Document Classes ⇒ synttree package

[christina_t]

hi!

i am using the synttree package to make something like a family tree and i am experiencing problems with it. in the dvi, ps, and pdf output the lines of the tree are not straight. how could i fix that? is there any other package i could use instead?

many thanks in advance

christina

[localghost]

[…] is there any other package i could use instead? […]

Have a look at pgf/TikZ or PSTricks.


Best regards
Thorsten¹

[christina_t]

thanks a lot! the pgf package is indeed much better, though the problem is still there. the lines are not straight. they are better than before but still... what can I do? Pehaps the problem is that each node is quite long? thanks a lot in advance!

[localghost]

Descriptions alone are insufficient. Provide some code in the sense of a minimal working example (MWE). Follow carefully the hints on the linked site.

[christina_t]

thanks for your reply! the problem was with the dvi viewer and the ps. the pdf finally after doing several times -latex- looks fine!

[skidzo]

there is also a tree module within asymptote.

http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/gallery/treetest.pdf

I'm just a fan of asymptote...

[drumex]

Hello.

I think my problem is what the original poster had. I'll try to be more descriptive though and say that while they are straight, they are not anti-aliased. The documentation shows the connecting lines as being anti-aliased.

I'm using pdflatex from within TeXnicCenter. I tried other build options (dvi, ps -> pdf) as well, to no avail.

Anyone know a solution for this?