When trying to use Latex with GLMakie in this code:
using GLMakie
f = Figure(backgroundcolor = "#f5f0f5")
ax = Axis(f[1, 1],
title = L"A Makie Axis",
xlabel = L"The x label",
ylabel = L"The y label \omega"
)
display(f)
This is the output:
There is no space. I added a scientific symbol and it’s useful to note that it doesn’t need $$ to be displayed. This means all the text is considered as an equation.
Is there a way to set the text as default and use $$ to delimit symbols?
A L".." string behaves much like an $...$ expression in LaTeX, e.g. it displays inline math for which spaces are ignored.
For ordinary text I would just use a normal string.
Or do what @p_f suggsted below.
Latex is in math mode here, you can use \text{} for latex text
E.g. L"\text{normal text } x^2"
What if I need to use ordinary text alongside equation, just as in the first example of documentation: LaTeX · Makie which doesn’t work as intended with GLMakie (didn’t try with CairoMakie)
If I use \text{} like:
ax = Axis(f[1, 1],
title = L"\text{A Makie Axis}",
xlabel = L"\text{The x label}",
ylabel = L"\text{The y label} \omega"
)
It throws a huge error:
ERROR: LoadError: TeXParseError: unexpected error while parsing
at position 7 (string index 7)
\text{The x label}
^
with stack (length 1):
[1] TeXExpr :expr
Stacktrace:
[1] texparse(data::String; showdebug::Bool)
@ MathTeXEngine ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/parser/parser.jl:232
[2] texparse
@ ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/parser/parser.jl:221 [inlined]
[3] generate_tex_elements(str::String, fontset::MathTeXEngine.FontSet)
@ MathTeXEngine ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/engine/layout.jl:256
[4] generate_tex_elements
@ ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/engine/layout.jl:256 [inlined]
[5] texelems_and_glyph_collection(str::LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString, fontscale_px::Float32, halign::Symbol, valign::Symbol, rotation::Quaternionf0, color::Symbol, strokecolor::Tuple{…}, strokewidth::Int64)
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/basic_recipes/text.jl:191
[6] (::Makie.var"#983#989")(latexstring::LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString, ts::Float32, al::Tuple{…}, rot::Float32, mo::StaticArraysCore.SMatrix{…}, color::Symbol, scolor::Tuple{…}, swidth::Int64, ::Point{…})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/basic_recipes/text.jl:117
[7] lift(::Function, ::Observable{LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString}, ::Observable{Any}, ::Vararg{Observable{Any}}; kw::@Kwargs{})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interaction/nodes.jl:13
[8] lift(::Function, ::Observable{LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString}, ::Observable{Any}, ::Observable{Any}, ::Vararg{Observable{…}})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interaction/nodes.jl:9
[9] plot!(plot::MakieCore.Text{Tuple{LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString}})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/basic_recipes/text.jl:95
[10] plot!(scene::Scene, P::Type{…}, attributes::Attributes, input::Tuple{…}, args::Observable{…})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:428
[11] plot!(scene::Scene, P::Type{MakieCore.Text}, attributes::Attributes, args::Observable{Any}; kw_attributes::@Kwargs{})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:339
[12] plot!
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:307 [inlined]
[13] #plot!#157
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:291 [inlined]
[14] text!(::Scene, ::Vararg{…}; attributes::@Kwargs{…})
@ MakieCore ~/.julia/packages/MakieCore/S8PkO/src/recipes.jl:35
[15] Makie.MakieLayout.LineAxis(parent::Scene; kwargs::@Kwargs{…})
@ Makie.MakieLayout ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/lineaxis.jl:174
[16] layoutable(::Type{…}, fig_or_scene::Figure; bbox::Nothing, kwargs::@Kwargs{…})
@ Makie.MakieLayout ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl:211
[17] layoutable
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl:8 [inlined]
[18] #_layoutable#11
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:69 [inlined]
[19] _layoutable
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:68 [inlined]
[20] _layoutable(::Type{…}, ::GridPosition; kwargs::@Kwargs{…})
@ Makie.MakieLayout ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:64
[21] _layoutable
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:57 [inlined]
[22] #_#9
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:49 [inlined]
[23] top-level scope
@ ~/Desktop/Programmi/MODULO_05/executable_and_libraries/bin/aaa.jl:27
[24] include(fname::String)
@ Base.MainInclude ./client.jl:489
[25] top-level scope
@ REPL[2]:1
in expression starting at /home/matteobacci/Desktop/Programmi/MODULO_05/executable_and_libraries/bin/aaa.jl:27
caused by: TeXParseError: unsupported command \text
at position 7 (string index 7)
\text{The x label}
^
with stack (length 1):
[1] TeXExpr :expr
Stacktrace:
[1] macro expansion
@ ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/parser/parser.jl:212 [inlined]
[2] macro expansion
@ ~/.julia/packages/Automa/Aq8Mq/src/codegen.jl:142 [inlined]
[3] texparse(data::String; showdebug::Bool)
@ MathTeXEngine ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/parser/parser.jl:230
[4] texparse
@ ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/parser/parser.jl:221 [inlined]
[5] generate_tex_elements(str::String, fontset::MathTeXEngine.FontSet)
@ MathTeXEngine ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/engine/layout.jl:256
[6] generate_tex_elements
@ ~/.julia/packages/MathTeXEngine/b206G/src/engine/layout.jl:256 [inlined]
[7] texelems_and_glyph_collection(str::LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString, fontscale_px::Float32, halign::Symbol, valign::Symbol, rotation::Quaternionf0, color::Symbol, strokecolor::Tuple{…}, strokewidth::Int64)
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/basic_recipes/text.jl:191
[8] (::Makie.var"#983#989")(latexstring::LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString, ts::Float32, al::Tuple{…}, rot::Float32, mo::StaticArraysCore.SMatrix{…}, color::Symbol, scolor::Tuple{…}, swidth::Int64, ::Point{…})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/basic_recipes/text.jl:117
[9] lift(::Function, ::Observable{LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString}, ::Observable{Any}, ::Vararg{Observable{Any}}; kw::@Kwargs{})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interaction/nodes.jl:13
[10] lift(::Function, ::Observable{LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString}, ::Observable{Any}, ::Observable{Any}, ::Vararg{Observable{…}})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interaction/nodes.jl:9
[11] plot!(plot::MakieCore.Text{Tuple{LaTeXStrings.LaTeXString}})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/basic_recipes/text.jl:95
[12] plot!(scene::Scene, P::Type{…}, attributes::Attributes, input::Tuple{…}, args::Observable{…})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:428
[13] plot!(scene::Scene, P::Type{MakieCore.Text}, attributes::Attributes, args::Observable{Any}; kw_attributes::@Kwargs{})
@ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:339
[14] plot!
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:307 [inlined]
[15] #plot!#157
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/interfaces.jl:291 [inlined]
[16] text!(::Scene, ::Vararg{…}; attributes::@Kwargs{…})
@ MakieCore ~/.julia/packages/MakieCore/S8PkO/src/recipes.jl:35
[17] Makie.MakieLayout.LineAxis(parent::Scene; kwargs::@Kwargs{…})
@ Makie.MakieLayout ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/lineaxis.jl:174
[18] layoutable(::Type{…}, fig_or_scene::Figure; bbox::Nothing, kwargs::@Kwargs{…})
@ Makie.MakieLayout ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl:211
[19] layoutable
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables/axis.jl:8 [inlined]
[20] #_layoutable#11
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:69 [inlined]
[21] _layoutable
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:68 [inlined]
[22] _layoutable(::Type{…}, ::GridPosition; kwargs::@Kwargs{…})
@ Makie.MakieLayout ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:64
[23] _layoutable
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:57 [inlined]
[24] #_#9
@ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/xbI6d/src/makielayout/layoutables.jl:49 [inlined]
[25] top-level scope
@ ~/Desktop/Programmi/MODULO_05/executable_and_libraries/bin/aaa.jl:27
[26] include(fname::String)
@ Base.MainInclude ./client.jl:489
[27] top-level scope
@ REPL[2]:1
Some type information was truncated. Use `show(err)` to see complete types.
Which version of GLMakie are you using?
It works for me on v0.9.9.
I assumed that after installing it the version was the latest, but it seemed i was wrong here.
Updating solved the issue
I think you can also escape the space with a backslash: L"The\ x\ label"
Is there a way to set the text as default and use $$ to delimit symbols?
Apologies didn’t actually read this bit before. Just had a look at latexstrings.jl and if you include $$, it will interpret the rest as text, so
f = Figure()
ax = Axis(f[1,1],xlabel=L"Text $a = b$")
works. And if you just want text you can do L"Text$$". Not sure why I’ve been using \text all this time…