[OS X TeX] Drawing diagrams: what's better?

Peter Dyballa Peter_Dyballa at Web.DE
Mon May 17 11:22:09 EDT 2010


Am 17.05.2010 um 16:02 schrieb John B. Thoo:

> Is it better to draw diagrams using something like PSTricks or Tikz,  
> or something like xfig or Inkscape?


I'd try to use "internal" graphics, i.e., PSTricks or Tikz. They don't  
fill up your disk with a dozen of different file types and resolutions  
and size adaptations to space in your document. The caption or legend  
of the picture does not scale to giant block graphics or something  
illegibly small. But if you want to create a rather realistic 3-D  
landscape, on a not yet discovered stony or watery planet, then other  
means are recommended.

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