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FIG2DEV(1)		     General Commands Manual		      FIG2DEV(1)

NAME
     fig2dev - translates Fig code to various graphics languages

SYNOPSIS
     fig2dev -L language [ -m mag ] [ -f font ] [ -s fsize ] [ other options ] [
     fig-file [ out-file ] ]

DESCRIPTION
     Fig2dev translates fig code in the named fig-file into the specified graph-
     ics  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 lan-
     guages,  such  as PostScript, CGM, EMF, LaTeX, MetaFont, PicTeX, (as % com-
     ments), tk (as # comments), and pic (as .\" comments).

GENERAL OPTIONS (all drivers)
     -L language
	    Set the output graphics language.  Valid  languages  are  box,  cgm,
	    epic,  eepic, eepicemu, emf, eps, gbx (Gerber beta driver), gif, ib-
	    mgl, jpeg, latex, map (HTML image map),  mf  (MetaFont),  mp  (Meta-
	    Post),  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  ghost-
	    script  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 -range-
	    list, 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 neces-
	    sary. 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 inter-
	    preter. 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 magni-
	    fication option (-m).

     other options
	    The  other	options are specific to the choice of graphics language,
	    as described below.

CGM OPTIONS
     CGM is Computer Graphics Metafile, developed by ISO and ANSI and is a  vec-
     tor-based	plus  bitmap  language.  Microsoft WORD, PowerPoint and probably
     other products can import this format and display it on the  screen,  some-
     thing 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 compensat-
	    ing line width effects, because the rounded arrowhead doesn't extend
	    beyond the endpoint of the line.

EMF OPTIONS
     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 OPTIONS
     EPIC is an enhancement to LaTeX picture drawing environment.  It was devel-
     oped  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 nor-
	    mally 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  pic-
	    ture.eepic").

	    If any of the pictures included in your LaTeX document has been gen-
	    erated with -F, then all pictures must be generated  with  this  op-
	    tion.

	    This option can be used only when fig2dev was compiled with NFSS de-
	    fined.

     -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 in-
	    serted 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 horizon-
	    tally.

     -S scale
	    Set the scale to which the figure is rendered.  This option automat-
	    ically sets the magnification and size to scale / 12 and  scale  re-
	    spectively.

     -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 (hick-
	    lines), 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 resolu-
	    tion 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 "\thin-
	    lines"  to 0.

	    Due to this problem, Variable line width VarWidth is defaulted to be
	    false.

IBM-GL (HP/GL) OPTIONS
     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  pat-
	    terns.   Each entry consists of 5 numbers which specify the 1.) pat-
	    tern 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 sepa-
	    rated list - mag,x0,y0 - where the second and third parameters spec-
	    ify 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  land-
	    scape mode.  This allows you to write on the top surface of overhead
	    transparencies without disturbing the plotter ink on the bottom sur-
	    face.

     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.

OPTIONS COMMON TO ALL BITMAP FORMATS
     -b borderwidth
	    Make blank border around figure of width borderwidth.

     -F     Use  correct  font	sizes  (points, 1/72 inch) instead of the tradi-
	    tional size that xfig/fig2dev uses, which is (1/80 inch).  The  cor-
	    responding 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.

GIF OPTIONS
     -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).

JPEG OPTIONS
     -q image_quality
	    use the integer value image_quality for the JPEG  "Quality"  factor.
	    Valid values are 0-100, with the default being 75.

LATEX OPTIONS
     -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 pix-
	    els.  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 de-
     scribed 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  mes-
     sages when objects cannot be drawn accurately

MAP (HTML image map) OPTIONS
     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 im-
     age map using Fig objects that  have  href="some_html_reference"  in  their
     comments.	 Any Fig object except compound objects may used for this.  Usu-
     ally, 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.

METAFONT OPTIONS
     fig2dev scales the figure by 1/8 before generating METAFONT code.	The mag-
     nification can be further changed with the -m option or by giving	magnifi-
     cation 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.

METAPOST OPTIONS
     -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.

PIC OPTIONS
     -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")

PICTEX OPTIONS
     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)

GBX OPTIONS (Gerber, RS-247-X)
     Typically you will wish to set the y scale to -1.	See -g for more informa-
     tion.

     -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 Ger-
	    ber  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  in-
	    crements.

     -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.

POSTSCRIPT, ENCAPSULATED POSTSCRIPT (EPS), and PDF OPTIONS
     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 over-
     lap 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 limi-
     tations 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  use-
     ful  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 mono-
     chrome 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 ad-
     dition, 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 ac-
	    curate  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 com-
	    mand-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).

PSTEX OPTIONS
     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  com-
	    mand-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 use-
	    ful when the input to fig2dev comes from standard input.

PSTEX_T OPTIONS
     The pstex_t language produces only the LaTeX special text and the	commands
     necessary to position special text, and to overlay the PostScript file gen-
     erated 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   pic-
	    ture.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.

PSTricks OPTIONS
     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 com-
     plex 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,  in-
     clude  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 post-
	    script 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  com-
	    mand 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-rota-
	    tion,  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.   How-
	    ever,  you may want to flip graphics with another program before in-
	    cluding 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 pa-
	    rameters, 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 \pspic-
	    ture.  A 2 emits a complete LaTeX document.  A 3 also emits  a  com-
	    plete  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  stan-
	    dard 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 con-
	    verted to lines and polygons.  With style 1, the Fig  arrowhead  di-
	    mensions are converted to PSTricks arrowhead dimensions and PSTricks
	    arrowhead options are emitted.  Hollow arrows will require the addi-
	    tional package pstricks-add
	     .	With style 2, PSTricks arrowhead options are emitted with no di-
	    mensions at all, and arrowhead size may be controlled globally  with
	    psset
	     .

     -S scale
	    Scales  the  image according to the same convention as the EPIC dri-
	    ver, 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.   In-
	    formation  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.

TK and PTK OPTIONS (tcl/tk and Perl/tk)
     -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.

SEE ALSO
     [x]fig(1), pic(1) pic2fig(1), transfig(1)

BUGS and RESTRICTIONS
     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, poly-
     gons,  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 (in-
     cluding eps) languages.

COPYRIGHT
     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 copy-
     right 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 war-
     ranty.

     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.

AUTHORS
     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@nifty-
     serve.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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