How to insert a big solid circle (bullet)?
Tuomas Koskela
does only a relatively small solid circle, and it's size cannot be
altered.
There are simple commands for solid triangle ("$\blacktriangle $") and
solid square ("$\blacksquare $"), but nothing for solid circle (this
is quite strange, IHMO).
I'm using Scientific Workplace 3.0 and I'm relatively beginner in
using LaTex.
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Tuomas Koskela, Ph.Lic.
e:mail: Tuomas.Koskela@EISPAMMIÄoulu.fi
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Post: Tuomas Koskela
University of Oulu
Department of Physical Sciences, FY275
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FIN-90570 OULU FINLAND
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Piet van Oostrum
TK> What is the command for inserting a simple solid circle? "$\bullet $"
TK> does only a relatively small solid circle, and it's size cannot be
TK> altered.
TK> There are simple commands for solid triangle ("$\blacktriangle $") and
TK> solid square ("$\blacksquare $"), but nothing for solid circle (this
TK> is quite strange, IHMO).
Wrong. Did you take the effort to look up "circle" in the LaTeX manual?
\circle
.......
`\circle[*]{diameter}'
The `\circle' command produces a circle with a diameter as close to
the specified one as possible. If the `*'-form of the command is used,
LaTeX draws a solid circle.
Note that only circles up to 40 pt can be drawn.
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Tuomas Koskela
>Wrong. Did you take the effort to look up "circle" in the LaTeX manual?
Yes I did. Even asked two "LaTex experts" about this thing.
> `\circle[*]{diameter}'
> The `\circle' command produces a circle with a diameter as close to
>the specified one as possible. If the `*'-form of the command is used,
>LaTeX draws a solid circle.
> Note that only circles up to 40 pt can be drawn.
That didn't help. Should I use some kind of "picture" command with the
"circle" command? I don't want to draw a picture as such, but a symbol
in the middle of the picture caption. Here's the problematic part of
the code:
\begin{figure}[tbp]
\caption{$^{129}$Xe shielding tensor elements of xenon adsorbed in
SAPO-11 as a function of temperature. $\protect\sigma _{11}$
($\blacktriangle $), $%\protect\sigma _{22}$ ($\bullet $) and
$\protect\sigma _{33}$ ($\blacksquare $). Figure shows also the
isotropy ($\diamondsuit $). The solid line is drawn to guide the eye.}
\label{SAPO tensor elements}
\end{figure}
I want to replace that "bullet" with somewhat larger solid circle.
Surely there must be another way to do this than to insert a picture
in a middle of a picture caption??
Thank you for your help so far.
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Tuomas Koskela, Ph.Lic.
e:mail: Tuomas.Koskela@EISPAMMIÄoulu.fi
(remove EISPAMMIÄ when replying)
WWW: http://cc.oulu.fi/~tkoskela/
Phone: 358-8-5531341 (work) / 358-8-5545805 (home)
Post: Tuomas Koskela
University of Oulu
Department of Physical Sciences, FY275
NMR Research Group
P.O.Box 333
FIN-90571 OULU FINLAND
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Piet van Oostrum
TK> That didn't help. Should I use some kind of "picture" command with the
TK> "circle" command? I don't want to draw a picture as such, but a symbol
TK> in the middle of the picture caption. Here's the problematic part of
TK> the code:
In fact you can use the \circle* command outside a picture env, if you
remember that its diameter is still specified in \unitlength units. But for
proper positioning a picture env may be just easier.
TK> \begin{figure}[tbp]
TK> \caption{$^{129}$Xe shielding tensor elements of xenon adsorbed in
TK> SAPO-11 as a function of temperature. $\protect\sigma _{11}$
TK> ($\blacktriangle $), $%\protect\sigma _{22}$ ($\bullet $) and
TK> $\protect\sigma _{33}$ ($\blacksquare $). Figure shows also the
TK> isotropy ($\diamondsuit $). The solid line is drawn to guide the eye.}
TK> \label{SAPO tensor elements}
TK> \end{figure}
TK> I want to replace that "bullet" with somewhat larger solid circle.
TK> Surely there must be another way to do this than to insert a picture
TK> in a middle of a picture caption??
What about {\LARGE$\bullet $} or \Huge or so?
Jim Hefferon
You can use PSTrcks to get any size that you like.
Jim Hefferon
Timothy Murphy
>I want to replace that "bullet" with somewhat larger solid circle.
>Surely there must be another way to do this than to insert a picture
>in a middle of a picture caption??
Probably the simplest way is to \usepackage{pstricks}
(assuming you are using a PostScript printer).
You can use PSTricks command within an ordinary picture environment.
Admittedly you have to put something at the start like
\psset{unit=1mm}
to match the LaTeX picture-unit setting.
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tel: +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland