On 2009-11-07, Rich Shepard wrote: ... > However, some figures need to have lines that meet very precisely (no > overshoots or gaps between them) or be placed with high precision. While > this may well be possible and easy for those more skilled than I am, I found > my xfig and similar figures to look sloppy when enlarged.
- The + One > solution for this is to code the image as one would code LaTeX, and my > preferred tool is PSTricks. The full power of PostScript is available > and all sorts of complex graphics (including plots from data files) can > be generated. I prefer "coded" graphics for plots (with Gnuplot) and in cases where I can re-use the code. The problem of exactly matching edges or lines is easily solvable with inkscape or ipe, as these support "snapping" of almost-matching line endings as well as placement by specification of the exact coordinates. Günter
