Hi,

Am 10.07.2016 um 00:22 schrieb Alan G. Isaac <[email protected]>:

> 1. I have some EPS figures.  I'd like to import them into PyX,
> add labels, and end up with PDFs.
> 
> I believe the way to do this currently is is to import
> the EPS, add labels, export as EPS, and use GhostScript
> to convert the format to PDF.  Will I reliably end up
> with a vector graphic this way?

Yes, this will work and should work reliably.

> 2. If instead I try to export as PDF with an embedded
> EPS, will PyX insert a bitmap?

Indeed, as kind a kind of a poor man's solution, PyX can embed EPS in PDF by 
converting the EPS to a bitmap also using ghostscript.

I was hoping for the use
> of as PostScript XObject, but it looks like Adobe has
> deprecated this.  (Is it officially deprecated or just
> discouraged?)  So maybe XObject has lost its utility
> for this purpose.

We know about the XObject solution, which however is not well supported by PDF 
renders.

> 3. Are you (the developers) still working on PDF import?
> Is an experimental version available?

This is not easy and requires quite some work. It is still on your TODO list.

Best,


Jörg and André

> 
> Thanks!
> Alan Isaac
> 
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