-----Original Message----- From: inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Oscar Lopez Sent: dinsdag 8 april 2008 7:53 To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-user] latex formulae rendering

Dear all

I've just installed inkscape (Inkscape 0.45.1 (Sep 20 2007))at a kubuntu machine and I am evaluating the graph annotation capabilities of the program using latex. I have also installed: pstoedit: version 3.44, python 2.5.1, PyXML-0.8.4, ghostscript 8.61 latex --version pdfTeX using libpoppler 3.141592-1.40.3-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.6)

I am trying make a graph with a simple latex math symbol. Using Effects->Render->LatexFormula and then $\pi$, (\pi) or [\pi] the program freezes up and in a terminal using top I can see that a gs process is taking almost the 100% of the CPU. After some time I should kill the gs and inkscape processes because nothing happens.

What am i doing wrong? Are there any system configuration I am missing? Are there any evident bits that I missunderstood? If I am missing something obvious, please bear with me because this is my first try to inkscape.

I don't know what the problem is, but maybe you can try upgrading to Inkscape 0.46. The syntax with the $$ is correct and should work.

Another concern I have is the use of inkscape in windows because I am starting a documentation project with a colleague that uses windows. I would like to know if the drawing annotation capabilities using latex are fully cross platforms. I mean if the via Effects->Render->LatexFormula works the same way at windows.

The LaTeX sentence you type is processed by your LaTeX distribution, then converted to SVG using pstoedit and then imported into Inkscape. This makes it fully cross platform for platforms that have LaTeX and pstoedit. To assure you, for me this extension works great on Windows.

Regards, Johan

Oscar Lopez wrote:

Another concern I have is the use of inkscape in windows because I am starting a documentation project with a colleague that uses windows. I would like to know if the drawing annotation capabilities using latex are fully cross platforms. I mean if the via Effects->Render->LatexFormula works the same way at windows.

100% cpu for the latex extension is a known issue in linux. If you check the bug tracker you will see a bug with a description and a reportedly working patch. I've had no trouble making the latex extension work on windows. Only note that each of the required programs needs to be in the PATH.

Aaron Spike