Re: insert eps files in a TeX document

[<mcclosk@ling.ucsc.edu>]

>     Excuse me, but I have to do this in TeX, no LaTeX.

epsf.tex works in plain TeX, as far as I know. In the TeTeX
distribution, it's in /usr/lib/texmf/tex/plain/dvips/epsf.tex. It's
well documented there. Here are some excerpts from the file:

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This file contains TeX macros to include an Encapsulated PostScript
graphic.  It works by finding the bounding box comment, calculating
the correct scale values, and inserting a vbox of the appropriate size
at the current position in the TeX document.

To use, simply say

   \input epsf % somewhere early on in your TeX file

then where you want to insert a vbox for a figure:

\epsfbox{filename.ps}

Alternatively, you can supply your own bounding box by

   \epsfbox[0 0 30 50]{filename.ps}

This will not read in the file, and will instead use the bounding box
you specify.

The effect will be to typeset the figure as a TeX box, at the point of
your \epsfbox command. By default, the graphic will have its `natural'
width (namely the width of its bounding box, as described in
filename.ps). The TeX box will have depth zero.

You can enlarge or reduce the figure by saying:

   \epsfxsize=<dimen> \epsfbox{filename.ps}
or

   \epsfysize=<dimen> \epsfbox{filename.ps}

instead. Then the width of the TeX box will be \epsfxsize and its
height will be scaled proportionately (or the height will be
\epsfysize and its width will be scaled proportionately).

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and much more .....

Jim