[Tex/LaTex] LibreOffice + Inkscape EPS-Latex

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I'm trying to import a graphic created in LibreOffice Draw in a LaTeX document.

So far I've tried the Way:

  1. Export Document to SVG file.
  2. Open with Inkscape and Export using eps+latex
  3. Including resulting xxx.eps_tex in latex

Although the SVG seems to be just fine (also in Inkscape), the exported positions of the text are bad:

\begin{picture}(1,0.73115748)%
   \put(0,0){\includegraphics[width=\unitlength]{ModeDispersion.eps}}%
   \put(-0.05241193,0.78432034){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{Cladding (air)}}}%
   \put(-0.05241193,0.78432034){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{Substrate}}}%
   \put(-0.05241193,0.78432034){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{In}}}%
   \put(-0.05472789,0.25830639){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{Out}}}%
   \put(-0.05472789,0.25830639){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{Single-mode}}}%
\end{picture}%

and so on. Same for pdf+latex.

Original LibreOffice (version 4.0.1.2) file and exported SVG:
ODG
SVG

I can't attach the files created by Inkscape (version 0.48.3.1), as stackoverflow told me that I would need at least ten reputations to do so…

Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

edit: Shown in inkscpae:

Inkscape
(source: x-linux.de)

Processed using latex:

LaTeX
(source: x-linux.de)

Best Answer

  • The graphics figure Work flow adopted by you .odg-->.svg--> eps+tex/pdf+tex is not optimal due to conversion inefficiency of respective editor.

  • The recommended choice of figure format is .pdf always except for screenshots (.png) and photos (.jpg) assuming pdflatex engine.

  • Adopt a 'single' conversion step to generate figure.pdf. Either .svg to .pdf or .odg to .pdf not combine them.

  • Inkscape exports to .pdf with latex fonts(latin modern) or close enough, similarly LibreOffice. I have successfully changed the fonts and exported your drawing using Libreoffice to .pdf. You can even draw in Inkscape and export to pdf also.

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