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Is it possible to have latex macros in eps (or some other format) images instead of using fixed text? I want to be able to change some variable names that are also used in figures.

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have a look at psfrag – David Carlisle Jan 3 at 1:04
@DavidCarlisle, thanks for the info I guess this is almost what I need. But as it turns out, Inkscape exported images are not compatible with psfrag. Anyway, if you make the comment an answer I'll accept it. – perreal Jan 3 at 4:18
Does Inkscape have the capability to export text as TeX though? – Werner Jan 3 at 7:37
@Werner it can export tex, but still vectorizes the text for some reason – perreal Jan 3 at 7:48

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You can use psfrag if the text of the eps file is stored in a manner, so that psfrag can work with it.

On my Ubuntu machine I use the program Dia to draw simple vector graphics. If I export the drawing using the GUI, it does not work. With the command line I can pass an option that does the trick.

dia -t eps-builtin -e file.eps file.dia

That may not answer your question exactly, but check out the export settings of inkscape. Maybe you can make it work.

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