From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher Witte Subject: Re: Best way to make/add tech diagrams/graphics? Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:40 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20130518010950.618f0f7e@aga-netbook> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b86f74857ee8104dd361c63 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52986) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UehnN-0005zD-KG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 May 2013 04:19:48 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UehnK-0006fV-7H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 May 2013 04:19:45 -0400 Received: from mail-pd0-f169.google.com ([209.85.192.169]:63353) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UehnJ-0006f3-RU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 May 2013 04:19:42 -0400 Received: by mail-pd0-f169.google.com with SMTP id y11so375017pdj.0 for ; Tue, 21 May 2013 01:19:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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: John Hendy Cc: emacs-orgmode , Marcin Borkowski --047d7b86f74857ee8104dd361c63 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Asymptote http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ would also be another option in a similar vein to TikZ. On 18 May 2013 01:14, John Hendy wrote: > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Marcin Borkowski > wrote: > > 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_fi= les/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 leas= t > > 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 > > > > --047d7b86f74857ee8104dd361c63 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Asymptote ht= tp://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ would also be another option in a simil= ar vein to TikZ.


On 18 May 2013 01:14, John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> wrote= :
On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Marcin Borkowski <mbork@wmi.amu.edu.pl> wrote: > Dnia 2013-05-17, o godz. 11:40:17
> John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.co= m> napisa=B3(a):
>
>> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Lawrence Bottorff
>> <borgauf@gmail.com>= wrote:
>> > I'd like to embed images into my running org file -- for = eventual
>> > conversion to Latex or html. These would be simple diagram-st= yle
>> > pictures such as math or technical diagrams that cannot be do= ne
>> > with gnuplot or other formula-to-picture conversion software.=
>> >
>> > Examples:
>> > http://www.libra= ry.utoronto.ca/see/SEED/Vol5-1/Queiroz_Emmeche_El-Hani_files/image003.gif
>> > http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/ir= vine/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<= br> > the pdfLaTeX-produced output). =A0Also, you might want to check out th= e
> gallery of TikZ examples here: http://www.texample.net/tikz/ .
>

The examples are great. The link I provided goes right to the example= s
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
>


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