I would recommend use diagrams.net. You can use latex or asciimath. Export as pdf.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 1:35 PM Paul A. Rubin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/15/21 1:21 PM, Joe Babb wrote: > > I am trying to use Lyx to document some math and electronics and I need to > place a block diagram into my document. I can draw the diagram in a > separate program and insert the jpg into Lyx, but what I'd rather do is > draw it directly in Lyx and be able to place Greek characters in each box. > I used to use Latex years ago and have the fourth edition of Guide to > Latex which talks about the picture environment. But I find no picture > environment in Lyx. I read on the Internet about typing an M-x somewhere > to get to insert commands directly but can't get that to work. I keep > wanting to work in the code preview pane to insert Latex code directly but > can't. Is it possible at all in Lyx to to a block diagram? > thanks, > Joe > > First, to insert "raw" LaTeX into a LyX document, use Insert > TeX Code, > the default shortcut for which is Ctrl+L. > > As for drawing diagrams, if you want to use Xy-Pic, there is a manual on > how to do that in LyX (Help > Specific Manuals > XY-Pic. Other > possibilities (doubtless among many) are to use the pstricks or tikz LaTeX > packages. Each comes with its own learning curve. I have directly embedded > tikz commands in LyX documents to produce diagrams, including flowcharts. > > Paul > > > -- > lyx-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users > -- *Those who don't understand recursion are doomed to repeat it*
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