Latex Tip

metapost

1. Create a fig.mp script:

   input metaobj;
   beginfig(1);
   x = new_Tree( new_Box(btex root etex) )
   (new_Circle(btex child etex),
   new_Circle(btex child etex));

   Obj(x).c = origin;
   draw_Obj(x);
   endfig
   end.

2. Compile fig.mp file
   mpost fig.mp

   fig.1 is generated with above commands

3. Convert to PDF
   mptopdf fig.1
   fig-1.pdf is generated , use evince to view it

4. Create PNG file
   convert -quality 1000 -density 1000 -transparent white fig-1.pdf mypng.png . [source ][2]

   use gimp to view it.

UML

http://metauml.sourceforge.net/old/index.html
http://thor.info.uaic.ro/~ogh/lop/

Link

[1]: Latex 入门. 刘海洋
[2]: Conversion from PDF to PNG. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Tommy_Ekola/Metapost