Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Hi All, I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various pictures on MS PowerPoint, convert to jpg, and finally import to my LyX document. For example, see jpg drawing I've attached. However, this is bad since Power Point is not good for math. It would also be much easier

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Inkscape. Not direct latex code, but very very good. - Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Erez Yerushalmi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Erez Yerushalmi wrote: I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various pictures on MS PowerPoint, convert to jpg, and finally import to my LyX document. For vector images you'll get much better quality when you export to emf instead of jpg. Joost

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Another possibility is to use Dia. In Dia, you can write latex formulas in text boxes, and then you export them as Metapost macros (mp). You then use metapost (mpost) to generate eps files (metapost saves them with extensions .1, .2, etc, but then you simply rename them to .eps and import them in

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

LaTeXDraw is something else you could try --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code? To: LyX User lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 12:08

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Under Mac OS X and Linux I've used xfig for many years. fig2dev allows direct translation to LaTeX code as either picture, epic, or eepic. On Oct 15, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Robert Orr wrote: LaTeXDraw is something else you could try --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Erez Yerushalmi wrote: Can anyone suggest a good drawing program? Can Beamer do this?? I haven't used it yet (I admit). If you want to draw / code technical drawings and plots try tikz / pgf. It will work well with beamer because both packages are done by the same author, Till Tantau.

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

On 15/10/2008 17:55, Erez Yerushalmi wrote: Can anyone suggest a good drawing program? jfig is nice (clone of xfig written in Java). And LyX has direct support for fig format... Abdel.

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Someone suggests me to use asymptote. Their graphs are really wonderful! Moreover, asymptote supports 3d-drawing. http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ 2008-10-16 wangyq 发件人： Erez Yerushalmi 发送时间： 2008-10-15 23:55:53 收件人： LyX User 抄送： 主题： Can you suggest a good way to draw

Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Hi All, I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various pictures on MS PowerPoint, convert to jpg, and finally import to my LyX document. For example, see jpg drawing I've attached. However, this is bad since Power Point is not good for math. It would also be much easier

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Inkscape. Not direct latex code, but very very good. - Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Erez Yerushalmi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Erez Yerushalmi wrote: I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various pictures on MS PowerPoint, convert to jpg, and finally import to my LyX document. For vector images you'll get much better quality when you export to emf instead of jpg. Joost

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Another possibility is to use Dia. In Dia, you can write latex formulas in text boxes, and then you export them as Metapost macros (mp). You then use metapost (mpost) to generate eps files (metapost saves them with extensions .1, .2, etc, but then you simply rename them to .eps and import them in

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

LaTeXDraw is something else you could try --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code? To: LyX User lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 12:08

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Under Mac OS X and Linux I've used xfig for many years. fig2dev allows direct translation to LaTeX code as either picture, epic, or eepic. On Oct 15, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Robert Orr wrote: LaTeXDraw is something else you could try --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Erez Yerushalmi wrote: Can anyone suggest a good drawing program? Can Beamer do this?? I haven't used it yet (I admit). If you want to draw / code technical drawings and plots try tikz / pgf. It will work well with beamer because both packages are done by the same author, Till Tantau.

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

On 15/10/2008 17:55, Erez Yerushalmi wrote: Can anyone suggest a good drawing program? jfig is nice (clone of xfig written in Java). And LyX has direct support for fig format... Abdel.

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Someone suggests me to use asymptote. Their graphs are really wonderful! Moreover, asymptote supports 3d-drawing. http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ 2008-10-16 wangyq 发件人： Erez Yerushalmi 发送时间： 2008-10-15 23:55:53 收件人： LyX User 抄送： 主题： Can you suggest a good way to draw

Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Hi All, I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various pictures on MS PowerPoint, convert to jpg, and finally import to my LyX document. For example, see jpg drawing I've attached. However, this is bad since Power Point is not good for math. It would also be much easier

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Inkscape. Not direct latex code, but very very good. - Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Erez Yerushalmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). > So far, I draw various

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Erez Yerushalmi wrote: I'm an intermediate lyx user (1.5.5, windows). So far, I draw various pictures on MS PowerPoint, convert to jpg, and finally import to my LyX document. For vector images you'll get much better quality when you export to emf instead of jpg. Joost

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Another possibility is to use Dia. In Dia, you can write latex formulas in text boxes, and then you export them as Metapost macros (mp). You then use metapost (mpost) to generate eps files (metapost saves them with extensions .1, .2, etc, but then you simply rename them to .eps and import them in

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

LaTeXDraw is something else you could try --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Julio Rojas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Julio Rojas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code? > To: "LyX User" > Date: Wednesday, October 15,

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Under Mac OS X and Linux I've used xfig for many years. fig2dev allows direct translation to LaTeX code as either picture, epic, or eepic. On Oct 15, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Robert Orr wrote: LaTeXDraw is something else you could try --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Julio Rojas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Erez Yerushalmi wrote: > > Can anyone suggest a good drawing program? > Can Beamer do this?? I haven't used it yet (I admit). > If you want to draw / code technical drawings and plots try tikz / pgf. It will work well with beamer because both packages are done by the same author, Till Tantau.

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

On 15/10/2008 17:55, Erez Yerushalmi wrote: Can anyone suggest a good drawing program? jfig is nice (clone of xfig written in Java). And LyX has direct support for fig format... Abdel.

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

Someone suggests me to use asymptote. Their graphs are really wonderful! Moreover, asymptote supports 3d-drawing. http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ 2008-10-16 wangyq 发件人： Erez Yerushalmi 发送时间： 2008-10-15 23:55:53 收件人： LyX User 抄送： 主题： Can you suggest a good way to draw