plantuml and svg format instead of png - feature request

plantuml and svg format instead of png - feature request

[Rainer M Krug]

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Hi

I just saw that a bug in plantuml is fixed - namely that -tsvg is
compatible with the -pipe optin. Therefore it should be possible top
produce svg vector graphs from plantuml.

In a second step, these could be converted to png, pdf or ps with the
packagelibrsvg2-bin (I am using ubuntu), therefore producing high
quality graphs.

As I don't know how to implement it, would it be possible to implement

- - that, depending on the :file name specified, either a .png or a .svg
is produced by plantuml

The conversion to ps or pdf could then be done in a second bash script.

Thanks,

and I really like the plantuml integration for quickly documenting with
flowcharts while programming - brilliant.

Rainer
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Re: plantuml and svg format instead of png - feature request

[Eric Schulte]

Hi Rainer,

If you could send me an example of how to generate an svg image using
plantuml on the command line, I'll add that functionality to
ob-plantuml.el.

Thanks -- Eric

Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi
>
> I just saw that a bug in plantuml is fixed - namely that -tsvg is
> compatible with the -pipe optin. Therefore it should be possible top
> produce svg vector graphs from plantuml.
>
> In a second step, these could be converted to png, pdf or ps with the
> packagelibrsvg2-bin (I am using ubuntu), therefore producing high
> quality graphs.
>
> As I don't know how to implement it, would it be possible to implement
>
> - that, depending on the :file name specified, either a .png or a .svg
> is produced by plantuml
>
> The conversion to ps or pdf could then be done in a second bash script.
>
> Thanks,
>
> and I really like the plantuml integration for quickly documenting with
> flowcharts while programming - brilliant.
>
> Rainer

Re: plantuml and svg format instead of png - feature request

[Rainer M Krug]

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On 10/09/10 20:40, Eric Schulte wrote:
> Hi Rainer,
> 
> If you could send me an example of how to generate an svg image using
> plantuml on the command line, I'll add that functionality to
> ob-plantuml.el.

from org:

#+begin_src :file test.svg :commandline -tsvg
 ...
#+end_src

command line:

java -jar plantuml.jar -tsvg -p < sequence.plantuml > sequence.svg

with direct conversion to pdf when using rsvg-convert:

java -jar plantuml.jar -tsvg -p < sequence.plantuml | rsvg-convert -f
pdf > sequence.pdf

Options for rsvg-convert:
 -f , --format=[png, pdf, ps, svg]     save format [optional; defaults
to 'png']

the others are not that relevant.


Thanks,

Rainer

> 
> Thanks -- Eric
> 
> Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Hi
>>
>> I just saw that a bug in plantuml is fixed - namely that -tsvg is
>> compatible with the -pipe optin. Therefore it should be possible top
>> produce svg vector graphs from plantuml.
>>
>> In a second step, these could be converted to png, pdf or ps with the
>> packagelibrsvg2-bin (I am using ubuntu), therefore producing high
>> quality graphs.
>>
>> As I don't know how to implement it, would it be possible to implement
>>
>> - that, depending on the :file name specified, either a .png or a .svg
>> is produced by plantuml
>>
>> The conversion to ps or pdf could then be done in a second bash script.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> and I really like the plantuml integration for quickly documenting with
>> flowcharts while programming - brilliant.
>>
>> Rainer


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Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation
Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
Natural Sciences Building
Office Suite 2039
Stellenbosch University
Main Campus, Merriman Avenue
Stellenbosch
South Africa

Tel:        +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44
Cell:       +27 - (0)8 39 47 90 42
Fax (SA):   +27 - (0)8 65 16 27 82
Fax (D) :   +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44
Fax (FR):   +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44
email:      Rainer@krugs.de

Skype:      RMkrug
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Re: plantuml and svg format instead of png - feature request

[Eric Schulte]

Hi Rainer,

Sorry about the delayed reply.

Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com> writes:

> On 10/09/10 20:40, Eric Schulte wrote:
>> Hi Rainer,
>> 
>> If you could send me an example of how to generate an svg image using
>> plantuml on the command line, I'll add that functionality to
>> ob-plantuml.el.
>
> from org:
>
> #+begin_src :file test.svg :commandline -tsvg
>  ...
> #+end_src
>
> command line:
>
> java -jar plantuml.jar -tsvg -p < sequence.plantuml > sequence.svg
>

Whenever the extension of the :file header argument is "svg" the
appropriate "-tsvg" flag will now automatically be added to the command
line.

>
> with direct conversion to pdf when using rsvg-convert:
>
> java -jar plantuml.jar -tsvg -p < sequence.plantuml | rsvg-convert -f
> pdf > sequence.pdf
>

This looks nice, but it requires a second utility rsvg-convert.  I think
this functionality would be better implemented using the long-awaited-
but-not-yet-developed post-processing code blocks.

Best -- Eric

>
> Options for rsvg-convert:
>  -f , --format=[png, pdf, ps, svg]     save format [optional; defaults
> to 'png']
>
> the others are not that relevant.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rainer
>
>> 
>> Thanks -- Eric
>> 
>> Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com> writes:
>> 
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I just saw that a bug in plantuml is fixed - namely that -tsvg is
>>> compatible with the -pipe optin. Therefore it should be possible top
>>> produce svg vector graphs from plantuml.
>>>
>>> In a second step, these could be converted to png, pdf or ps with the
>>> packagelibrsvg2-bin (I am using ubuntu), therefore producing high
>>> quality graphs.
>>>
>>> As I don't know how to implement it, would it be possible to implement
>>>
>>> - that, depending on the :file name specified, either a .png or a .svg
>>> is produced by plantuml
>>>
>>> The conversion to ps or pdf could then be done in a second bash script.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> and I really like the plantuml integration for quickly documenting with
>>> flowcharts while programming - brilliant.
>>>
>>> Rainer