How to import Xfig figure into LaTeX document¹

1) Start Xfig with LaTeX options:

xfig -specialtext -latexfonts -startlatexFont default

2) Incorporate mathematical notation between $...$ into normal textbox.

3) Export figure as combined PS/LaTeX.

4) Create template TeX file template.tex and input Xfig figure figure.pstex\_t

\usepackage{epsfig}
...
\input{figure.pstex_t}

5) Process template TeX file with LaTeX:

latex template.tex

6) Convert DVI output to PS:

dvips template.dvi -o template.ps

7) Convert from PS to EPS:

ps2eps -ignoreBB template.ps

8) Convert from EPS to PDF:

epstopdf template.eps

9) Alternatively, use wrapper scripts by Håvard Berland:

figtex2eps figure.xfig figtex2pdf figure.xfig
figtex2eps -pdf figure.xfig