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FIG2DEV(1) |
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FIG2DEV(1) |
fig2dev - translates Fig code to various graphics languages
fig2dev -L language [ -m mag ] [ -f
font ] [ -s fsize ] [ other options ] [
fig-file [ out-file ] ]
Fig2dev translates fig code in the named fig-file into the
specified graphics language and puts them in out-file. The
default fig-file and out-file are standard input and standard
output, respectively
Xfig (Facility for Interactive Generation of figures) is a
screen-oriented tool which runs under the X Window System, and allows the
user to draw and manipulate objects interactively. This version of fig2dev
is compatible with xfig versions 1.3, 1.4, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2.
Xfig version 3.2.3 and later saves and allows the user to edit
comments for each Fig object. These comments are output with several of the
output languages, such as PostScript, CGM, EMF, LaTeX, MetaFont, PicTeX, (as
% comments), tk (as # comments), and pic (as .\" comments).
- -L language
- Set the output graphics language. Valid languages are box, cgm, epic,
eepic, eepicemu, emf, eps, gbx (Gerber beta driver), gif, ibmgl, jpeg,
latex, map (HTML image map), mf (MetaFont), mp (MetaPost), mmp
(Multi-MetaPost), pcx, pdf, pdftex, pdftex_t, pic, pictex, png,
ppm, ps, pstex, pstex_t, pstricks, ptk (Perl/tk), shape
(LaTeX shaped paragraphs), sld (AutoCad slide format), svg (beta
driver), textyl, tiff, tk (tcl/tk), tpic, xbm and xpm.
Notes:
dvips and xdvi must be compiled with the tpic support
(-DTPIC) for epic, eepic and tpic to work.
You must have ghostscript and ps2pdf, which comes with the ghostscript
distribution to get the pdf output and the bitmap formats (png, jpeg,
etc.), and the netpbm (pbmplus) package to get gif, xbm, xpm, and sld
output.
- -h
- Print help message with all options for all output languages then exit.
- -V
- Print the program version number and exit.
- -D +/-rangelist
- With +rangelist, keep only those depths in the list. With -rangelist, keep
all depths except those in the list. The rangelist may be a list of
comma-separated numbers or ranges separated by colon (:). For example, -D
+10,40,55:70,80 means keep only layers 10, 40, 55 through 70, and
80.
- -K
- The selection of the depths with the '-D +/-rangelist' option does
normally not affect the calcualtion of the bounding box. Thus the
generated document might have a much larger bounding box than necessary.
If -K is given then the bounding box is adjusted to include only those
objects in the selected depths.
- -f font
- Set the default font used for text objects to font. The default is
Roman; the format of this option depends on the graphics language
in use. In TeX-based languages, the font is the base of the name given in
lfonts.tex, for instance "cmr" for Roman, or "tt" for
teletype. In PostScript, it is any font name known to the printer or
interpreter. For Gerber it has no effect.
- -G minor[:major][:unit]
- Draws a grid on the page. Specify thin, or thin and thick line spacing in
one of several units. For example, "-G .25:1cm" draws a thin,
gray line every .25 cm and a thicker gray line every 1 cm. Specifying
"-G 1in" draws a thin line every 1 inch. Fractions may be used,
e.g. "-G 1/16:1/2in" will draw a thin line every 1/16 inch
(0.0625 inch) and a thick line every 1/2 inch.
Allowable units are: i, in, inch, f, ft, feet, c, cm, mm, and m.
Only allowed for PostScript, EPS, PDF, and bitmap (GIF, JPEG, etc)
drivers for now.
- -j
- Enable the I18N internationalization facility.
- -m mag
- Set the magnification at which the figure is rendered to mag. The
default is 1.0. This may not be used with the maxdimension option (-Z).
- -s size
- Set the default font size (in points) for text objects to fsize.
The default is 11*mag, and thus is scaled by the -m option. If
there is no scaling, the default font is eleven point Roman."
- -Z maxdimension
- Scale the figure so that the maximum dimension (width or height) is
maxdimension inches or cm, depending on whether the figure was
saved with imperial or metric units. This may not be used with the
magnification option (-m).
- other options
- The other options are specific to the choice of graphics language,
as described below.
CGM is Computer Graphics Metafile, developed by ISO and ANSI and is a
vector-based plus bitmap language. Microsoft WORD, PowerPoint and probably
other products can import this format and display it on the screen,
something that they won't do with EPS files that have an ASCII preview.
- -b dummyarg
- Generate binary output (dummy argument required after the "-b").
- -r
- Position arrowheads for CGM viewers that display rounded arrowheads.
Normally, arrowheads are pointed, so fig2dev compensates for this by
moving the endpoint of the line back so the tip of the arrowhead ends
where the original endpoint of the line was. If the -r option is
used, the position of arrows will NOT be corrected for compensating
line width effects, because the rounded arrowhead doesn't extend beyond
the endpoint of the line.
EMF is Enhanced Metafile, developed by Microsoft and is a vector-based plus
bitmap language. Microsoft WORD, PowerPoint and probably other products can
import this format and display it on the screen, something that they
won't do with EPS files that have an ASCII preview.
EPIC is an enhancement to LaTeX picture drawing environment. It was developed by
Sunil Podar of Department of Computer Science in S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook.
EEPIC is an extension to EPIC and LaTeX picture drawing
environment which uses tpic specials as a graphics mechanism. It was written
by Conrad Kwok of Division of Computer Science at University of California,
Davis.
EEPIC-EMU is an EEPIC emulation package which does not use tpic
specials.
- -A factor
- Scale arrowheads by factor. The width and height of arrowheads is
divided by this factor. This is because EPIC arrowheads are
normally about double the size of TeX arrowheads.
- -E num
- Set encoding for text translation (0 = none, 1 = ISO-8859-1, 2 =
ISO-8859-2)
- -F
- Don't set the font face, series, and style; only set it's size and the
baselineskip. By default, fig2dev sets all 5 font parameters when it puts
some text. The disadvantage is that you can't set the font from your LaTeX
document. With this option on, you can set the font from your LaTeX
document (like "\sfshape \input picture.eepic").
- If any of the pictures included in your LaTeX document has been generated
with -F, then all pictures must be generated with this option.
- This option can be used only when fig2dev was compiled with NFSS defined.
- -l width
- Use "\thicklines" when width of the line is wider than
lwidth. The default is 2.
- -P
- Generate a complete LaTeX file. In other words, the output file can be
formatted without requiring any changes. The additional text inserted in
the beginning and at the end of the file is controlled by the
configuration parameter "Preamble" and "Postamble".
- -R
- Allow rotated text. Rotated text will be set using the \rotatebox command.
So, you will need to include "\usepackage{graphics}" in
the preamble of your LaTeX document.
- If this option is not set, then rotated text will be set horizontally.
- -S scale
- Set the scale to which the figure is rendered. This option automatically
sets the magnification and size to scale / 12 and
scale respectively.
- -t stretch
- Set the stretch factor of dashed lines to sretch. The default is
30.
- -v
- Include comments in the output file.
- -W
- Enable variable line width. By default, only two line widths are
available: The normal line width (hinlines), and thick lines (hicklines),
if a line width of more than one is selected in xfig.
- -w
- Disable variable line width. Only "\thicklines" and/or
"\thinlines" commands will be generated in the output
file.
- When variable line width option is enabled, "\thinlines"
command is still used when line width is less than LineThick. One
potential problem is that the width of "\thinlines" is
0.4pt but the resolution of Fig is 1/80 inch (approx. 1pt). If
LineThick is set to 2, normal lines will be drawn in 0.4pt wide
lines but the next line width is already 2pt. One possible solution is to
set LineThick to 1 and set the width of the those lines you want to
be drawn in "\thinlines" to 0.
Due to this problem, Variable line width VarWidth is
defaulted to be false.
IBM-GL (IBM Graphics Language) is compatible with HP-GL (Hewlett-Packard
Graphics Language).
- -a
- Select ISO A4 (ANSI A) paper size if the default is ANSI A (ISO A4) paper
size.
- -c
- Generate instructions for an IBM 6180 Color Plotter with (without) an IBM
Graphics Enhancement Cartridge (IBM-GEC).
- -d xll,yll,xur,yur
- Restrict plotting to a rectangular area of the plotter paper which has a
lower left hand corner at (xll,yll) and a upper right hand corner
at (xur,yur). All four numbers are in inches and follow -d
in a comma-sparated list - xll,yll,xur,yur - with no spaces between
them.
- -f file
- Load text character specifications from the table in the fonts
file. The table must have 36 entries - one for each font plus a default.
Each entry consists of 5 numbers which specify the 1.) standard character
set (0 - 4, 6 - 9, 30 - 39), 2.) alternate character set (0 - 4, 6 - 9, 30
- 39), 3.) character slant angle (degrees), 4.) character width scale
factor and 5.) character height scale factor.
- -k
- Precede output with PCL command to use HP/GL
- -l pattfile
- Load area fill line patterns from the table in the pattfile file.
The table must have 21 entries - one for each of the area fill patterns.
Each entry consists of 5 numbers which specify the 1.) pattern number (-1
- 6), 2.) pattern length (inches), 3.) fill type (1 - 5), 4.) fill spacing
(inches) and 5.) fill angle (degrees).
- -m mag,x0,y0
- The magnification may appear as the first element in a comma separated
list - mag,x0,y0 - where the second and third parameters specify an
offset in inches.
- -P
- Rotate the figure to portrait mode. The default is landscape mode.
- -p penfile
- Load plotter pen specifications from the table in the penfile file.
The table must have 9 entries - one for each color plus a default. Each
entry consists of 2 numbers which specify the 1.) pen number (1 - 8) and
2.) pen thickness (millimeters).
- -S speed
- Set the pen speed to speed (centimeters/second).
- -v
- Plot the figure upside-down in portrait mode or backwards in landscape
mode. This allows you to write on the top surface of overhead
transparencies without disturbing the plotter ink on the bottom
surface.
Fig2dev may be installed with either ANSI A or ISO A4 default
paper size. The -a option selects the alternate paper size. Fig2dev
does not fill closed splines. The IBM-GEC is required to fill other
polygons. Fig2dev may be installed for plotters with or without the IBM-GEC.
The -c option selects the alternate instruction set.
- -b borderwidth
- Make blank border around figure of width borderwidth.
- -F
- Use correct font sizes (points, 1/72 inch) instead of the traditional size
that xfig/fig2dev uses, which is (1/80 inch). The corresponding xfig
command-line option is -correct_font_size.
- -g color
- Use color for the background.
- -N
- Convert all colors to grayscale.
- -S smoothfactor
- This will smooth the output by passing smoothfactor to ghostscript
in the -dTextAlphaBits and -dGraphicsAlphaBits options to
improve font rendering and graphic smoothing. A value of 2 for
smoothfactor provides some smoothing and 4 provides more.
- -t color
- Use color for the transparent color in the GIF file. This must be
specified in the same format that ppmmake(1) allows. It may allow an X11
color name, but at least you may use a six-digit hexadecimal RGBvalue
using the # sign, e.g. #ff0000 (Red).
- -q image_quality
- use the integer value image_quality for the JPEG
"Quality" factor. Valid values are 0-100, with the default being
75.
- -d dmag
- Set a separate magnification for the length of line dashes to dmag.
- -E num
- Set encoding for latex text translation (0 no translation, 1 ISO-8859-1, 2
ISO-8859-2)
- -l lwidth
- Sets the threshold between LaTeX thin and thick lines to lwidth
pixels. LaTeX supports only two different line width: \thinlines and
\thicklines. Lines of width greater than lwidth pixels are drawn as
\thicklines. Also affects the size of dots in dotted line style. The
default is 1.
- -v
- Verbose mode.
LaTeX cannot accurately represent all the graphics objects which
can be described by Fig. For example, the possible slopes which lines may
have are limited. Some objects, such as spline curves, cannot be drawn at
all. Fig2latex chooses the closest possible line slope, and prints error
messages when objects cannot be drawn accurately
Xfig version 3.2.3 and later saves and allows the user to edit comments for each
Fig object. The fig2dev map output language will produce an HTML image map
using Fig objects that have href="some_html_reference" in their
comments. Any Fig object except compound objects may used for this. Usually,
besides generating the map file, you would also generate a PNG file, which is
the image to which the map refers.
For example, you may have an xfig drawing with an imported image
that has the comment href="go_here.html" and a box object with a
comment href="go_away.html". This will produce an image map file
such the user may click on the image and the browser will load the
"go_here.html" page, or click on the box and the browser will load
the "go_away.html" page.
After the map file is generated by fig2dev you will need to
edit it to fill out any additional information it may need.
- -b borderwidth
- Make blank border around figure of width borderwidth.
fig2dev scales the figure by 1/8 before generating METAFONT code. The
magnification can be further changed with the -m option or by giving
magnification options to mf.
In order to process the generated METAFONT code, the mfpic macros
must be installed where mf can find them. The mfpic macro package is
available at any CTAN cite under the subdirectory: graphics/mfpic
- -C code
- specifies the starting METAFONT font code. The default is 32.
- -n name
- specifies the name to use in the output file.
- -p pen_magnification
- specifies how much the line width should be magnified compared to the
original figure. The default is 1.
- -t top
- specifies the top of the whole coordinate system. The default is
ypos.
- -x xmin
- specifies the minimum x coordinate value of the figure (inches). The
default is 0.
- -y ymin
- specifies the minumum y coordinate value of the figure (inches). The
default is 0.
- -X xmax
- specifies the maximum x coordinate value of the figure (inches). The
default is 8.
- -Y ymax
- specifies the maximum y coordinate value of the figure (inches). The
default is 8.
- -i file
- Include file content via \input-command.
- -I file
- Include file content as additional header.
- -o
- Old mode (no latex).
- -p number
- Adds the line "prologues:=number" to the output.
- -p ext
- Enables the use of certain PIC extensions which are known to work with the
groff package; compatibility with DWB PIC is unknown. The extensions
enabled by each option are:
arc Allow ARC_BOX i.e. use rounded corners
line Use the 'line_thickness' value
fill Allow ellipses to be filled
all Use all of the above
psfont Don't convert Postscript fonts generic type
(useful for files going to be Ditroff'ed for
and printed on PS printer). DWB-compatible.
allps Use all of the above (i.e. "all" + "psfont")
In order to include PiCTeX pictures into a document, it is necessary to load the
PiCTeX macros.
PiCTeX uses TeX integer register arithmetic to generate curves,
and so it is very slow. PiCTeX draws curves by \put-ing the
psymbol repeatedly, and so requires a large amount of TeX's internal
memory, and generates large DVI files. The size of TeX's memory limits the
number of plot symbols in a picture. As a result, it is best to use PiCTeX
to generate small pictures.
- -E num
- Set encoding for latex text translation (0 no translation, 1 ISO-8859-1, 2
ISO-8859-2)
Typically you will wish to set the y scale to -1. See -g for more
information.
- -d [mm|in]
- Output dimensions should be assumed to be millimeters (mm) or inches (in).
The default is millimeters.
- -p [pos|neg]
- Select the image polarity. For positive images lines drawn in the fig file
will generate lines of material. For negative images lines drawn in the
fig file will result in removed material. Consider etching a chrome on
glass transmission mask. Drawing lines in the fig file and choosing 'neg'
will result in these lines being etched through the chrome, leaving
transparent lines.
- -g <x scale>x<y scale>+<x offset>+<y
offset>
- This controls the geometry of the output, scaling the dimensions as shown
and applying the given offset. Typically you will wish to set the y scale
to -1, mirroring about the x axis. This is because Gerber assumes the
origin to be bottom left, while xfig selects top left.
- -f <n digits>.<n digits>
- This controls the number of digits of precision before and after the
implied decimal point. With -f 5.3 the following number 12345678
corresponds to 12345.678. Whereas with -f 3.5 it corresponds to 123.45678.
The default is for 3 places before the decimal point and 5 after. This
corresponds, to a range of 0 to 1m in 10 micron increments.
- -i [on|off]
- Controls the output of comments describing the type of objects being
output. The text appears as comments starting with ## on each line in the
output file. By default this is on.
With PostScript, xfig can be used to create multiple page figures Specify the -M
option to produce a multi-page output. For posters, add -O to overlap the
pages slightly to get around the problem of the unprintable area in most
printers, then cut and paste the pages together. Due to memory limitations of
most laser printers, the figure should not have large imported images
(bitmaps). Great for text with very big letters.
The EPS driver has the following differences from PostScript:
o No showpage is generated because the output is meant to be imported into
another program or document and not printed
o The landscape/portrait options are ignored
o The centering option is ignored
o The multiple-page option is ignored
o The paper size option is ignored
o The x/y offset options are ignored
The EPS driver has the following two special options:
- -B 'Wx [Wy X0 Y0]'
- This specifies that the bounding box of the EPS file should have the width
Wx and the height Wy. Note that it doesn't scale the figure to this size,
it merely sets the bounding box. If a value less than or equal to 0 is
specified for Wx or Wy, these are set to the width/height respectively of
the figure. Origin is relative to screen (0,0) (upper-left). Wx, Wy, X0
and Y0 are interpreted in centimeters or inches depending on the measure
given in the fig-file. Remember to put either quotes (") or
apostrophes (') to group the arguments to -B.
- -R 'Wx [Wy X0 Y0]'
- Same as the -B option except that X0 and Y0 is relative to the lower left
corner of the figure. Remember to put either quotes (") or
apostrophes (') to group the arguments to -R.
The PDF driver uses all the PostScript options.
Text can now include various ISO-character codes above 0x7f, which
is useful for language specific characters to be printed directly. Not all
ISO-characters are implemented.
Color support: Colored objects created by Fig can be printed on a
color postscript printer. There are 32 standard colors: black, yellow,
white, gold, five shades of blue, four shades of green, four shades of cyan,
four shades of red, five shades of magenta, four shades of brown, and four
shades of pink. In addition there may be user-defined colors in the file.
See the xfig FORMAT3.2 file for the definition of these colors. On a
monochrome printer, colored objects will be mapped into different grayscales
by the printer. Filled objects are printed using the given area fill and
color. There are 21 "shades" going from black to full saturation
of the fill color, and 21 more "tints" from full saturation + 1 to
white. In addition, there are 16 patterns such as bricks, diagonal lines,
crosshatch, etc.
- -A
- Add an ASCII (EPSI) preview.
- -b borderwidth
- Make blank border around figure of width borderwidth.
Not availble in EPS.
- -C dummy_arg
- Add a color *binary* TIFF preview for Microsoft products that need a
binary preview. See also -T (monochrome preview). A dummy argument must be
supplied for historical reasons.
- -c
- option centers the figure on the page. The centering may not be accurate
if there are texts in the fig_file that extends too far to the
right of other objects.
- -e
- option puts the figure against the edge (not centered) of the page. Not
availble in EPS.
- -F
- Use correct font sizes (points) instead of the traditional size that
xfig/fig2dev uses, which is 1/80 inch. The corresponding xfig command-line
option is -correct_font_size.
- -g color
- Use color for the background.
- -l dummy_arg
- Generate figure in landscape mode. The dummy argument is ignored, but must
appear on the command line for reasons of compatibility. This option will
override the orientation specification in the file (for file versions 3.0
and higher).
Not availble in EPS.
- -M
- Generate multiple pages if figure exceeds paper size.
Not availble in EPS.
- -N
- Convert all colors to grayscale.
- -n name
- Set the Title part of the PostScript output to name. This is useful
when the input to fig2dev comes from standard input.
- -O
- When used with -M, overlaps the pages slightly to get around the
problem of the unprintable area in most printers.
Not availble in EPS.
- -p dummy_arg
- Generate figure in portrait mode. The dummy argument is ignored, but must
appear on the command line for reasons of compatibility. This option will
override the orientation specification in the file (for file versions 3.0
and higher). This is the default for Fig files of version 2.1 or lower.
Not availble in EPS.
- -T
- Add a monochrome *binary* TIFF preview for Microsoft products that need a
binary preview. See also -C (color preview).
- -x offset
- shift the figure in the X direction by offset units (1/72 inch). A
negative value shifts the figure to the left and a positive value to the
right.
Not availble in EPS.
- -y offset
- shift the figure in the Y direction by offset units (1/72 inch). A
negative value shifts the figure up and a positive value down.
Not availble in EPS.
- -z papersize
- Sets the papersize. Not availble in EPS.
Available paper sizes are:
"Letter" (8.5" x 11" also "A"),
"Legal" (11" x 14")
"Ledger" (11" x 17"),
"Tabloid" (17" x 11", really Ledger in Landscape mode),
"A" (8.5" x 11" also "Letter"),
"B" (11" x 17" also "Ledger"),
"C" (17" x 22"),
"D" (22" x 34"),
"E" (34" x 44"),
"A4" (21 cm x 29.7cm),
"A3" (29.7cm x 42 cm),
"A2" (42 cm x 59.4cm),
"A1" (59.4cm x 84.1cm),
"A0" (84.1cm x 118.9cm),
and "B5" (18.2cm x 25.7cm).
The pstex language is a variant of ps which suppresses formatted
(special) text. The pstex_t language has the complementary behavior: it
generates only the LaTeX special text and the commands necessary to position
special text, and to overlay the PostScript file generated using pstex.
These two drivers can be used to generate a figure which combines the
flexibility of PostScript graphics with LaTeX text formatting of special text.
- -F
- Use correct font sizes (points) instead of the traditional size that
xfig/fig2dev uses, which is 1/80 inch. The corresponding xfig command-line
option is -correct_font_size.
- -g color
- Use color for the background.
- -n name
- sets the Title part of the PostScript output to name. This is
useful when the input to fig2dev comes from standard input.
The pstex_t language produces only the LaTeX special text and the commands
necessary to position special text, and to overlay the PostScript file
generated using pstex. (see above)
- -E num
- Set encoding for latex text translation (0 no translation, 1 ISO-8859-1, 2
ISO-8859-2)
- -F
- Don't set the font face, series, and style; only set it's size and the
baselineskip. By default, fig2dev sets all 5 font parameters when it puts
some text. The disadvantage is that you can't set the font from your LaTeX
document. With this option on, you can set the font from your LaTeX
document (like "\sfshape \input picture.eepic").
- -p file
- specifies the name of the PostScript file to be overlaid. If not set or
its value is null then no PS file will be inserted.
The PSTricks driver provides full LaTeX text and math formatting
for XFig drawings without overlaying separate outputs as in the PSTEX
methods. The output matches the quality of output of the PostScript driver
except for text, where the Latex font selection mechanism is used as
for other fig2dev LaTeX drivers. In addition, text is rendered black,
although font color-changing LaTex code can be embedded in the drawing.
The generated PSTricks code is meant to be readable. Each command stands
alone, not relying on global option state variables. Thus the user can easily
use XFig to rough out a PSTricks drawing, then finish by hand editing.
To use the driver's output, give the command
"\usepackage{pstricks}" in your document preamble. The
graphicx and pstricks-add packages may also be required. The
former is used for bitmap graphics and the second for complex line styles
and/or hollow PSTricks arrows (with the -R 1 option). The driver will tell
you which packages are needed. In the document body, include the figure with
"\input{pstfile}" where pstfile.tex is the output
file. Use the XFig special flag to have text passed as-is to LaTeX.
For non-special text, the same mechanism as the LaTeX and epic driver
mechanism is used to match font specs, but this is imprecise.
- Known bugs and limitations.
- PSTricks support for join styles is version dependent. Raw postscript is
inserted with "\pstVerb" for old versions when other than
angle joins are needed. The -t option controls this behavior.
PSTricks does not support rotated ellipses directly, so a rput
command is emitted that rotates and locates a horizontal ellipse. This
makes a problem with hatch patterns, which are moved and rotated along
with the ellipse. Hatch rotation is fixed by a counter-rotation, but the
origin is not adjusted, so registration with adjacent hatch patterns will
be incorrect. Flipped bitmap graphics use an undocumented feature of the
graphicx package: a negative height flips the image vertically.
This appears to work reliably. However, you may want to flip graphics with
another program before including them in Xfig drawings just to be
sure. With the -p option, the driver attempts to convert non-EPS
pictures to EPS with the TeX distribution's bmeps program, but
bmeps does not know about very many file formats including
gif.
- -G dummy_arg
- Draws a standard PSTricks grid in light gray, ignoring the size
parameters, numbered in PSTricks units.
- -l weight
- Sets a line weight factor that is multiplied by the actual Fig line width.
The default value 0.5 roughly matches the output of the PS driver.
- -n 0|1|2|3
- Sets environment type. Default 0 creates a \picture environment
with bounding box exactly enclosing the picture (but see -x and
-y ). A 1 emits bare PSTricks commands with no environment at all,
which can be used with \input{commands} inside an existing
\pspicture. A 2 emits a complete LaTeX document. A 3 also emits a
complete LaTeX document but attempts to set the PSTricks unit to fit a 7.5
by 10 inch (portrait aspect) box.
- -P
- Shorthand for -n 3
.
- -p dir
- Attempts to run the bmeps program to translate picture files to
EPS, which is required by PSTricks. The translated files go in dir
, which must already exist (the driver will not create it). Moreover, (BIG
CAVEAT HERE) the driver overwrites files with impunity in this directory!
Don't put your stuff here. The includegraphics commands in the
output file refer to this directory. Even if the -p option is not used,
includegrpahics commands follow this convention with the default
directory ./eps . In this case, the user must do the conversions
independently. The bmeps program is part of the standard TeX
distribution. It converts the following formats to EPS: png jpg pnm
tif. You can see the bmeps command with the -v option.
- -R 0|1|2
- Sets arrow style. With the default style 0, Fig arrows are converted to
lines and polygons. With style 1, the Fig arrowhead dimensions are
converted to PSTricks arrowhead dimensions and PSTricks arrowhead options
are emitted. Hollow arrows will require the additional package
pstricks-add
. With style 2, PSTricks arrowhead options are emitted with no dimensions
at all, and arrowhead size may be controlled globally with psset
.
- -S scale
- Scales the image according to the same convention as the EPIC driver,
i.e., to size scale
/12.
- -t version
- Provides the driver with PSTricks version number so output can match
expected LaTeX input.
- -v
- Print verbose warnings and extra comments in the output file. Information
provided includes font substitution details, the bmeps commands
used for picture conversion, if any, and one comment per Fig object in the
output.
- -x marginsize
- Adds marginsize on the left and right of the PStricks
bounding box. By default, the box exactly encloses the image.
- -y marginsize
- Adds marginsize on the top and bottom of the PStricks
bounding box. By default, the box exactly encloses the image.
- -z 0|1|2
- Sets font handling option. Default option 0 attempts to honor Fig font
names and sizes, finding the best match with a standard LaTeX font. Option
1 sets LaTeX font size only. Option 2 issues no font commands at all.
- -l dummy_arg
- Generate figure in landscape mode. The dummy argument is ignored, but must
appear on the command line for reasons of compatibility. This option will
override the orientation specification in the file (for file versions 3.0
and higher).
- -p dummy_arg
- Generate figure in portrait mode. The dummy argument is ignored, but must
appear on the command line for reasons of compatibility. This option will
override the orientation specification in the file (for file versions 3.0
and higher). This is the default for Fig files of version 2.1 or
lower.
- -P
- Generate canvas of full page size instead of using the bounding box of the
figure's objects. The default is to use only the bounding box.
- -z papersize
- Sets the papersize. See the POSTSCRIPT OPTIONS for available paper sizes.
This is only used when the -P option (use full page) is used.
[x]fig(1), pic(1) pic2fig(1), transfig(1)
Please send bug reports, fixes, new features etc. to:
xfig-bugs@epb1.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
Arc-boxes are not supported for the tk output language, and only X
bitmap pictures are supported because of the canvas limitation in tk.
Picture objects are not scaled with the magnification factor for
tk output.
Because tk scales canvas items according to the X display
resolution, polygons, lines, etc. may be scaled differently than imported
pictures (bitmaps) which aren't scaled at all.
Rotated text is only supported in the IBM-GL (HP/GL) and
PostScript (including eps) languages.
Copyright (c) 1991 Micah Beck
Parts Copyright (c) 1985 Supoj Sutantavibul
Parts Copyright (c) 1989-1999 Brian V. Smith
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this
software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without
fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
documentation. The authors make no representations about the suitability of
this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
express or implied warranty.
THE AUTHORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT
SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS
SOFTWARE.
Micah Beck
Cornell University
Sept 28 1990
and Frank Schmuck (then of Cornell University)
and Conrad Kwok (then of U.C. Davis).
drivers contributed by
Jose Alberto Fernandez R. (U. of Maryland)
and Gary Beihl (MCC)
Color support, ISO-character encoding and poster support by
Herbert Bauer (heb@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)
Modified from f2p (fig to PIC), by the author of Fig
Supoj Sutanthavibul (supoj@sally.utexas.edu)
University of Texas at Austin.
MetaFont driver by
Anthony Starks (ajs@merck.com)
X-splines code by
Carole Blanc (blanc@labri.u-bordeaux.fr)
Christophe Schlick (schlick@labri.u-bordeaux.fr)
The initial implementation was done by C. Feuille, S. Grobois, L. Maziere and
L. Minihot as a student practice (Universite Bordeaux, France).
Japanese text support for LaTeX output written by T. Sato
(VEF00200@niftyserve.or.jp)
The tk driver was written by
Mike Markowski (mm@udel.edu) with a little touch-up by Brian Smith
The CGM driver (Computer Graphics Metafile) was written by
Philippe Bekaert (Philippe.Bekaert@cs.kuleuven.ac.be)
The EMF driver (Enhanced Metafile) was written by
Michael Schrick (m_schrick@hotmail.com)
The GBX (Gerber) driver was written by
Edward Grace (ej.grace@imperial.ac.uk).
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