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woltan
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Plotting Data

Post by woltan »

Hey folks,
I am using scilab to work with recorded data and now wish to plot that data neatly inside my latex document. My question to this forum: How would I do that. Until so far I used to export the plots I generated in an eps format and included those eps in my document. BUT, if I decide to resize my figure, the fonts of the axis or the labels are geting smaller or larger as well as the plot itself.
I was wondering if there is a package, that "eats" data files, where the data is stored numericaly, and then spids out a plot with a title and axis labels with the actual font size I am using in my document. And all this regardless of how much I resize the plotting area!
I was fooling around a little with TIkZ trying to achieve exactly something like that. However, writing that "code" is by far too much effort.
So is there a program/way/package that:
  • able to draw vector graphics AND
  • keep the font size of the labels, legends, titles, axis labels etc. readable and in relation to the font size used in the surrounding document
Thx in advance for any help!
cherio Woltan

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woltan
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Re: Plotting Data

Post by woltan »

Found it
pgfplots does the trick and lots more!!!
dont you think?
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Plotting Data

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woltan wrote:[…] pgfplots does the trick and lots more! […]
Or datatool or pstricks(-add).


Best regards
Thorsten
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