Re: Text in graphics
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg25778] Re: Text in graphics
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 03:53:40 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi,
a) you can try a graphics package to import the Mathematica graphics
My CorelDraw has than the option to import the text as text + fonts
or as lines. May be tha a Mac drawing program has similar fearures
b) FormatType -> TraditionalForm will use italics for singel letters.
There is also a FrontEnd option for the prining single letter symbols
in italic.
Regards
Jens
Alan Easton wrote:
>
> Hello mathgroup,
>
> I have two questions regarding printing text on graphics. I use Mathematica 4 on a
> Macintosh Powerbook G3.
>
> I require pictures in EPS format for inclusion in LaTeX documents for publication. I also
> transfer graphics to other users, some with Macintosh others with PC's.
>
> I am concerned about the fonts. I like to use Helvetica or Arial fonts. To date I have
> avoided all greek symbols, fractions and brackets so that EPS pictures transfer and print
> as they are supposed to. However, I have found that printers have very limited fonts
> available (for example, older printers do not have Arial font). Transferring the fonts to
> the memory of printers does not seem an adequate solution. The use of a very limited
> character set is not sustainable so I have decided that I should use the embedded math
> font application on each of the figures. I have downloaded the application (emmathfnt)
> and used it successfully on one picture. This is a little tedious but is a solution.
> Hence, my first question is "Is there a better solution available?"
>
> My second question regards the development of a suitable text. I would like to write
> equations in mathematical form with variables in italic and numbers in plain text. For
> example the following commands are adequate to display the boundary condition *u/*x = 1/2.
>
> bc = Graphics[{
> Text[
> StyleForm["*u/*x", FontFamily -> "Arial",
> FontSlant -> "Italic", FontSize -> 10], {1.1, 0.5}, {1, 0}],
> Text[
> StyleForm["=1/2", FontFamily -> "Arial", FontSize -> 10],
> {1.1, 0.5}, {-1, 0}]}];
> Show[bc]
>
> But how can I do *u/*x = 1/2u? I would like to form a composite text which I can direct
> to be displayed from one point.
>
> I would like to hear from others who have dealt with these problems.
>
> Alan Easton