From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: Best way to make/add tech diagrams/graphics? Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:00 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20130518010950.618f0f7e@aga-netbook> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:47599) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UdTqj-0005uZ-3x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:13 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UdTqd-0001qM-AS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:09 -0400 Received: from mail-lb0-f169.google.com ([209.85.217.169]:41464) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UdTqd-0001q7-3H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:03 -0400 Received: by mail-lb0-f169.google.com with SMTP id 10so4972003lbf.0 for ; Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20130518010950.618f0f7e@aga-netbook> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Marcin Borkowski Cc: emacs-orgmode On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Marcin Borkowski wr= ote: > Dnia 2013-05-17, o godz. 11:40:17 > John Hendy napisa=C5=82(a): > >> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Lawrence Bottorff >> wrote: >> > I'd like to embed images into my running org file -- for eventual >> > conversion to Latex or html. These would be simple diagram-style >> > pictures such as math or technical diagrams that cannot be done >> > with gnuplot or other formula-to-picture conversion software. >> > >> > Examples: >> > http://www.library.utoronto.ca/see/SEED/Vol5-1/Queiroz_Emmeche_El-Hani= _files/image003.gif >> > http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/irvine/SBGN_process_description_cropped.= jpg >> > >> >> A few that come to mind for this sort of thing: >> - ditaa: http://ditaa.sourceforge.net/ >> - graphviz/dot: http://www.graphviz.org/ >> - my personal favorite, but quite the learning curve, it PFG/TikZ: >> http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/ > > Typo: it's PGF, not PFG, just in case you wanted to google it or > something;). > Oops -- typo on my part. > I'd also mention Metapost, on which I believe TikZ was modeled (at least > to some extent). > > Since you mentioned embedding in LaTeX, I'd also suggest TikZ; it has a > huge manual, but /very/ well written, with quite a few tutorials and > examples. One benefit is that it is tightly integrated into LaTeX, > but it can also export SVG (though with a few limitations compared to > the pdfLaTeX-produced output). Also, you might want to check out the > gallery of TikZ examples here: http://www.texample.net/tikz/ . > The examples are great. The link I provided goes right to the examples vs. that sort of home page screen which only shows the most recent couple that have been submitted. I'll have to check out metapost, as I'd not heard of that one. Thanks, John >> Good luck! >> John > > Best, > > -- > Marcin Borkowski > http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski > Adam Mickiewicz University >