On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Richard Heck <rgh...@comcast.net> wrote:
> ** > On 08/02/2011 04:58 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > > #!/bin/bash > java -jar ~/jar/plantuml.jar "$@"Hi > > what is the procedure to suggest programs for automatic configuration on > reconfigure? > > I think we're pretty open to this kind of thing. Feel free to prepare a > patch on configure.py. If you've not done it before, the template is really > there. > OK - I'll look into that. Cheers, Rainer > > Richard > > > I am using plantuml (http://plantuml.sourceforge.net/index.html) quite a > lot, and I think it would be quite nice to have it automatically detected > and configured on reconfigure. > > What is plantuml (from the wikpediai page > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlantUML): > > ############################# > "PlantUML is an open-source UML tool that allows to generate UML diagrams > from a textual description. It is used to draw UML diagrams but is not a > modeling tool itself. It does not prevent inconsistent diagrams from being > created and requires the developer of the diagram content to understand UML > and create proper UML content. > To create the UML diagrams, PlantUML has a meta-language defined that > allows the diagram creator to describe the UML as a series of text > statements which the graphics engine translates into standard UML notation. > The graphics engine is written in Java and is distributed in both JAR and > source code form. The 3rd-party package Graphviz is used for the graphics > layout. Resulting diagrams can be output in PNG, SVG, EPS and ASCII Art." > ############################# > > In the "FORMATS" section I have additionally > > \format "plantuml" "plantuml" "plantuml" "" "rsvg-view" "emacsclient" > "vector" > \format "svg" "svg" "SVG" "" "auto" "auto" "vector" > > IIn the "CONVERTERS" section I have additionally: > > \converter "svg" "ps" "rsvg-convert -f ps -o $$o $$i" "" > \converter "plantuml" "svg" "plantuml $$i -ofile $$o -tsvg" "" > \converter "svg" "pdf2" "rsvg-convert -f pdf -o $$o $$i" "" > \converter "plantuml" "ps" "plantuml $$i -ofile $$o -teps" "" > \converter "plantuml" "png" "plantuml $$i -ofile $$o" "" > > although I think that svg is already included automatically (and ctually > not needed for plantuml)? > > Additionally, I have a script file named plantuml in my bin folder: > > #!/bin/bash > java -jar ~/jar/plantuml.jar "$@" > > I think plantuml would be a great addition in the toolbox for LyX. > > Cheers, > > Rainer > > -- > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, > UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > > Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology > Stellenbosch University > South Africa > > Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 > Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 > Fax (F): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 > > Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 > > email: rai...@krugs.de > > Skype: RMkrug > > > -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University South Africa Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 Fax (F): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug
