I am Using OO1.1.5 and need to insert eps figures.
This query may be based on a lack of information on my part. If this is the case, I apologize in advance. I use Linux (and Solaris) in a university environment, in circumstances under which students write formal laboratory reports. We have several programs which are used to produce graphical renditions of data in postscript (.ps) and/or encapsulated postscript (.eps). Unfortunately, I know of no way to directly import such figures into text in OpenOffice Writer, as I can easily do in Wordperfect, or more usually into Framemaker (or even IslandWrite). It also seems to be the case that this format can't be imported into Microsoft Word (MSW). One alternative seems to be to convert the figures into another format, particularly extended windows metafile (.emf). Unfortunately, the one conversion program we found fails to conserve resolution and detail. Other format conversions seem to have the same problem. I note that the OpenOffice Draw (and Impress) can't import or export eps files either. Since nearly all of the scientific journals accept (and appear to prefer) eps files, this is a major obstacle to the use of OO for scientific manuscripts. In fact, I am “stuck” in Solaris as a result of these format issues. A version of Framemaker is available for Solaris, but not for Linux. Suggestions that I use LaTeX are of no interest to me, that would be like using a hammer and chisel on stone. Journals published by the American Physical Society will accept manuscripts produced by MSW, with separate figure files. They also can process such text-only manuscripts (MS) written in OO(writer). I write MS in Framemaker (with embedded figures) and as a final submission step convert to MSW format using OO with figures removed. Is there any optimism that the OO suite will be expanded to process eps format figures? This would facilitate substantially broadened use by both students and faculty. Another feature that would be quite useful would be the ability to import/export LaTeX documents, bridging the useage gap between those who continue to use obsoleted document preparation programs and current technology. I note that there is an on- going effort to produce a filter for pdf import. thanks, H. A. Blackstead --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
