Re: .ps/.eps to .fig conversion?

From: Måns Rullgård (mru_at_inprovide.com)
Date: 08/31/05 

Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:55:46 +0100

"E. Rosten" <look@my.sig> writes:

> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:13:15 +0200, Jon Haugsand wrote:
>
>> * BigMan@abv.bg
>>> How do I convert a .ps/eps file to a .fig file?
>>
>> Provable impossible in the general case (Gödel and all that). Not
>> worthwhile I would guess in most cases.
>
> Not at all--you could write a postscript interpreter which outputs vector
> graphics instead of bitmapped ones (ghostscript has a driver interface
> which supports this). Then, you run the program and get a list of drawing
> instructions.

In the completely general case this won't do. Postscript is a
programming language (although with special focus on outputting
graphics), and the fig format is not. Of course, most postscript
files simply draw a figure, but they can do a lot more. 

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@inprovide.com

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