Figtex2eps: Converting xfig figures with latex to eps

Figtex2eps is a bash script for automating the process of creating postscript images with embedded latex symbols and alike made with Xfig.

Example

(not very fancy)

Screenshot from xfig for an example figure
Postscript produced by figtex2eps: eps

Brief usage

Make your figure using Xfig, ensure that all text has the "special"-flag set, enclose LaTeX symbols and math constructs in dollar signs, and save in the fig-format. Then run figtex2eps foo.fig and you will have foo.eps available for your document.

Consult the postscript or pdf documentation for further help and hints.

Documentation

Download

figtex2eps (bash script)
figtex2pdf (bash script, requires figtex2eps)

Installation

Copy the two bash scripts to some bin-directory, for example bin in your home-directory, /usr/local/bin or something alike. Make sure they are executable by running chmod 755 figtex2eps figtex2pdf.

Requirements

Bash (sh will also do) and some common bash utilities
Latex
Xfig
Transfig
epstopdf (only figtex2pdf)

Author

Håvard Berland
http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~berland