Using the built-in shortcuts of Inkscape speeds up the process but it still doesn’t hit the mark.

While drawing figures in Inkscape is quite a bit faster than using Ti kZ in most cases, it is still slower than drawing them by hand. I’d like to talk about actually drawing figures in Inkscape. Now that I’ve explained how I manage my figures, You can find my script for managing figures on Github. The barrier to add a new figure is much lower than if I’d have to do those things manually. I don’t have to remember saving figures as pdf+LaTeX, pick the right directory or write the code needed for including the figure. These shortcuts make adding and opening figures a breeze. This way, I can reinclude it if I deleted the original code to do so. When I save the figure, the code for including it is copied to the clipboard. Upon selecting one, it shows me the figure in Inkscape. When I want to edit a figure, I can press Ctrl+F in normal mode to open a selection dialog that allows me to search for figures in the current document. This means that the annoying pdf save dialog we’ve discussed before doesn’t pop up anymore.

A file watcher is set up such that whenever the figure is saved as an svg file by pressing Ctrl + S, it also gets saved as pdf+LaTeX.

The current line which contains the figure title gets replaced with the LaTeX code to include the figure.

If not, my figure template gets copied to the figures directory.

Then it checks if a figure with the same name exists.

The script finds the figures directory depending on the location of the LaTeX root file.To avoid this, I added some shortcuts to Vim for managing my figures.įor example, when I type the title of the figure I want to create and press Ctrl+F, the following happens: When I’m taking notes during a lecture, I need to be able to add a figure without disrupting my flow,Īnd not spend time opening Inkscape, searching for the correct directory, typing the LaTeX code for including the figure manually and so on. This setup allows you to draw figures in Inkscape, while still having the power of LaTeX for typesetting. When you later decide to change the font, it gets updated accordingly: egin Ĭompiling your document, you’d get the following.Īs you can see, the text is rendered by LaTeX which makes the figure blend in beautifully.

Tutorials for using inkscape software