lyx_mirror/lib/scripts/svg2pstex.py
Martin Vermeer 10c88aa58f Initial commit of Inkscape SVG LaTeX + PDF support
Based on Daniel Groger's work of five years ago, with minor changes

http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel%40lists.lyx.org/msg169820.html

This extends the support for Xfig LaTeX + PDF to a more modern and
actively developed vector graphics editor. Embedded Objects manual
updated, also to include a workaround for an Inkscape 0.91 bug.
2016-10-04 00:01:18 +02:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# file svg2pstex.py
#
# This script converts an SVG image to something that latex can process
# into high quality PostScript.
# Usage:
# python svg2pstex.py ${base}.fig ${base}.pstex
# 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}}'.
#
# 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.
#
import os, sys
def runCommand(cmd):
''' Utility function:
run a command, quit if fails
'''
if os.system(cmd) != 0:
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)
input, output = sys.argv[1:]
# Fail silently if the file doesn't exist
if not os.path.isfile(input):
sys.exit(0)
# Strip the extension from ${output}
outbase = os.path.splitext(output)[0]
# 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)