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Re: IDL produced postscript files in latex [message #22168 is a reply to message #22029] Wed, 18 October 2000 00:00 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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In article <gurman-793C78.10341818102000@news.crosslink.net>,
"Joseph B. Gurman" <gurman@ari.net> wrote:

> in the macro (usually called something like "psfig")

As I and several others have pointed out, EPS not PS files
should be used, so perhaps you mean epsfig? which is obsolete
and maintained only for backwards compatibility.

> By the way, the macros are written in TeX (as opposed to LaTeX),

Macro internals are *irrevelant* here. RTFM and you won't *ever*
have to look at a macro internal, at least not for something so
mundane as inserting an EPS file.

> usage in which "user" matches that of "drug user." I wish we could
> forget about LaTeX entirely, but many professional journals and

Excuse me, I thought this was comp.lang.idl-pvwave

> They claim it's "free," not counting the number of sys admin
> hours required to get dvi2<output device> software to work,

If it takes your sysadmin hours to do this, methinks you need
a new sysadmin.

Just my $0.02. :-)

- Andrew


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