Creating figures with Octave Plot

[John W. Eaton]

On 23-Sep-2010, Ian Journeaux wrote:

| 
| I am trying to create plots in Octave that I can use in a LaTeX report I am
| creating. 
| 
| When I try and output the graph to a JPG or PNG file using the command
|               print((1),T1,'-djpg');
| the chart looks correct. Basically a square graph.
| 
| I would like the graphs to be rectangular with the x-axis about 2x the
| length of the y-axis. If I try using a '-S640,240' type option, the graph
| title and x-axis label get truncated. 
| 
| Is using the -S option the correct approach? I am just saving the figure out
| so I can include it in a latex report.

PNG, JPEG or other fixed-resolution bitmap formats are not really the
best for this job.

I've always used (e)pslatex with good results.  TikZ is newer and also
looks like a good way to go if you want good quality results.

jwe