Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
There was a discussion on graphics tools -tikz and ktikz (see below). I wonder, whether this program can be used to produce an image like the one I have attached. Wolfgang ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38 From: Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@lyx.org

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread John Kane
  ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38 From: Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@lyx.org To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org   Paul A. Rubin wrote: If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I might hypothetically reuse

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de wrote: There was a discussion on graphics tools -tikz and ktikz (see below). I wonder, whether this program can be used to produce an image like the one I have attached. Wolfgang ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
There was a discussion on graphics tools -tikz and ktikz (see below). I wonder, whether this program can be used to produce an image like the one I have attached. Wolfgang ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38 From: Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@lyx.org

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread John Kane
  ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38 From: Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@lyx.org To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org   Paul A. Rubin wrote: If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I might hypothetically reuse

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de wrote: There was a discussion on graphics tools -tikz and ktikz (see below). I wonder, whether this program can be used to produce an image like the one I have attached. Wolfgang ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
There was a discussion on graphics tools -tikz and ktikz (see below). I wonder, whether this program can be used to produce an image like the one I have attached. Wolfgang ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38 From: Jürgen Spitzmüller <sp...@lyx.

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread John Kane
lfgang   ### Subject: Re: Graphics Tools Date: Saturday 21 July 2012, 11:08:38 From: Jürgen Spitzmüller <sp...@lyx.org> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org   Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. > > I do that for more complex d

Re: Graphics Tools

2014-02-12 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
nesday, February 12, 2014 9:59:00 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann > <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: > > There was a discussion on graphics tools -tikz and ktikz (see below). > I wonder, whether this program can be used to produce an image like the > one I have attached. Wolfgang >

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-21 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Paul A. Rubin wrote: If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I might hypothetically reuse elsewhere. To embed them in LyX, I use either input file or include file (can't recall which). Works like a charm. Input.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-21 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Paul A. Rubin wrote: If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I might hypothetically reuse elsewhere. To embed them in LyX, I use either input file or include file (can't recall which). Works like a charm. Input.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-21 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. > > I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I might hypothetically reuse > elsewhere. To embed them in LyX, I use either "input file" or "include file" > (can't recall which). Works like a charm.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-20 Thread paul sutton
On 16/07/12 16:44, William R. Buckley wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make drawn images suitable

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-20 Thread paul sutton
On 16/07/12 16:44, William R. Buckley wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make drawn images suitable

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-20 Thread paul sutton
On 16/07/12 16:44, William R. Buckley wrote: > Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to > include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures > to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually > employed for use to make drawn images

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Neal Becker
Paul A. Rubin wrote: Neal Becker ndbecker2 at gmail.com writes: Boxes with text labels Connectors Everything aligns on the grid! Export to vector format Some text on lines (some math would be nice) If you don't need a GUI interface, TiKZ does those accurately and, once you learn

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Perhaps the best for now is dia. Have you tried yEd? Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
I have spent half an hour to play with it. The integration of Graphviz-like algorithms is very nice for block diagrams and networks, but I have not been able to find a way to simply paste equation (Mathtype or Latexit type vector elements to copy and paste) in the graphics. That is completely

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Paul A . Rubin
Neal Becker ndbecker2 at gmail.com writes: How do I use TiKZ with lyx? Just enter it all as ERT? Yes. Can lyx do 'insert graphics' and accept TiKZ? Haven't tried that. If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Neal Becker
Paul A. Rubin wrote: Neal Becker ndbecker2 at gmail.com writes: Boxes with text labels Connectors Everything aligns on the grid! Export to vector format Some text on lines (some math would be nice) If you don't need a GUI interface, TiKZ does those accurately and, once you learn

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Perhaps the best for now is dia. Have you tried yEd? Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
I have spent half an hour to play with it. The integration of Graphviz-like algorithms is very nice for block diagrams and networks, but I have not been able to find a way to simply paste equation (Mathtype or Latexit type vector elements to copy and paste) in the graphics. That is completely

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Paul A . Rubin
Neal Becker ndbecker2 at gmail.com writes: How do I use TiKZ with lyx? Just enter it all as ERT? Yes. Can lyx do 'insert graphics' and accept TiKZ? Haven't tried that. If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Neal Becker
Paul A. Rubin wrote: > Neal Becker gmail.com> writes: > >> >> Boxes with text labels >> Connectors >> Everything aligns on the grid! >> Export to vector format >> Some text on lines (some math would be nice) >> > > If you don't need a GUI interface, TiKZ does those accurately and, > once you

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Perhaps the best for now is dia. Have you tried yEd? Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
I have spent half an hour to play with it. The integration of Graphviz-like algorithms is very nice for block diagrams and networks, but I have not been able to find a way to simply paste equation (Mathtype or Latexit type vector elements to copy and paste) in the graphics. That is completely

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-19 Thread Paul A . Rubin
Neal Becker gmail.com> writes: > How do I use TiKZ with lyx? Just enter it all as ERT? Yes. > > Can lyx do 'insert graphics' and accept TiKZ? Haven't tried that. > > If I did use TiKZ, I'd prefer to put the drawing in a separate file. I do that for more complex diagrams, or ones I might

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Andrew Parsloe
On 18/07/2012 5:06 a.m., William R. Buckley wrote: Thank you all for the list of tools. As my need was urgent, I tried IPE, and it works well, though is a bit clunky. Will try the others, and return a quick sense of utility for each. wrb There is nothing like an enquiry about graphics

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Neal Becker
William R. Buckley wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make drawn images suitable for use with TeX.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Paul A . Rubin
Neal Becker ndbecker2 at gmail.com writes: Boxes with text labels Connectors Everything aligns on the grid! Export to vector format Some text on lines (some math would be nice) If you don't need a GUI interface, TiKZ does those accurately and, once you learn the node syntax, easily.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Andrew Parsloe
On 18/07/2012 5:06 a.m., William R. Buckley wrote: Thank you all for the list of tools. As my need was urgent, I tried IPE, and it works well, though is a bit clunky. Will try the others, and return a quick sense of utility for each. wrb There is nothing like an enquiry about graphics

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Neal Becker
William R. Buckley wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make drawn images suitable for use with TeX.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Paul A . Rubin
Neal Becker ndbecker2 at gmail.com writes: Boxes with text labels Connectors Everything aligns on the grid! Export to vector format Some text on lines (some math would be nice) If you don't need a GUI interface, TiKZ does those accurately and, once you learn the node syntax, easily.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Andrew Parsloe
On 18/07/2012 5:06 a.m., William R. Buckley wrote: Thank you all for the list of tools. As my need was urgent, I tried IPE, and it works well, though is a bit clunky. Will try the others, and return a quick sense of utility for each. wrb There is nothing like an enquiry about graphics

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Neal Becker
William R. Buckley wrote: > Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to > include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures > to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually > employed for use to make drawn images suitable for use with TeX.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-18 Thread Paul A . Rubin
Neal Becker gmail.com> writes: > > Boxes with text labels > Connectors > Everything aligns on the grid! > Export to vector format > Some text on lines (some math would be nice) > If you don't need a GUI interface, TiKZ does those accurately and, once you learn the node syntax, easily. Paul

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2012-07-16, Steve Litt wrote: I use dia for diagrams (kind of what Windows guys use Visio for), Inkscape for vector drawing, and Gimp for raster drawing. dia exports to .png, which can import directly into LyX. However, this means exporting a vector drawing to a raster bitmap. Dia can

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Can you please make a few suggestions. Depends on what you need. Some that haven't been mentioned yet: - yEd www.yworks.com - sK1 sk1project.org - Xara www.xaraxtreme.org - On MacOS X: Omnigraffle, of course Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software. I like alternativeTo for this. :) Liviu

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread William R. Buckley
Of Liviu Andronic Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 5:03 AM To: Wolfgang Keller Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:35:55 + (UTC), Guenter Milde said: On 2012-07-16, Steve Litt wrote: I use dia for diagrams (kind of what Windows guys use Visio for), Inkscape for vector drawing, and Gimp for raster drawing. dia exports to .png, which can import directly into LyX.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
:03 AM To: Wolfgang Keller Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software. I like alternativeTo

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Les Denham
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700 William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Scott Kostyshak
From: Steve Litt [sl...@troubleshooters.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:23 PM I'd **LOVE** for LyX to use SVG images as vector graphics. SVG images are standard, and very small byteswize, and they're the native format of Inkscape. If anyone knows a way to get LyX to use SVG images as vector

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
I limited my suggestions to drawing programs. For plotting like Grace, we have a lot of choices. I now only use R-Project with ggplot2 for plotting data and Sage for plotting functions (and other mathematical computations), but I was a Maple user. 2012/7/17 Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org On

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:53:53 +, Scott Kostyshak said: From: Steve Litt [sl...@troubleshooters.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:23 PM I'd **LOVE** for LyX to use SVG images as vector graphics. SVG images are standard, and very small byteswize, and they're the native format of

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Pavel Sanda
Steve Litt wrote: You've convinced me that, whenever humanly possible, I'll use .svg graphics with LyX. The bad news is that there are cases when the conversion svg-pdf(/eps) doesn't work well and you are dependent on external tools (either inkscape or rsvg-convert) which can change any moment

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:26:37 +0200, Pavel Sanda said: Steve Litt wrote: You've convinced me that, whenever humanly possible, I'll use .svg graphics with LyX. The bad news is that there are cases when the conversion svg-pdf(/eps) doesn't work well and you are dependent on external tools

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2012-07-16, Steve Litt wrote: I use dia for diagrams (kind of what Windows guys use Visio for), Inkscape for vector drawing, and Gimp for raster drawing. dia exports to .png, which can import directly into LyX. However, this means exporting a vector drawing to a raster bitmap. Dia can

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Can you please make a few suggestions. Depends on what you need. Some that haven't been mentioned yet: - yEd www.yworks.com - sK1 sk1project.org - Xara www.xaraxtreme.org - On MacOS X: Omnigraffle, of course Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software. I like alternativeTo for this. :) Liviu

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread William R. Buckley
Of Liviu Andronic Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 5:03 AM To: Wolfgang Keller Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:35:55 + (UTC), Guenter Milde said: On 2012-07-16, Steve Litt wrote: I use dia for diagrams (kind of what Windows guys use Visio for), Inkscape for vector drawing, and Gimp for raster drawing. dia exports to .png, which can import directly into LyX.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
:03 AM To: Wolfgang Keller Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software. I like alternativeTo

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Les Denham
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700 William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Scott Kostyshak
From: Steve Litt [sl...@troubleshooters.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:23 PM I'd **LOVE** for LyX to use SVG images as vector graphics. SVG images are standard, and very small byteswize, and they're the native format of Inkscape. If anyone knows a way to get LyX to use SVG images as vector

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
I limited my suggestions to drawing programs. For plotting like Grace, we have a lot of choices. I now only use R-Project with ggplot2 for plotting data and Sage for plotting functions (and other mathematical computations), but I was a Maple user. 2012/7/17 Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org On

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:53:53 +, Scott Kostyshak said: From: Steve Litt [sl...@troubleshooters.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:23 PM I'd **LOVE** for LyX to use SVG images as vector graphics. SVG images are standard, and very small byteswize, and they're the native format of

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Pavel Sanda
Steve Litt wrote: You've convinced me that, whenever humanly possible, I'll use .svg graphics with LyX. The bad news is that there are cases when the conversion svg-pdf(/eps) doesn't work well and you are dependent on external tools (either inkscape or rsvg-convert) which can change any moment

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:26:37 +0200, Pavel Sanda said: Steve Litt wrote: You've convinced me that, whenever humanly possible, I'll use .svg graphics with LyX. The bad news is that there are cases when the conversion svg-pdf(/eps) doesn't work well and you are dependent on external tools

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2012-07-16, Steve Litt wrote: > I use dia for diagrams (kind of what Windows guys use Visio for), > Inkscape for vector drawing, and Gimp for raster drawing. > dia exports to .png, which can import directly into LyX. However, this means exporting a vector drawing to a raster bitmap. Dia can

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Can you please make a few suggestions. Depends on what you need. Some that haven't been mentioned yet: - yEd www.yworks.com - sK1 sk1project.org - Xara www.xaraxtreme.org - On MacOS X: Omnigraffle, of course Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially free open-source-)software.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller wrote: > Wikipedia is very helpful when searching for (especially > free open-source-)software. > I like alternativeTo for this. :) Liviu

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread William R. Buckley
t; Behalf Of Liviu Andronic > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 5:03 AM > To: Wolfgang Keller > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Subject: Re: Graphics Tools > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller <felip...@gmx.net> > wrote: > > Wikipedia is very helpful wh

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:35:55 + (UTC), Guenter Milde said: > On 2012-07-16, Steve Litt wrote: > > > I use dia for diagrams (kind of what Windows guys use Visio for), > > Inkscape for vector drawing, and Gimp for raster drawing. > > > dia exports to .png, which can import directly into LyX. >

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
s.lyx.org] On > > Behalf Of Liviu Andronic > > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 5:03 AM > > To: Wolfgang Keller > > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > > Subject: Re: Graphics Tools > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Wolfgang Keller <felip...@gmx.net> > &g

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Les Denham
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700 "William R. Buckley" wrote: > Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to > include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures > to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually >

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Scott Kostyshak
From: Steve Litt [sl...@troubleshooters.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:23 PM >I'd **LOVE** for LyX to use SVG images as vector graphics. SVG images >are standard, and very small byteswize, and they're the native format >of Inkscape. If anyone knows a way to get LyX to use SVG images as

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
I limited my suggestions to drawing programs. For plotting like Grace, we have a lot of choices. I now only use R-Project with ggplot2 for plotting data and Sage for plotting functions (and other mathematical computations), but I was a Maple user. 2012/7/17 Les Denham >

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:53:53 +, Scott Kostyshak said: > From: Steve Litt [sl...@troubleshooters.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:23 PM > > >I'd **LOVE** for LyX to use SVG images as vector graphics. SVG images > >are standard, and very small byteswize, and they're the native format > >of

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Pavel Sanda
Steve Litt wrote: > You've convinced me that, whenever humanly possible, I'll use .svg > graphics with LyX. The bad news is that there are cases when the conversion svg->pdf(/eps) doesn't work well and you are dependent on external tools (either inkscape or rsvg-convert) which can change any

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:26:37 +0200, Pavel Sanda said: > Steve Litt wrote: > > You've convinced me that, whenever humanly possible, I'll use .svg > > graphics with LyX. > > The bad news is that there are cases when the conversion > svg->pdf(/eps) doesn't work well and you are dependent on external

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Hello, My preferred solutions are: For a graphical interface based solution: - Ipe can export to EPS and PDF - http://*ipe*7.sourceforge.net/ (possible to install it in different OSs) Ipe has a somewhat strange interface, but it is very powerfil, when you grok it. - JpicEdt can export to

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Ray Rashif
On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700, William R. Buckley said: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make drawn

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread William R. Buckley
. Thanks. wrb -Original Message- From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org] On Behalf Of Steve Litt Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 10:48 AM To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Cc: w...@wrbuckley.com Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700, William

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
[mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org] On Behalf Of Steve Litt Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 10:48 AM To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Cc: w...@wrbuckley.com Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700, William R. Buckley said: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Phil
: Graphics Tools On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing.  I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com To: w...@wrbuckley.com Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 1:16 PM Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Hello, My preferred solutions are: For a graphical interface based solution: - Ipe can export to EPS and PDF - http://*ipe*7.sourceforge.net/ (possible to install it in different OSs) Ipe has a somewhat strange interface, but it is very powerfil, when you grok it. - JpicEdt can export to

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Ray Rashif
On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700, William R. Buckley said: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed for use to make drawn

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread William R. Buckley
. Thanks. wrb -Original Message- From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org] On Behalf Of Steve Litt Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 10:48 AM To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Cc: w...@wrbuckley.com Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700, William

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
[mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org] On Behalf Of Steve Litt Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 10:48 AM To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Cc: w...@wrbuckley.com Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700, William R. Buckley said: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Phil
: Graphics Tools On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to include much support for abstract drawing.  I have need for figures to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually employed

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com To: w...@wrbuckley.com Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 1:16 PM Subject: Re: Graphics Tools On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley w...@wrbuckley.com wrote: Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Hello, My preferred solutions are: For a graphical interface based solution: - Ipe can export to EPS and PDF - http://*ipe*7.sourceforge.net/ (possible to install it in different OSs) Ipe has a somewhat strange interface, but it is very powerfil, when you grok it. - JpicEdt can export to

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Ray Rashif
On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley wrote: > Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to > include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures > to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually > employed for use to

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:44:55 -0700, William R. Buckley said: > Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to > include much support for abstract drawing. I have need for figures > to appear in a paper, and am not familiar with the toolset usually > employed for use to make

RE: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread William R. Buckley
. Thanks. wrb > -Original Message- > From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org] On > Behalf Of Steve Litt > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 10:48 AM > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Cc: w...@wrbuckley.com > Subject: Re: Graphics Tools > > On Mon,

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
nce in TeX, I will return to using LyX. > > Thanks. > > wrb > > > -Original Message- > > From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org] On > > Behalf Of Steve Litt > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 10:48 AM > > To: lyx-users@lists.

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Phil
ct: Re: Graphics Tools On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley <w...@wrbuckley.com> wrote: > Working with TeX is a bit of a challenge, since it seems not to > include much support for abstract drawing.  I have need for figures > to appear in a paper, and am not familiar wit

Re: Graphics Tools

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Litt
our LyX file. > > > > > > From: Ray Rashif <schivmeis...@gmail.com> > To: w...@wrbuckley.com > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 1:16 PM > Subject: Re: Graphics Tools > > On 16 July 2012 23:44, William R. Buckley <w...@wrbuckley.com>