Re: Latex and dia

[robm asdl gatech edu]

PSTricks isn't a very good way to work with LaTeX.  It is a pain in the 
rear, and it doesn't support everything that Dia can do. 

EPS files work ok, but if you want to use the LaTeX engine to do special 
text formatting (formulas, etc.) it won't work. 

I have used MetaPost rather extensively.  There are a few wrinkles/bugs (one 
of which is in bugzilla), but it is usable.  I posted some messages a year 
or so about it, check the archives. 

Otherwise, I'm out of town, but I should be able to look into how I do it in 
depth in a week or two. 

Good luck, 

         Rob 




> Hi, 
>
> Well, I'm just getting started with Linux and forgetting Windows. So I am
> coming across with several new programs. One of them is Dia, I found that 
> it
> is a very good program... if I could put my diagramas in my LaTeX
> documents.  I have read de FAQ of the program where it explains how to
> export a diagram to TeX (also to LaTeX?) through the package pstricks, so 
> I
> used the package and put the diagram.tex through the order \input{} But
> still can't compile the document. What I am doing wrong? 
>
> I am sending the main LaTeX (prueba.tex) and the diagram (dibu.tex). Thank
> you a lot!!! 
>
> RubÃn,