General ⇒ SVG and other graphic formats in LaTeX

[sveioen]

Hello all.

1. How do you include a .svg image to a DVI (or PDF for that matter)?

2. I made .eps images with MetaPost, and to skip right to PDF, I included this little code, to make it convert the images "on the fly" (I think..):

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\usepackage{ifpdf}
\ifpdf
\DeclareGraphicsRule{*}{mps}{*}{}
\fi

As I said the image was created by MetaPost. However, when I tried to make an .eps image with Mathematica, I had to first compile the document as DVI, and then convert it to PDF. If I compiled directly to PDF, the image wouldnt appear. Why is this? Is .eps files generated different depending on the program that makes it?


Thanks!

[localghost]

latex generally accepts files only in the formats PS or EPS to build the DVI output. All other formats have to be converted. Files for pdflatex must exist in JPG, PNG or PDF format. You should refer to epslatex for more information.

[balfonsi]

All .eps files are of the same kind, but those created by metapost use only a subset of postscript language, and are sufficiently simple to be understood by pdflatex.

B.A.