On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:18:10 -0700, Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > >> Dear cabal, >> >> Do any of you have any examples of tree charts done in, say, MetaFun? >> Are >> there any macros, libraries etc. for easy tree charts in \ConTeXt? >> >> Example: >> http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~anne/Aufl-Bilder/D7Tree.jpg > > There are three ways you can do it in ConTeXt > > 1) Most features: pstricks (yes pstricks can be used with context, but > you always have to go the ps->pdf route) I used pstricks for this purpose for my dissertation years ago (LaTeX, dvips). It's been years since I used pstricks, does not seem too popular with ConTeXt, dvips does not work well with ConTeXt virtual fonts, etc.... > 2) Easiest syntax and prettiest looking output: tikz. You need one of > the recent versions of tikz that work fine with context (except some > of the exotic features, like adding arbitrary nodes to the page) Never heard of it; will look it up > > 3) A very flexible system, but it takes a while to get used to the > syntax: Metaobj. You also need a workabound to get metaobj to run > correctly with metafun (search the mailing list for Taco's > reply on a mail with metaobj in the subject) Will look this up as well, though I don't look forward to yet another syntax (still need to get used to metapost ;-) > For things like this, my personal recommendation will be tikz. It is > not as powerful as metapost, since all the calculations are done in > tex, but the user interface is slightly easier to use than metapost, > and it has a good looking library of functions. > > If you need something, quick and dirty, plain metapost with boxes > package will also work. There is also the flowchart module, but I do > not think that it can draw diagonal lines. Yes, otherwise that module would be the ticket. Maybe someone will extend it someday; I think a tree-chart module is at least just as important as one for flow charts. THANK YOU for the info! Best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list [email protected] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
