Re: Tikz backend

[Miguel Bazdresch]

On 05/14/2012 12:49 AM, Reza Housseini wrote:
> Thanks Miguel for your script,
>
> nevertheless, for me it's not entire clear which Octave plot commands
> are supported? And is there not also a possibility to automate the
> process, instead of filling the whole struct every time you need a plot?
>
> Reza

Hello,

Sorry for the late reply -- I've been very busy.

pgfprint is not automated. The way I use it is as follows. After coding 
my algorithms, running simulations, and generating many plots over 
several iterations, eventually I become satisfied with the results. 
Then, I decide how to plot the results (which results, in how many 
figures, how many curves per figure, ectetera). In other words, I have a 
set of (x,y) coordinate vectors that I want to use to create 
publication-quality graphics.

At this point, I use pgfprint along with the (x,y) coordinates I 
produced before and carefully build the plots I need, according to the 
publication type and format. This process usually takes a few hours, 
maybe even more. I don't believe publication-quality plots can be 
produced automatically (by my standards; I've seen many papers with 
horrible, straight-out-of-matlab plots).

I hope this makes a bit clearer how pgfprint is intended to fit into the 
process of creating a publication. If you need any more help or have any 
suggestions, please feel free to contact me, although I may take a few 
days to answer.

Cordially,

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Miguel Bazdresch