# with latex into high quality DVI/PostScript. It requires Inkscape.
# Usage:
-# python svg2pstex.py [inkscape_command] inputfile.svg outputfile.eps_tex
+# python svg2pstex.py [--unstable] [inkscape_command] inputfile.svg outputfile.eps_tex
# This command generates
# 1. outputfile.eps -- the converted EPS file (text from SVG stripped)
# 2. outputfile.eps_tex -- a TeX file that can be included in your
# LaTeX document using '\input{outputfile.eps_text}'
+# use --unstable for inkscape < 1.0
#
# Note:
# Do not use this command as
InkscapeCmd = "inkscape"
InputFile = ""
OutputFile = ""
+unstable = False
-# We expect two or three args: the names of the input and output files
-# and optionally the inkscape command (with path if needed).
+# We expect two to four args: the names of the input and output files
+# and optionally the inkscape command (with path if needed) and --unstable.
args = len(sys.argv)
if args == 3:
# Two args: input and output file only
InputFile, OutputFile = sys.argv[1:]
elif args == 4:
- # Three args: first arg is inkscape command
- InkscapeCmd, InputFile, OutputFile = sys.argv[1:]
+ # Three args: check whether we have --unstable as first arg
+ if sys.argv[1] == "--unstable":
+ unstable = True
+ InputFile, OutputFile = sys.argv[2:]
+ else:
+ InkscapeCmd, InputFile, OutputFile = sys.argv[1:]
+elif args == 5:
+ # Four args: check whether we have --unstable as first arg
+ if sys.argv[1] != "--unstable":
+ # Invalid number of args. Exit with error.
+ sys.exit(1)
+ else:
+ unstable = True
+ InkscapeCmd, InputFile, OutputFile = sys.argv[2:]
else:
# Invalid number of args. Exit with error.
sys.exit(1)
# while outsourcing the text to a LaTeX file ${OutBase}.eps_tex which includes and overlays
# the EPS image and can be \input to LaTeX files. We rename the latter file to ${OutputFile}
# (although this is probably the name it already has).
-runCommand([r'%s' % InkscapeCmd, '--file=%s' % InputFile, '--export-eps=%s.eps' % OutBase, '--export-latex'])
+if unstable:
+ runCommand([r'%s' % InkscapeCmd, '--file=%s' % InputFile, '--export-eps=%s.eps' % OutBase, '--export-latex'])
+else:
+ runCommand([r'%s' % InkscapeCmd, '%s' % InputFile, '--export-filename=%s.eps' % OutBase, '--export-latex'])
os.rename('%s.eps_tex' % OutBase, OutputFile)