,decorations,decorations.text}
>  \tikzstyle{line} = [draw, ultra thick, -latex']
>  {\huge
>    \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.5]
>      \path
>      [decorate,
>      decoration={text along path,
>        text={main(int argc, char *argv[]) int a; int b; if(a!=b) a++1;}}]
>        (0,2) cos (3,0.5);
>        \path
>        [decorate,
>        decoration={text along path,
>          text={argc, char *argv[]) int a; int b; if(a!=b) a++1;}}]
>        (4.5,-0.5) sin (8,-2) cos (12,0) sin (16,2) cos (19,0.5);
>      \path
>      [decorate,
>      decoration={text along path,
>        text={main(int argc, char *argv[]) int a; int b; if(a!=b) a++1;}}]
>        (0,-2) cos (4,0) sin (8,2) cos (11,0.5);
>      \path
>      [decorate,
>      decoration={text along path,
>        text={[]) int a; int b; if(a!=b) a++1;}}]
>      (12.5,-0.5) sin (16,-2) cos (20,0) sin (24,2);
>      \path
>      [decorate,
>      decoration={text along path,
>        text={if(a!=b) a++1;}}]
>      (20.5,-0.5) sin (24,-2);
>  \end{tikzpicture}
>  }
> #+end_src
>
> I then normally use the convert command if I want to change the
> resulting pdf into a png or other image type more suitable for web
> publishing.
>
> Best -- Eric
>
> John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > I've recently gotten into TikZ and love it. It is simply fantastic for
> > creating neat diagrams and other thingies.
> >
> > One question... I created an org file with a flow chart in it and simply
> put
> > my TikZ code in between #+begin_latex and #+end_latex. This is fine when
> the
> > picture is in a document, but what if I want just a .png/jpg/eps/pdf
> output?
> > Is it possible to use babel or something else so that I can simply
> generate
> > a picture vs. needing it to be "in" the PDF output?
> >
> > I can ask the PGF list as well, but this one is far more active and I
> know
> > some use TikZ here. I ask because sometimes in my notes I'd like to have
> the
> > code present but also be able to reuse my work elsewhere, like when I
> have
> > to present using powerpoint. It'd be nice to just grab the picture (like
> > what I do with gnuplot output) rather than generating a pdf just for the
> > TikZ pic, screenshot or gimp it down to size, and then be able to use it.
> >
> > Does that make sense? It seems like babel would be perfect for this. It
> > already allows all the typical handles -- file output, what to export,
> etc.
> >
> > Or does this already exist and I'm ignorant?
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> > John
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