On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 08:37:33PM +0300, Mitrana Cristian wrote:
> Hello lyxers,
> I am trying to write a figure with some chemical
> substances, something like :
> _
> / \\
> \\_/
> and I was wondering if there is some (exotic) package
> available for this kind of figures.If not, I'll have
> to draw iy myself, but I was hoping somebody did that
> already .
Ochem works quite well. It makes chemical structures which IMHO are
distinctly superior to regular drawing programs. The syntax takes some
effort to learn, but I have also created some macros which simplify certain
types. It has the drawback of not (yet) working with files which contain
other image type (eps, etc.).
If your requirements are really simple then it should work well without a
lot of effort. I would suggest this route if you are going to be doing this
a lot.
I have created a script for exporting Lyx files to PS under (1.1.16fix1),
both for viewing and printing. If you wish I can send it to you.
There are also a number of drawing programs which can export to ps, which
you can place as an image. Look on SAL for these. While I may not prefer
their results over Ochem, most people aren't sticklers (sp?) like me about
the results. :-)
http://sal.kachinatech.com/Z/2/index.shtml
Kenward
--
It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he
doesn't really need a college education, for he can learn them from
books. The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the
learning of many facts but the training of the mind to thinking--something
that cannot be learned from books. Albert Einstein
