[pstricks] Creating ER Diagrams

[Michael Hallgren]

While at it: Professionally, I'm drawing fair amounts of 
communication network diagrams. Nodes populated by IP
Routers or some such, edges being physical or logical 
links; often one graph over-laying another. Someone 
around doing similar things, who wants to compare ideas 
or propose his or her favorite way of doing it? Optimally,
I want to maintain the pieces in a "mathematical" graph
theoretical representation, in order to be able to swiftly
analyse various behaviours and render them "on the fly"...

mh  

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Michael Hallgren [mailto:m.hallgren at free.fr] 
> Envoyé : vendredi 8 février 2008 22:33
> À : 'Graphics with PSTricks'
> Objet : RE: [pstricks] Creating ER Diagrams
> 
> Good evening,
> 
> PSTricks is, IMHO, good for most anything; meta(post|font) 
> for real fine-tuning. A more recent way, that I suggest you 
> take a look at, is the TikZ (PGF) solution. (The 3 of them 
> available via CTAN.)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> mh  
> 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : pstricks-bounces at tug.org
> > [mailto:pstricks-bounces at tug.org] De la part de Rich 
> Shepard Envoyé : 
> > vendredi 8 février 2008 21:42 À : pstricks at tug.org Objet : 
> [pstricks] 
> > Creating ER Diagrams
> > 
> >    I need to prepare several ER (Entity Relationship) diagrams of 
> > database schema(e?). I tried Dia, but didn't like the 
> widget set nor 
> > the way the application works. Went back to Xfig (which I've used 
> > extensively) which has a different ER widget set. Filled a 
> page, but 
> > without one table because there was no room. And, the relationship 
> > diamonds take a lot of space.
> > 
> >    There are other ER symbol sets, for example, the information 
> > engineering one with multitailed lines and circles. I think 
> this would 
> > allow me to put more information on a page.
> > 
> >    Is PSTricks a good tool for this? Will it lay out the 
> widgets for 
> > optimal fit for me?
> > 
> >    My copy of the LaTeX Graphic Companion, Second Edition, 
> arrived a 
> > couple of days ago; it's certainly a change from the First Edition. 
> > The authors suggest that different graphics tools are best 
> suited for 
> > specific types of drawings. I am looking for the one that 
> will allow 
> > me to easily make a few ER diagrams.
> > 
> >    Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.
> > 
> > Rich
> > 
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