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Jan Benda
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@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ the data was changed or the same kind of plot has to be created for a
number of datasets.
\begin{important}[Why manual editing should be avoided.]
On first glance the manual editing of a figure using tools such as
Corel draw, Illustrator, etc.\,appears much more convenient and less
complex than coding everything into the analysis scripts. This,
however, is not entirely true. What if the figure has to be re-drawn
or updated? Then the editing work starts all over again. Rather,
there is a great risk associated with the manual editing
approach. Axes may be shifted, fonts have not been embedded into the
final document, annotations have been copy pasted between figures
and are not valid. All of these mistakes can be found in
publications and then require an erratum, which is not
desirable. Even if it appears more cumbersome in the beginning one
should always try to create publication-ready figures directly from
the data analysis tool using scripts or functions to properly layout
the plot.
On first glance manual editing of a figure using tools such as
inkscape, Corel draw, Illustrator, etc.\,appears much more
convenient and less complex than coding everything into the analysis
scripts. This, however, is not entirely true. What if the figure has
to be re-drawn or updated, because, for example, you got more data?
Then the editing work starts all over again. In addition, there is a
great risk associated with the manual editing approach. Axes may be
shifted, fonts have not been embedded into the final document,
annotations have been copy-pasted between figures and are not
valid. All of these mistakes can be found in publications and then
require an erratum, which is not desirable. Even if it appears more
cumbersome in the beginning, one should always try to generate
publication-ready figures directly from the data analysis tool using
scripts or functions to properly layout and annotate the plot.
\end{important}
\subsection{Simple plotting}