How to add an image as background in PSTricks?

Question

The official picture.

This is my code.

\documentclass[pstricks,border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks-add,pst-node,pst-tools}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
    \begin{pspicture}[showgrid](0,-7)(12,1)
\sffamily
\psRegisterList{Name}{M,A,T,H,E,M,A,T,I,C,S}
\psRegisterList{Color}{red!90,yellow!80,blue!70,green!60,cyan!50,pink}
%%%
\psRegisterList{lefttext}{Matrix theory,Algebra,Trigonometry,Hilbert space,Ergodicity,}
\psRegisterList{righttext}{Analysic,Topology,Integration,,Set theory}
%%%%
\multido{\iA=1+1}{11}{\rput(\iA,0){\psDefBoxNodes{Label\iA}{\color{black} \LARGE \Name{\iA}}}}
\multido{\iA=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{6}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
            arrowscale=\rD,
            linecolor=\Color{\iA}]{-*}(Label\iA:bC|0,-.3)(Label\iA:bC|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](Label\iA:bC|0,\rB){\lefttext\iA}}
\uput{.55}[-90](Label6:bC|0,-1.25){\shortstack{Measure\\theory}}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\multido{\iA=11+-1,\iB=5+-1,\iC=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+0.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{5}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
            arrowscale=\rD,
            linecolor=\Color{\iC}]{-*}(Label\iA:bC|0,-.3)(Label\iA:bC|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](Label\iA:bC|0,\rB){\righttext\iB}}
\uput{.4}[-90](Label10:bC|0,-4.75){\shortstack{Complex\\number}}
    \end{pspicture}
\end{document}

The output

Question:

How to insert an image(any formats) as background? It mean that with any images, it will be clipped or reduce the size of image until it is true (example: it look like frame (0,-7)(12,1))

I have seen this link Drawing on an image with TikZ but I can't use that syntaxs.

Note: You can reproduce my code if you want to say several new things!

Done!

\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-node,pst-tools,pst-fun}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
    \begin{pspicture}(0,-7)(12,1)
\rput[lb](0,-7){\includegraphics[width=12cm,height=8cm]{anht.jpg}}
\sffamily
\psRegisterList{Name}{M,A,T,H,E,M,A,T,I,C,S}
\psRegisterList{Color}{red!90,yellow!80,blue!70,green,orange,pink}
%%%
\psRegisterList{lefttext}{Matrix theory,Algebra,Trigonometry,Hilbert space,Ergodicity,}
\psRegisterList{righttext}{Analysic,Topology,Integration,,Set theory}
%%%%
\multido{\iA=1+1}{11}{\rput(\iA,0){\psDefBoxNodes{Label\iA}{\color{white} \LARGE \Name{\iA}}}}
\multido{\iA=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{6}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
            arrowscale=\rD,
            linecolor=\Color{\iA}]{-*}(Label\iA:bC|0,-.3)(Label\iA:bC|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](Label\iA:bC|0,\rB){\color{\Color{\iA}}\lefttext\iA}}
\uput{.55}[-90](Label6:bC|0,-1.25){\color{\Color{3}}\shortstack{Measure\\theory}}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\multido{\iA=11+-1,\iB=5+-1,\iC=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+0.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{5}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
            arrowscale=\rD,
            linecolor=\Color{\iC}]{-*}(Label\iA:bC|0,-.3)(Label\iA:bC|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](Label\iA:bC|0,\rB){\color{\Color{\iC}}\righttext\iB}}
\uput{.4}[-90](Label10:bC|0,-4.75){\color{\Color{2}}\shortstack{Complex\\number}}
    \end{pspicture}
\end{document}

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My code is compiled with xelatex very slow!

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 07 '19 at 03:19

Obviously I do not have your background picture so I use a somewhat similar eps picture and put it in with

\rput(6,-3){\includegraphics{Galaxie.eps}}

This yields

\documentclass[pstricks,border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks-add,pst-node,pst-tools}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
    \begin{pspicture}[showgrid](0,-7)(12,1)
     \rput(6,-3){\includegraphics{Galaxie.eps}}
\sffamily
\psRegisterList{Name}{M,A,T,H,E,M,A,T,I,C,S}
\psRegisterList{Color}{red!90,yellow!80,blue!70,green!60,cyan!50,pink}
%%%
\psRegisterList{lefttext}{Matrix theory,Algebra,Trigonometry,Hilbert space,Ergodicity,}
\psRegisterList{righttext}{Analysic,Topology,Integration,,Set theory}
%%%%
\multido{\iA=1+1}{11}{\rput(\iA,0){\psDefBoxNodes{Label\iA}{\color{black} \LARGE \Name{\iA}}}}
\multido{\iA=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{6}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
            arrowscale=\rD,
            linecolor=\Color{\iA}]{-*}(Label\iA:bC|0,-.3)(Label\iA:bC|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](Label\iA:bC|0,\rB){\lefttext\iA}}
\uput{.55}[-90](Label6:bC|0,-1.25){\shortstack{Measure\\theory}}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\multido{\iA=11+-1,\iB=5+-1,\iC=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+0.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{5}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
            arrowscale=\rD,
            linecolor=\Color{\iC}]{-*}(Label\iA:bC|0,-.3)(Label\iA:bC|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](Label\iA:bC|0,\rB){\righttext\iB}}
\uput{.4}[-90](Label10:bC|0,-4.75){\shortstack{Complex\\number}}
    \end{pspicture}
\end{document}

You can, of course, adjust the width and height of the background picture.

user187802 · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-08T19:25:06.403

7

Use

\begin{pspicture}[showgrid](0,-7)(12,1)
\rput[lb](0,-7){\includegraphics[width=12cm,height=8cm]{tiger}}
[...]

\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-node,pst-tools,multido}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\psRegisterList{Name}{M,A,T,H,E,M,A,T,I,C,S}%
\psRegisterList{Color}{red!90,yellow!80,blue!70,green,orange,pink}%
%%%
\psRegisterList{lefttext}{Matrix theory,Algebra,Trigonometry,Hilbert space,Ergodicity,}%
\psRegisterList{righttext}{Analysic,Topology,Integration,,Set theory}%

\begin{pspicture}(0,-7)(12,1)
\rput[lb](0,-7){\includegraphics[width=12cm,height=8cm]{Downloads/test.jpg}}
\sffamily
%%%%
\multido{\iA=1+1}{11}{\rput(\iA,0){\rnode{C\iA}{\color{white}\LARGE\Name{\iA}}}}
\multido{\iA=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{6}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
           arrowscale=\rD,
           linecolor=\Color{\iA}]{-*}(C\iA|0,-.3)(C\iA|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](C\iA|0,\rB){\color{\Color{\iA}}\lefttext\iA}}%
    \uput{.55}[-90](C6|0,-1.25){\color{\Color{3}}\shortstack{Measure\\theory}}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\multido{\iA=11+-1,\iB=5+-1,\iC=1+1,%
         \rA=4+-0.5,
         \rB=-5.5+0.75,
         \rC=0.5+-0.1,
         \rD=2+-0.25}{5}{%
    \psline[linewidth=\rA pt,
            arrowscale=\rD,
            linecolor=\Color{\iC}]{-*}(C\iA|0,-.3)(C\iA|0,\rB)
    \uput{\rC}[-85](C\iA|0,\rB){\color{\Color{\iC}}\righttext\iB}}
    \uput{.4}[-90](C9|0,-4.75){\color{\Color{2}}\shortstack{Complex\\number}}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

In general you need only one \multido:

\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-node,pst-tools,multido,xfp}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}
\psRegisterList{Name}{M,A,T,H,E,M,A,T,I,C,S}%
\psRegisterList{Color}{red!90,yellow!80,blue!70,green,orange,pink,orange,green,blue!70,yellow!80,red!90}%
\psRegisterList{Text}{Matrix theory,Algebra,Trigonometry,
  Hilbert space,Ergodicity,,Analysic,Topology,Integration,,Set theory}

\begin{pspicture}(0,-7)(12,1)
\rput[lb](0,-7){\includegraphics[width=12cm,height=8cm]{Downloads/test.jpg}}
\sffamily
%%%%
\multido{\iA=1+1,\rA=-3.75+0.75}{11}{%
  \rput(\iA,0){\rnode{A\iA}{\color{white}\LARGE\Name{\iA}}}
  \pnode(!\iA\space \rA\space dup 0 gt {neg} if 1 sub){B\iA}
  \pcline[nodesepA=10pt,linewidth=\fpeval{abs(\rA)}pt,arrowscale=2,
           linecolor=\Color{\iA}]{-*}(A\iA)(B\iA)
  \uput{.4}[-85](B\iA){\color{\Color{\iA}}\Text\iA}}
% 
\uput{.4}[-90](B10){\color{\Color{10}}\shortstack{Complex\\number}}
\uput{.4}[-90](B6){\color{\Color{6}}\shortstack{Measure\\theory}}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

This should also work:

\psRegisterList{Text}{Matrix theory, Algebra, Trigonometry,
        Hilbert space, Ergodicity, Measure\cr theory, Analysic,
        Topology,Integration, Complex\cr number, Set theory}

and then

    \uput{.4}[-85](B\iA){\color{\Color{\iA}}\shortstack{\Text\iA}}}

edited Oct 08 '19 at 19:25

answered Oct 07 '19 at 07:27

user187802

16,850

Cannot determine size of graphic in Capture.png (no BoundingBox) for any formats (such as png, jpg,...) – Oct 07 '19 at 07:40
What kind of graphic format do you use and with which program? Latex, pdflatex, ... – user187802 Oct 07 '19 at 08:00
graphic format: pdf,eps,png,svg,... and it is loaded by latex->dvips->ps2pdf.(as I normal compile my PSTricks code) – Oct 07 '19 at 08:11
Then you need an eps format, but you had a Capture.png. Convert it to an eps or use xelatex – user187802 Oct 07 '19 at 08:22
So, graphic format as png,jpg or pdfcan not be used together with this code? – Oct 07 '19 at 08:24
With xelatex as I already wrote! – user187802 Oct 07 '19 at 08:31
Done! But very very slow! Thanks. – Oct 07 '19 at 08:38
It is simple to convert an image into any other format – user187802 Oct 07 '19 at 08:39
But the quality of image will be changed! – Oct 07 '19 at 08:40
1

No, it will not, if you convert it to an eps! – user187802 Oct 07 '19 at 08:42
Hmm...., I have tried before but truly it is a poor quality image!!! A bit question, I can't register Measure\\theory or Complex\\number in \psRegisterList ,why? (latex->dvips->ps2pdf) – Oct 07 '19 at 08:58
The usual sad story. Sigh. – Oct 07 '19 at 14:41
Why do you need \ifthenelse?? – user187802 Oct 07 '19 at 17:29
@user187802 Sorry for \ifthenelse, can you register Measure\\theory or Complex\\number in \psRegisterList normally? – Oct 08 '19 at 16:27
see edited answer – user187802 Oct 08 '19 at 19:25

How to add an image as background in PSTricks?

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