Is There a Way to Include Subscripts in GraphViz/dot Graphs?

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The recent discussion confirms that GraphViz/dot will soon include native support for subscripts in graph vertices, a feature implemented by Emden Gansner and Dwight Perry in the current development snapshot. This functionality is expected to be available in the next stable release. Users may need to utilize a cairo back end, specifically with the command option -Tpng:cairo, to access this feature. Additionally, some users have opted for TikZ in TeX as an alternative to avoid the extra step of converting files.

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Currently I am forced to use dot2tex to convert my graphs from .dot to .tex for inclusion in a latex document as I cannot find a working method for including subscripts in my graph vertices, for example: v1, v2.

The dot2tex method is fine but I would like to know if a "native" functionality exists within GraphViz/dot.

Thank you
 
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Funny you should ask. Emden Gansner and Dwight Perry implemented this feature in the current development snapshot, which in a few days should become the next stable release. It may require using a cairo back end (e.g. -Tpng:cairo).
 
truenorth said:
Funny you should ask. Emden Gansner and Dwight Perry implemented this feature in the current development snapshot, which in a few days should become the next stable release. It may require using a cairo back end (e.g. -Tpng:cairo).

Thank you for the update! I am now just using Tikz in TeX now as it also avoids the redundant step of compiling a separate file.
 

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