====== Converting images from TikZ to SVG ======
The route from TikZ to SVG helps to programmatically draw images which can then be given to the boss for further perusal.
===== the easy way =====
  * generate an image, an small example (balls.tex) is shown below
  
  \documentclass{minimal}
  \usepackage{tikz}
  \begin{document}
  \centering
  \begin{tikzpicture}
    \foreach \x/\y/\color in {1/2/red,3/4/green,5/6/blue}
      \shade [ball color=\color] (\x,\y) circle (\x/\y);
  \end{tikzpicture}
  \end{document}
  

  * compile this document to {{:latex:tikz:balls.pdf|balls.pdf}}
  * import said pdf into [[http://www.inkscape.org/|inkscape]]
  * save as {{:latex:tikz:balls.svg|balls.svg}}
  * import document.svg into [[http://www.corel.com/|CorelDraw]]
  * save as {{:latex:tikz:balls.cdr|balls.cdr}}, send to boss

===== the hard way =====
The hard way actually looks much easier, but in my experience doesn't always work, expecially for complicated figures. One advantage is that the resulting .svg-files are much nicer (e.g. shading fully works...)

  * use a special pgfsysdriver in the preamble of the document((taken from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Circle_graph.svg|here]], which was linked from the PGF-mailing list [if I remember correctly...])) ({{:latex:tikz:balls-htlatex.tex|balls-htlatex.tex}})

  \documentclass{minimal}
  \def\pgfsysdriver{pgfsys-tex4ht.def}
  \usepackage{tikz}
  \begin{document}
  \centering
  \begin{tikzpicture}
    \foreach \x/\y/\color in {1/2/red,3/4/green,5/6/blue}
    \shade [ball color=\color] (\x,\y) circle (\x/\y);
  \end{tikzpicture}
  \end{document}

  * if you're using graphics with TikZ (for example for [[scalebar|scale bars]], then also declare the graphics-extension.

  \usepackage{graphicx}
  \DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.png} % I prefer .png to .eps...

  * use [[http://blog.antiblau.de/2008/02/15/ausgabeprofil-latex-html-fuer-texniccenter/|htlatex]] to compile this document to html. this generates .svg-files from all included tikz-pictures.
  * open resulting {{:latex:tikz:balls-htlatex.svg|}} with coreldraw (which sadly does not always work...)