Re: [MiKTeX] Including .eps file in MiKTeX

[George N. W. I. <gn...@gm...>]

On Jan 11, 2008 9:24 AM, Herbert Gintis <hg...@co...> wrote:

> Dear MikTeX users,
>         Thanks for the suggestions as to how to compile a document
> with eps files produced by SigmaPlot. Unfortunately, they did not work.
>         Using graphicx didn't cure the problem, nor did running
> eps2eps on the eps file.
>         Y and Y TeX has no problem with SigmaPlot eps files.
>         PCTeX has no problem either, e.g., using the command to
> include the file MyPicture.Eps
> \begin{figure}[tbp]
>   \centering
>   \includegraphics[bb=0 0 467 360,width=5.67in,height=4.37in,
>      keepaspectratio]{MyPicture}
> \end{figure}
>         Additional help would be appreciated.
>
> Herb Gintis
>


SigmaPlot is well known for breaking PostScript language rules, and for
refusing to fix obvious violations when they are reported.   If ghostscript
can render the .eps file, you can convert the file to pdf and use pdflatex,
or you may use the epswrite device to get a real EPS file.  You can also
convert PDF back to EPS.    Many people just convert the SigmaPlot files
to bitmapped images at a suitable resolution (note that you probably
don't want to use JPEG compression with rasterized line art)..


-- 
George N. White III <aa...@ch...>
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia