Way back when I used to use a product for Windows called "MathCAD". Boy, I sure did love it. I wish that there was something similar available for linux (or that the windows commercial version didn't now cost $999 US). *sigh*
Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reuben D. Budiardja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:10 AM Subject: Re: Drawing software with formula editor > On Monday 18 August 2003 09:25 pm, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:58:54 -0400 > > > > "Reuben D. Budiardja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > A bit OT, but does anyone knows any drawing software that can put > > > mathematical formula in the drawing? Nothing fancy with the drawing, just > > > some basic rectangles, lines, poligons stuff (for more like schematics / > > > diagram), and probably not anything too fancy with math formula either. > > > Right now even, I just need to be able to put text, subscript and > > > superscript in it. > > > > <snip> > > Hi Reuben, > > > > Redhat has kformula which might be good enough for what you want. > > It can save formulas in .png format. This won't be very convenient > > because you want to edit the formulas and the graphic but maybe it's good > > enough to start? > > Thanks for the reply Sean. What I actually need is to put some formula (rather > than text, which most drawing package can do) on other graphics/diagram. But > since I haven't came up with anything, probably I will just make a formula > with KFormula, draw stuff with Dia, export both as JPEG or something, and > combine them using Gimp or something like that. Not very efficient.... but... > oh well. > > > Another program to take a look at is the LyX editor. > > It will let you combine sophisticated formulas and graphics within a a > > single document. > > I know about Lyx, in fact I use it all the time and I was asking this same > question before in Lyx mailing list. Lyx can make beautiful formula, but it > treats graphic as different object, and there is no way you can put formula > on a graphic, at least not easily. > Apparently there is something call PSTrick that will do it with latex or > something like that, if I am not mistaken, but I don't know enough latex yet > to be able to use it's drawing capabilities. Maybe it's time to learn. > > Thanks again. > > RDB > > -- > Reuben D. Budiardja > Department of Physics and Astronomy > The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN > ------------------------------------------------- > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign against HTML > \ / email and proprietary format > X attachments. > / \ > ------------------------------------------------- > Have you been used by Microsoft today? > Choose your life. Choose freedom. > Choose LINUX. > ------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
