{{pajek:pics:pajek.gif?100}} ====== Using Unicode in Pajek's pictures ====== **To be adapted to version 2.00** -- see [[how_to:unicode|Unicode]]. Sometimes we would like to use in Pajek's picture some characters from unusual alphabets (special symbols, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Chinese, ...). They are available in [[http://unicode.org/|Unicode]], but unfortunately Pajek doesn't support it. Here is a way around: * Using the free Unicode editor [[http://www.babelstone.co.uk/Software/BabelPad.html|BabelPad]] we prepare the Unicode version of the ''*.NET'' file. Use the U tool (Unicode table) to enter the Unicode characters. * Using the BabelPad option ''File/Save as/ASCII plus decimal NCR'' we transform it into an ASCII file in which the Unicode characters are represented using numeric codes'' &#dddd;'' . This file is used in Pajek 1.27 (or higher) to produce picture. The picture is exported in the SVG format.\\
* The SVG picture can be opened in the free drawing program [[http://www.inkscape.org/|InkScape]]. Here we can make some additional enhancements of the picture. \\
* In InkScape we can, using the option ''File/Save as/pdf'' or ''eps'', save the picture in the desired format ({{:faq:test3.pdf|PDF}} or EPS or some other) with labels containing Unicode characters. Note that the PDF (1.4 or higher) also supports the transparency ({{:faq:unicode.pdf|example}}). The EPS file can be inserted in Word document ({{:faq:unicode.doc|example}}). A set of example files is available in {{pajek:dl:unicode.zip}}.