WinFIG forum

WinFIG ist just calling the LaTeX commands that are configured in the preferences. It works if these can be executed. The LaTeX/bin folder must be in the PATH for that. Reinstalling WinFIG doesn't help.

You could open a CMD and try to call latex or dvips for a test.

Did you look into winfig.log?

If you are using LaTeX syntax for formatting, you have to export to LaTeX or combined PS/LaTeX (PDF/LaTeX). Exporting to a plain image file like PNG does not involve any LaTeX processing. I might add that as a feature in the future, but LaTeX preview was never really meant to go into exported bitmap images. it's a feature for people who are using FIG graphics in LaTeX documents.

I would not even recommend exporting to bitmap grahics. They are not suitable for high quality printing and even less if you resize the images when you put them in a document.

I *guess* you are exporting to a bitmap in order to import the image in Word. Is that right?

If you want to add bitmap images to a Word document, better export to PSTeX and run the result through a LaTeX processor. You need some kind of minimal LaTeX file to do that. Look here or in the FAQ under "How can I create a LaTeX file with PSTeX or PDFTeX?".

Convert the resulting DVI file to EPS. Import that in Word. I sounds like a lot of steps, but it's not that difficult. Put all the LaTeX command line stuff in a script.

Although I would not recommend Word for a scientific publication. Better write your whole text in LaTeX. It's easier and looks a lot better. An you can still use it in 10 years without buying an MS Office subscription.

You can download and install the clip library that comes with Xfig. It's available in the Xfig source distribution. Inside the archive is a folder named Libraries. Copy everything from there to the Libraries folder in your WinFIG installation.

But I don't know if you wil find there what you are looking for. Feel free to contribute 

However, when exporting a file into LaTeX - it exports it yes, but when I try to open it in LaTeX and run it, LaTeX doesn't like it and won't produce the diagram from the code produced by WinFIG.

Did you look at the code? Does it look like valid LaTeX? What exactly is the error message from the LaTeX interpreter?

I have also tried exporting to pdf however when opening the pdf after saving it, adobe reader states the file is corrupt and cannot open it.

Please check the FAQ

Q: My exported files are empty and have 0 size.

I guess it's that.

Actually, you have to wrap that object into a compound and then scale the compound. That really works. You can scale the compound along x or y or both while keeping the apect ratio.

I admit the workaround via creating a compound is not very convenient. Perhaps I can find a better way.

Right now there are 3 grid sizes and 5 magnet/snap steppings. I'm considering to implement something that would be freely configurable.

ah, ok it's probably because the "put" overrides the \center. However, Perhaps there is a way to change the LaTeX export to include the centering inside the box. Right now it looks like this:

\put(3001,-6549){\makebox(0,0)[b]{\smash{{\SetFigFont{12}{14.4}{\rmdefault}{\mddefault}{\updefault}{\color[rgb]{0,0,0}sdfsdfdsdsf}%

WinFIG needs Qt 4.5 or higher. Perhaps you still have a 4.4 or 4.3?