MATLAB: Export_fig – Ghostscript program not found

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Hi,

I downloaded the export_fig zip from https://github.com/altmany/export_fig named 'export_fig-master'.

I unzipped the file and added it to my path using the pathtool funcion in the MATLAB command window.

As i try to use the funcion another window pops up saying ''Ghostscript program not found''- please locate it''.

Please let me know how to fix the function.

Thank you in advance.

It probably doesn't matter unless you are going to try to export .eps or .epsc files. If you are, you should indeed install Ghostscript.

If you saved your figures in a FIG-File, then

fig_handle = openfig(filename)

will open it.

Here a link to openfig documentation.

In MATLAB R2019a you can save EPS with alpha transparency.

print('yourTransparentImage','-depsc');% place this code after the figure generation code

Find the attached zip file having transparent EPS file generated using this code. Also see the attached PDF with transparent EPS generated by LaTeX.

Otherwise, you can find a custom function to exports figures to a number of vector & bitmap formats here.