Re: [O] Best way to make/add tech diagrams/graphics?

[Christopher Witte]

Asymptote http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ would also be another option in a similar vein to TikZ.

On 18 May 2013 01:14, John Hendy <address@hidden> wrote:

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Marcin Borkowski <address@hidden> wrote:
> Dnia 2013-05-17, o godz. 11:40:17
> John Hendy <address@hidden> napisał(a):
>
>> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Lawrence Bottorff
>> <address@hidden> 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
>