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Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Import PostScript into X-Based Paint or Draw Program?
Message-ID: <1991May31.192406.7265@fstc-chville.army.mil>
Date: 31 May 91 19:24:06 GMT
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rsignell@crusty.er.usgs.gov (Richard P. Signell) writes:
>Is there a commercial or public domain X-based draw or paint program 
>that can import PostScript reliably? I would like to spiff up my 
>PostScript output from a couple of my graphics programs:  add labels, 
>position them with the mouse, modify lines, etc.  

Rich...

A new version of xfig is in the works...
I added the capability to import postscript...
With xfig you can conveniently add to the postscript, but
you're not really editing it...
I use it all the time to import photos, logos, etc and then
output the results to viewgraphs...

Brian
boyter@fstc-chville.army.mil