5.6.4 Postscript by Using Xfig

Another useful way to get a Postscript file for a plot is to use Xfig. By the simple command xs2fig(active-window-number,file-name) you get a file in Xfig syntax.

This command needs the use of the driver Rec.

The window ScilabGraphic0 being active, if you enter :

-->t=-%pi:0.3:%pi;
 
-->plot3d1(t,t,sin(t)'*cos(t),35,45,'X@Y@Z',[2,2,4]);
 
-->xs2fig(0,'demo.fig');

you get the file demo.fig which contains the plot of window 0.

Then you can use Xfig and after the modifications you want, get a Postscript file that you can insert in a L^ATEX  file. The following figure is the result of Xfig after adding some comments.

  

Figure 5.15: Encapsulated Postscript by Using Xfig