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- From: seeta@eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju UdayaBhaskar Sarma)
- Subject: Re: Pictures in LaTeX in the 90's
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.015232.18834@cs.wayne.edu>
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- Organization: College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan, USA
- References: <1993Jan26.215454.12499@cs.wayne.edu>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:52:32 GMT
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- spiff@math.wayne.edu (Jason Leigh) writes:
- -+> I haven't used LaTeX in a while now and I was wondering,
- -+>what is the latest on getting diagrams into LaTeX? I remember using
- -+>figs before and converting them using fig2latex. Is fig2latex still
- -+>around ftp-able from somewhere? Is including postscript files inside
- -+>LaTeX documents now more reliable?
- -+>
- -+>Any info would b e greatly appreciated.
-
- My collections to such a question of mine (few months ago)...
-
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- you can pick up dvips from
- labrea.stanford.edu, pub/dvips5495.tar.Z and pub/dvips5493lib.tar.Z.
-
- at labrea.stanford.edu, in the pub directory.
-
- the commands `ls -ltr' gives a listing according to date, you'll see
- the most recent version at or near the end of the list.
-
- I think it's called dvips5495.tar.Z
- cd /pub
- bin
- get dvips5495.tar.Z
- get dvipslib5490.tar.Z
- bye
- _______________________________________________________________
- You need dvipslib if you don't want to build the fonts yourself.
- _______________________________________________________________
-
-
-
- From lwilson%sparcplug.mcc.com@mcc.com Mon Nov 9 09:18:06 1992
-
- Test dvi2ps on a simple file that does not include figures to
- make sure you have everything you need. In our dvi2ps directory,
- we have the following files:
-
- basic.pro dvi2ps_psfig.pro
- bb.ps mac.pro
- builtin.pro psfig.pro
- dvi2ps.pro psfonts.map
-
- Linda Wilson
- lwilson@mcc.com
-
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Several colleagues and I use "psfig/tex 1.9" with Rokicki's "dvips"
- (now at 5.495 for both unix and DOS) for PS file inclusion, and we're
- very satisfied. They're free, easy to instal (firstly, we read the
- instructions!), and don't require much memory, disk space, or speed.
- I use them on a 286 with 640 K only, DOS 4.1 and a 20 MB HD (or a 40
- MB removable disk) with about 1 MB free disk space. Plenty of room.
-
- See the attached comp.text.tex October 1992 FAQ, questions 2 and 3.
-
- All the Best!
- Geoffrey Tobin ecsgrt@luxor.latrobe.edu.au
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- From kenbrn@ysidro.econ.uiuc.edu Mon Nov 9 01:59:17 1992
- Ken Brown
-
- The old versions of psfig do not work with dvi2ps. Only the new version,
- 1.8, allows the use of dvi2ps and then only with an unsupported version
- of the program called psfig-li. You can obtain the program via anonymous
- ftp from whitechapel.media.mit.edu and you CAN install it directly in
- your home directory and call it from there in your TeX files. The included
- documentation is quite clear on how to use the program (actually a set of
- TeX macros).
-
- I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please write me.
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- I suggest you install (or have your systems administrators install)
- dvips by Tomas Rokicki from labrea.stanford.edu instead.
-
- For the followin reasons:
-
- Thins have happened since 1990 that dvips has taken into
- account (i.e. dvips produces more up-to-date PostScript)
-
- dvips is endorsed by Knuth and is becoming the
- standard dvi driver for PostScript
-
- etc.
-
- And, I can help you if you use this package.
-
- There exists a package for including PostScript files into TeX
- that is customaizable according to which driver you use. If you
- can't install dvips, I'll see if I can find it.
-
-
- I posted a solution a couple of weeks ago. The package I am using now
- is DVIPS. The error you got ("\special...") indicated that the
- DVI-->PS package you are using now can not handle PS figures. In
- fact, even an older version of DVIPS, which is currently installed on
- our computer, can not handle that either (I got the same error that
- you got). I am using the new (well, got it quite a while ago) DVIPS
- on my PC; it works fine even though the package is intended for a Unix
- machine. Your sample document looks ok to me. So, get the DVIPS!
-
- Chuan Lee
- U of Washington, Seattle. (Sucks! the Dawgs lost to the 'Cats.)
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-
- 2) Where can I get a DVI to PostScript conversion program?
-
- Two very nice DVI to PostScript conversion programs that run
- under Unix are:
- dvips - by Tomas Rokicki. This driver is very nice and
- has the ability to deal with virtual fonts. Available
- via anonymous ftp from labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47)
- in ./pub. Dvips ports easily to other operating systems.
- It is available for VMS via anonymous ftp from
- ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.drivers.dvips_new]
- and also through the DECUS library (see question 22). A
- precompiled version for MSDOS is available from
- monu1.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.101) in ./pub/dvips54.zip
- or from shape.mps.ohio-state.edu (128.146.7.200) in
- ./pub/msdos/dvips/dvips54.zip. If you wish to use postscript
- fonts, get dvipslib.zip as well. Documentation is available
- in dvips.ps.Z.
- dvitops - by James Clark. Available via anonymous ftp from
- ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops].
- Dvitops will compile under Unix, MSDOS, VMS, and Primos.
-
- 3) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX?
-
- Perhaps the best way to do this is to use the psfig macros written
- by Trevor Darrell. They are available via anonymous ftp from
- whitechapel.media.mit.edu (18.85.0.125) in ./pub/psfig. You
- will also need a dvi to PostScript conversion program that supports
- \specials. The ones mentioned in question 2 do, and the first two
- drivers come with a version of psfig ready to use with them. The psfig
- macros work best with Encapsulated PostScript Files (EPS). In
- particular, psfig will need the file to have a BoundingBox (see
- Appendix C of the _PostScript Language Reference Manual_). If you
- don't have an EPS file, life can be difficult. For people who don't
- have ftp access or can't deal with tar files, the files are also
- available from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
- [anonymous.tex.graphics.psfig].
-
- One further note about including PostScript figures is that they
- are not part of the dvi file, but are included when you use a dvi
- to PostScript conversion program. As a result, most dvi previewers
- will simply show the blank space TeX has reserved for your figure,
- not the figure itself.
-
-
- 8) What is Fig and where can I get it?
-
- Fig is a menu driven tool similar to MacDraw that allows you to
- draw objects on the screen of a Sun Workstation running SunView.
- TransFig is a set of tools which translate the code fig produces
- to other graphics languages including PostScript and the LaTeX
- picture environment. Both are available via anonymous ftp from
- ftp.cs.cornell.edu (128.84.218.75) in ./pub/fig. Both Fig and
- TransFig are also available from the Clarkson archive server at
- sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 22). Both Fig and TransFig
- are supported by Micah Beck (beck@cs.cornell.edu).
-
- XFig is essentially the same program except it runs under the
- X Window System. It is available via anonymous ftp from
- export.lcs.mit.edu (18.24.0.12) in
- ./contrib/R5fixes/xfig-patches/xfig-2.1.*.Z. It was written by
- Brian Smith.
-
-
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-
- Is dvi2ps the same as dvit[o]ps? You might consider psbox:
- From: orloff@surya4.cern.ch (Jean Orloff)
- Subject: PSBOX 1.31 release: universal figure-inclusion tools+ARCHIVE
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 10:28:51 GMT
-
-
- Here comes a new release of PSBOX. On top of previous utilities (
- -universal postscript figure inclusion in Plain-, La- or AMS-TeX on
- virtually all machines able to print out PostScript;
- -universal figure rescaling and offsetting
- -figure annotation by TeX-formatted text
- -framing of figures and other boxes
- -figure environment for Plain-based macro-packages)
- I have added ARCHIVE-like commands that allow for easier multiple file
- management and e-mailing.
-
- Get DM Jones' tex-index for help in finding macro packages.
-
- --
- --Darrel Hankerson hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
-
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Framemaker to LaTeX ps-file inclusion
-
- Subject: Solution: FrameMaker graphics --> LaTeX figures
-
- Hi everyone,
-
- Here is the SOLUTION to put a FrameMaker graphics into a LaTeX doc
- as figures.
-
- 1) Print the FrameMaker file or page to a PostScript file (e.g. fig.ps).
- 2) Follow the sample below. Actually there is nothing new except adding
- the 'psfig' at the \documentstyle command.
- 3) latex sample.tex, which gives sample.dvi.
- 3) do 'dvips sample.dvi', which gives sample.ps.
- 4) That's it! Print sample.ps.
-
- - sample.tex --------------------------------------------------------
-
- \documentstyle[psfig]{article}
- % notice ------^^^^^
- \begin{document}
- .
- .
-
- \begin{figure}
- \vspace{-1.0in} %might need to play with this a little bit
- \psfig{figure=fig.ps}
- \caption[...]{...}
- \label{...}
- \end{figure}
- .
- .
-
- \end{document}
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Of course in order to make this work, you need the PSFIG package,
- which is available at many anonymous ftp sites. The package is
- intended for Unix because its sample file uses file names like
- loooooog.names and figure.ps.Z (compressed). I use it on my PC
- anyway as long as I don't use compressed files. I do have a
- Unix-compatible 'un/compress' but it uses file name like
- figure.ps <--> figure.psZ. It is easy to fix the PSFIG to
- accommodate 'psZ' extension as well. But I just didn't bother
- to use compressed files.
-
- I uses DVIPS package to convert DVI format to PS format, which then
- can be reviewed using the GhostScript (GS) package. Since I don't
- have a printer at home, I copied the 'sample.ps' from PC to a Unix
- machine and printed it from there. It worked great.
-
- ftp sites for the packages I mentioned above:
-
- (IP address name unknown) 18.85.0.125 PSFIG*.tar.Z
- shape.mps.ohio-state.edu 128.146.7.200 DVIPS*.zip, DVIPSLIB*.zip
- wsmr-simtel20.army.mil 192.88.110.20 emTeX (LaTeX for DOS),
- gs*.zip (GhostScript)
-
- Chuan Lee
-
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- Precompiled DVIPS (dvips) for DOS & UNIX
-
- >Do U know of a place, where dvips is already compiled either for UNIX or PC-DOS ?
-
- For Unix:
- Host athene.uni-paderborn.de
- Location: /pcsoft/msdos/emtex30/drivers/dvips/*
- Location: /unix/tex-utils/dvips5487.tar.Z (606669 bytes)
- Host ftp.uu.net
- Location: /pub/text-processing/TeX/misc/dvi/dvips5487.tar.Z (427285 bytes)
- dvips5487lib.tar.Z (154964 bytes)
- For DOS:
- Host OAK.oakland.edu (141.210.10.117)
- Location: /pub/msdos/postscript/
- dvips386.zip B 174932 921028 Convert a TeX DVI file to PostScript on 386
- dvips549.zip B 538179 921014 Convert a TeX DVI file to PostScript, v5.495
- dvipslib.zip B 197587 921014 Resident fonts for use with DVIPS v5.495
-
- Two other sites:
- labrea.stanford.edu 36.8.0.47 DVIPS
- shape.mps.ohio-state.edu 128.146.7.200 DVIPS, DVIPSLIB
-
- I think I got mine (dvips386.zip and dvipslib.zip) from OAK. The executable
- dvips386.exe was already built.
-
- And I think, again, I got the Unix version from ohio-state. However,
- the system admin. in my school lab is so busy and I don't want to bother
- him by asking him to install it on the Unix.
-
-
- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
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