Eldrad Ulthran

[5.5] Transparency of image lost in pdf output

Unfortunately, this patch is breaking the output, the dimensions in the resulting .tex file are 10 times larger than they should be: \put(0,0){\includegraphics[width={1401.00bp},height={981.00bp}]{vectors_missing}}% (This corresponds to (49.4 × 34.6) cm). Same goes for all other put commands.

I discovered this in an actual application case: I am creating figures for a beamer presentation: The (intermediate) pdf size in cm is quite small, but the projected presentation will be large again (the short vectors will be large too), so this is a realistic use case. Similarly, TeX-ed posters (baposter) are sometimes first rendered on a small scale and then enlarged onto A0.

[5.5] Short vectors missing in cairolatex output

This sounds reasonable to me, and I understand that changing the default always breaks backwards compatibility.

Hmm, actually "newhistogram" has no option "title", calling plot newhistogram title "System 1" raises a "syntax error". So "newhistogram" is already expecting a string directly after it which is then placed under the x axis. Wouldn't such a check still create at least one unnecessary empty line that might again distort the key in the example I provided? An option "noblanklines" for the key doesn't look too good to me either… Imagine someone wants to use several "newhistograms" and have the blank...

That was what I was thinking, and I agree, in some cases it is absolutely reasonable to have a blank line. Unfortunately, in your workaround the key placement is quite difficult, if one wants to place it centered and not at a side. However, would it be possible to change the behaviour of "newhistogram" to not insert a blank line? If one wants a blank line a workaround would be to call keyentry title " " directly before or after the newhistogram call – in this way everyone can decide at which places...

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