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.

A line art drawing with inkscape