Re: LaTeX codes in plot text (titles, labels, etc.)

[asha g]

Dear Jordi and Steve,
Thanks for the prompt response. I will try it out and
get back.
Asha 
--- Jordi Gutierrez Hermoso <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 25/02/07, asha g <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I tried the psfrag option but as I am currently
> using
> > Linux, it says it works only with Windows - is
> that
> > true? Or is there a Linux version too.
> 
> Huh? Where did you read that? I myself was unaware
> that there was a
> Windows version of it. ;-)
> 
> Actually, I can't see what would make psfrag depend
> on any platform.
> It's just a bunch of hacks written in PostScript,
> and it relies on
> dvips to do all the hacking. Oh, I suppose dvips
> might not be as
> readily available in the non-free world, but of
> course it
> theoretically should be available everywhere.
> 
> > I also read that simply saying \psfragscanon
> > immediately before each relevant \includegraphics
> shd
> > do the trick. But it did not for me.
> 
> Well, psfrag is hacky, so you'll need to hack a bit
> more than that.
> You must put some text into the .eps file as
> placeholder and then use
> those placeholders withint your .tex source to refer
> to and replace
> with psfrag. E.g. in the header you place
> 
>      \usepackage{psfrag}
> 
> And then when you want to use it, you do something
> like
> 
>      \begin{figure}
>      \psfrag{x2+3}{$x^2 + 3}
>      \psfrag{sin th}{$\sin \theta}
>      \includegrpahics[width=2in]{thefigure.eps}
>      \caption{The figure has been psfragged}
>      \label{thefigure}
>      \end{figure}
> 
> Obviously the relevant part is the \psfrag commands,
> and thefigure.eps
> has been previously labelled with two anchors:
> "2x+3" and "sin th",
> either by Octave/gnuplot, or, say, by xfig.
> 
> Then you'll need to first run LaTeX on the .tex
> file, and then run
> dvips on the .dvi file. If you want a pdf, you'll
> further have to run
> ps2pdf on the resulting ps file. A Makefile could be
> useful if it
> seems like you're going to be running through these
> steps many times.
> 
> This, btw, is getting offtopic for this list, but
> hopefully not
> offtopic enough that we'll get yelled at.
> 
> HTH,
> - Jordi G. H.
> 


 
   
   
   
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