\converter fig ppm "fig2dev -L ppm $$i $$o" ""
\converter fig svg "fig2dev -L svg $$i $$o" ""
\converter fig png "fig2dev -L png $$i $$o" ""
-\converter svg pdftex "python -tt $$s/scripts/svg2pdftex.py $$i $$o" ""
-\converter svg pstex "python -tt $$s/scripts/svg2pstex.py $$i $$o" ""
\converter fig pdftex "python -tt $$s/scripts/fig2pdftex.py $$i $$o" ""
\converter fig pstex "python -tt $$s/scripts/fig2pstex.py $$i $$o" ""''')
#
+ checkProg('a SVG -> PDFTeX converter', [inkscape_name],
+ rc_entry = [ r'\converter svg pdftex "python -tt $$s/scripts/svg2pdftex.py %% $$i $$o" ""'],
+ path = [inkscape_path])
+ #
+ checkProg('a SVG -> PSTeX converter', [inkscape_name],
+ rc_entry = [ r'\converter svg pstex "python -tt $$s/scripts/svg2pstex.py %% $$i $$o" ""'],
+ path = [inkscape_path])
+ #
checkProg('a TIFF -> PS converter', ['tiff2ps $$i > $$o'],
rc_entry = [ r'\converter tiff eps "%%" ""'])
#
# author Daniel Gloger
# author Martin Vermeer
+# author Jürgen Spitzmüller
# Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS
-# This script converts an SVG image to something that pdflatex can process
-# into high quality PDF.
+# This script converts an SVG image to two files that can be processed
+# with pdflatex into high quality PDF. It requires Inkscape.
# Usage:
-# python svg2pdftex.py ${base}.svg ${base}.pdft
+# python svg2pdftex.py [inkscape_command] inputfile.svg outputfile.pdf_tex
# This command generates
-# ${base}.pdf the converted pdf file
-# ${base}.pdft a tex file that can be included in your latex document
-# using '\input{${base}.pdft}'
+# 1. outputfile.pdf -- the converted PDF file (text from SVG stripped)
+# 2. outputfile.pdf_tex -- a TeX file that can be included in your
+# LaTeX document using '\input{outputfile.pdf_text}'
#
# Note:
# Do not use this command as
-# python svg2pdftex.py file.svg file.pdf
-# the real pdf file will be overwritten by a tex file named file.pdf.
+# python svg2pdftex.py [inkscape_command] inputfile.svg outputfile.pdf
+# the real PDF file would be overwritten by a TeX file named outputfile.pdf.
#
import os, sys, re
print "Command '%s' fails." % cmd
sys.exit(1)
-# We expect two args, the names of the input and output files.
-if len(sys.argv) != 3:
- sys.exit(1)
+InkscapeCmd = "inkscape"
+InputFile = ""
+OutputFile = ""
-input, output = sys.argv[1:]
+# We expect two or three args: the names of the input and output files
+# and optionally the inkscape command (with path if needed).
+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:]
+else:
+ # Invalid number of args. Exit with error.
+ sys.exit(1)
# Fail silently if the file doesn't exist
-if not os.path.isfile(input):
+if not os.path.isfile(InputFile):
sys.exit(0)
-# Strip the extension from ${output}
-outbase = os.path.splitext(output)[0]
+# Strip the extension from ${OutputFile}
+OutBase = os.path.splitext(OutputFile)[0]
-# Inkscape 0.48 can output the image as a PDF file ${base}.pdf and place the text
-# in a LaTeX file ${base}.pdf_tex, which is renamed to ${output}, for typesetting
-# by pdflatex itself.
-runCommand('inkscape --file=%s --export-pdf=%s.pdf --export-latex' % (input, outbase))
+# Inkscape (as of 0.48) can output SVG images as a PDF file without text, ${OutBase}.pdf,
+# while outsourcing the text to a LaTeX file ${OutBase}.pdf_tex which includes and overlays
+# the PDF 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('%s --file=%s --export-pdf=%s.pdf --export-latex' % (InkscapeCmd, InputFile, OutBase))
-os.rename('%s.pdf_tex' % outbase, output)
+os.rename('%s.pdf_tex' % OutBase, OutputFile)
# author Daniel Gloger
# author Martin Vermeer
-
-# This script converts an SVG image to something that latex can process
-# into high quality PostScript.
+# author Jürgen Spitzmüller
# Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS
+# This script converts an SVG image to two files that can be processed
+# with latex into high quality DVI/PostScript. It requires Inkscape.
+
# Usage:
-# python svg2pstex.py ${base}.fig ${base}.pstex
+# python svg2pstex.py [inkscape_command] inputfile.svg outputfile.eps_tex
# This command generates
-# ${base}.eps the converted eps file
-# ${base}.pstex a tex file that can be included in your latex document
-# using '\input{${output}}'.
+# 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}'
#
# Note:
# Do not use this command as
-# python svg2pstex.py file.fig file.eps
-# the real eps file will be overwritten by a tex file named file.eps.
+# python svg2pstex.py [inkscape_command] inputfile.svg outputfile.pdf
+# the real EPS file would be overwritten by a TeX file named outputfile.eps.
#
+# This script converts an SVG image to something that latex can process
+# into high quality PostScript.
+
import os, sys
def runCommand(cmd):
print "Command '%s' fails." % cmd
sys.exit(1)
-# We expect two args, the names of the input and output files.
-if len(sys.argv) != 3:
- sys.exit(1)
+InkscapeCmd = "inkscape"
+InputFile = ""
+OutputFile = ""
-input, output = sys.argv[1:]
+# We expect two or three args: the names of the input and output files
+# and optionally the inkscape command (with path if needed).
+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:]
+else:
+ # Invalid number of args. Exit with error.
+ sys.exit(1)
# Fail silently if the file doesn't exist
-if not os.path.isfile(input):
+if not os.path.isfile(InputFile):
sys.exit(0)
-# Strip the extension from ${output}
-outbase = os.path.splitext(output)[0]
+# Strip the extension from ${OutputFile}
+OutBase = os.path.splitext(OutputFile)[0]
+
+# Inkscape (as of 0.48) can output SVG images as an EPS file without text, ${OutBase}.eps,
+# 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('%s --file=%s --export-eps=%s.eps --export-latex' % (InkscapeCmd, InputFile, OutBase))
+os.rename('%s.eps_tex' % OutBase, OutputFile)
-# Inkscape 0.48 can output the image as a EPS file ${base}.pdf and place the text
-# in a LaTeX file ${base}.eps_tex, which is renamed to ${output}, for typesetting
-# by latex itself.
-runCommand('inkscape --file=%s --export-eps=%s.eps --export-latex' % (input, outbase))
-os.rename('%s.eps_tex' % outbase, output)