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FIG2SXD(1) General Commands Manual FIG2SXD(1) NAME
fig2sxd - utility to convert .fig to .sxd SYNOPSIS
fig2sxd [-w] [-l(ine)w(idth)1 l] figfile sxdfile DESCRIPTION
The program tries to convert the given file in xfig format into a sxd file for OpenOffice.org Draw. If figfile ends with .fig or .xfig and sxdfile is omitted, the output file will be named like figfile ending with .sxd instead of .(x)fig. Using - for figfile makes the program read from stdin so that it is possible to use pstoedit -f fig file.ps - | fig2sxd - file.sxd to convert ps files. (For files with many objects you might want to use something like pstoedit -f 'fig:-startdepth 9999' file.ps - | fig2sxd - file.sxd to get more layers; the output of pstoedit then is no longer a valid xfig file, but it makes the z ordering of the objects in Open- Office.org Draw stay correct.) Using - for sxdfile makes the program write to stdout. With the -linewidth1 (or -lw1) option, the width of lines with thickness 1 in xfig can be set, unit is 1 cm. Using 0 here gives fine lines. Example: pstoedit -f 'fig:-startdepth 9999' file.ps - | fig2sxd -lw1 0 - file.sxd With the -w option, out-of-specification values are only warnings but will be sanitized. DEFICIENCIES
Not all of the .fig objects are converted correctly: splines look quite similar, but are not exactly the same; text placement might be a little bit wrong, especially for very small font sizes; hatches look different in many cases; hollow arrows are not supported and replaced by their filled counterparts. There are various other things that could be improved. It looks like OpenOffice.org cannot read xml attribute values longer than 64kB as they might appear for very long polygons/-lines. For unfilled polylines, fig2sxd therefore creates several smaller polylines of 500 points each and groups them together. Splitting an arbitrary filled polygon is not trivial and not implemented. SEE ALSO
pstoedit(1), xfig(1) and http://fig2sxd.sourceforge.net/ (for updates). AUTHOR
Program and manual page were written by Alexander Burger <acfb@users.sourceforge.net>. FIG2SXD(1)
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TRANSFIG(1) General Commands Manual TRANSFIG(1) NAME
transfig - creates a makefile for portable LaTeX figures SYNOPSIS
transfig [ -L language ] [ -M makefile ] [ -T texfile ] [ -I macrofile ] [ -V ] [ control_specs figfile ... ] DESCRIPTION
Transfig creates a makefile to translate figures described in Fig code or PIC into a specified LaTeX graphics language. PIC files are identified by the suffix ".pic"; Fig files can be specified either with or without the suffix ".fig" . Transfig also creates a TeX macro file appropriate to the target language. OPTIONS
The language specifier must be one of box, cgm, eepic, eepicemu, emf, epic, eps, ge, gif, ibmgl, jpeg, latex, map, mf, mmp, mp, pcx, pdf, pdftex, pdftex_t, pic, pictex, png, ppm, ps, psfig, pstex, pstex_t, ptk, sld, textyl, tiff, tk, tpic, xbm, xpm or null. The specifier psfig is like the ps specifier, except that it make use of the psfig macro package. The specifier pstex is like psfig, except that it uses LaTeX to process formatted (special) text. The specifier null results in the figures being replaced by empty boxes of the appropriate size. If no language is specified, epic is the default. The names of the makefile and TeX macro file can be set with the -M and -T options. The default names are "Makefile" and "transfig.tex", respectively. If there is already an existing makefile in the directory, transfig first renames it to makefile~. The same holds for any existing TeX macro file. If the -I option is specified, then a command to read in macrofile is inserted into the TeX macro file. If the -V option is specified, the program version number is printed only. Control specifiers are -m mag set the magnification at which the figure is rendered (default 1.0). -f font set the default font family used for text objects (default "rm"). -s fontsize set the default font size (in points) for text objects (default 11*mag). -o option pass the specified option string through to fig2dev. If there is no scaling, the default font is an eleven point roman font. Language and control specifiers may occur more than once; they affect the translation of files which appear to their right in the argument list. If no files are specified, then "*.fig" is assumed. SEE ALSO
fig(l), fig2dev(l), pic(l), pic2fig(l), xfig(l) COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1985 Supoj Sutantavibul Copyright (C) 1991 Micah Beck Parts Copyright (C) 1991-2002 Brian Smith 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. Any party obtaining a copy of these files is granted, free of charge, a full and unrestricted irrevocable, world-wide, paid up, royalty- free, nonexclusive right and license to deal in this software and documentation files (the "Software"), including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons who receive copies from any such party to do so, with the only requirement being that this copyright notice remain intact. AUTHOR
Micah Beck Version 3.2.4 November 2002 TRANSFIG(1)