On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 8:17 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann < engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote:
> Am 24.03.2018 um 14:52 schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann: > >> I am very intrigued by the new feature of lyx 2.3 to insert gnuplot >> grafic. I have used for many years pyxplot >> >> http://pyxplot.org.uk/ > > I am not the person you seek regarding plotting integration with LyX; however, I do lots of technical plotting and drawing in LaTeX. I hadn't encountered this utility before, but it looks quite powerful. I look forward to checking it out further. > in my documents and would like to know, how difficult it would be to use >> this in the same way as gnuplot; pyxplot is quite similar to gnuplot, but >> IMHO easier to use. Could I perhaps get in touch with the person who did >> the lyx implementation or could somebody forward my EMail to him? I would >> gladly pay for it, since it would be much easier to keep the plotting >> programs on hand (at the moment I do it by putting the corresponding >> program in a note, from where I can copy/paste it if changes are needed). >> > Rather than copying/pasting changes, have you tried Insert->File->Child document and using the "Input" option to include the external file? I routinely do this when I prepare TikZ graphics. > I just tried a few simple plots from pyxplot using the ending .gp instead >> of .plot and it worked just fine. I hope, it is not too difficult to adapt >> pyxplot to lyx; however, I realize, the devil is in the details. > > Are you able to provide a MWE to demonstrate what you did that was successful with some description of how you would like it to work instead? A clear goal might help a developer assess feasibility. - Joel
