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Added sections about Tikz and Inkscape to the plots guide. I included a short example of Tikz in use and linked to all the proper websites. Feel free to remove the example if you feel it is unnecessary.
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| [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/about/) is a free vector graphics editor. | ||
| It's most notable feature is allowing for percise dimensions and units |
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| It's most notable feature is allowing for percise dimensions and units | |
| It's most notable feature is allowing for precise dimensions and units |
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| [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/about/) is a free vector graphics editor. | ||
| It's most notable feature is allowing for percise dimensions and units | ||
| for creating shapes, ensuring all figures are to scale. It is especailly |
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| for creating shapes, ensuring all figures are to scale. It is especailly | |
| for creating shapes, ensuring all figures are to scale. It is especially |
| helpful when you need to create graphics that can't easily be made | ||
| automatically. Graphics are automatically saved as .svg files, but Inkscape | ||
| can also supports .pdf and .png files. While creating graphics, make sure to | ||
| follow the accessibility standards in regards to font, linetsyle, and color. |
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Is there a link you could put here -- maybe to the writing guide where a new paragraph will eventually include an accessibility paragraph or something ? (https://arfc.github.io/manual/guides/writing/)
| \usepackage{tikz} | ||
| \begin{document} | ||
| \begin{tikzpicture} | ||
| \draw[red, very thick] (0,2) circle (3cm); %% Draws a circle at (0,2) with radius 3cm - using ';' to mark shape as complete |
| Tikz tutorials and documentation can be found on both the | ||
| [website](https://tikz.dev/tutorials-guidelines) and on | ||
| [overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/TikZ_package). Further examples of | ||
| figures made within Tikz can be viewed in the Latex/Tikz [Gallary](https://texample.net/). |
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| figures made within Tikz can be viewed in the Latex/Tikz [Gallary](https://texample.net/). | |
| figures made within Tikz can be viewed in the Latex/Tikz [Gallery](https://texample.net/). |
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Added sections about Tikz and Inkscape to the plots guide.
I included a short example of Tikz and linked to all the proper websites. Please review what I wrote and feel free to remove the example if you feel it is unnecessary.
@nsryan2 @ZoeRichter