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# XFIG Version 3.2 Patchlevel 2 (July 2, 1998)
Users Manual (Edition 1.0)

xfig is an interactive drawing tool which runs under X Window System Version 11 Release 4 (X11R4) or later, on most UNIX-compatible platforms. It is freeware, and available via anonymous ftp. See section `Introduction' for more details.

In the section `Operating Manual' of this document, we will explain how to use xfig. Other information such as how to install xfig is described in the section `Technical Information'.

## Examples

Here is a screen image of xfig. Click on the image for larger version (79k).

> And here are some example figures extracted from the xfig distribution.

## Table of Contents

New Features and Bugs Fixed in This Release

New Features Bugs Fixed in This Release

Operating Manual

Introduction

Starting xfig
Display Windows

Command Panel

Quit
Port/Land
New
Undo
Redraw
Paste
File
Export
Print

Drawing Mode Panel

Circle
Ellipse
Closed Approximated Spline
Approximated Spline
Closed Interpolated Spline
Interpolated Spline
Polyline
Polygon
Regular Polygon
Box
Arc-Box
Arc
Importing Picture Objects
Text
Library Objects
About Spline Curves
Latin-1 Characters (Compose Characters)

Editing Mode Panel

Glue Compound
Break Compound
Open Compound
Scale Object
Align
Move Point
Add Points
Delete Points
Move
Copy
Delete
Update
Edit Object
Flip Vertically/Horizontally
Rotate
Spline <-> Line / Box <-> Arc-Box
Add/Delete Arrows
Selecting Object
Edit Panel
Edit Point

Indicator Panel

Zoom Scale
Grid Mode
Point Position
Rotation Angle
Text/Ellipse Angle
Depth
Number of Polygon Sides
Number of Copies
Number of X Copies
Number of Y Copies
Smart-Links Mode
Vertical Align
Horizontal Align
Angle Geometry
Pen Color
Fill Color
Fill Style
Line Width
Line Style
Join Style
Cap Style
Arrow Mode
Arrow Type
Arrow Size
Box Curve
Arc Type
Text Font
Text Size
Text Step
Text Justification
Text Flags
Colors Panel
Font Panel

Miscellaneous Panels

Mouse Function Indicator
Ruler
UNIT Box
Balloons Button
Search and Replace Text

Keyboard Accelerators

Technical Information

Options and Resources

Command Line Options
Resources
Environment Variables

Installation

Installing xfig
Installing TransFig/fig2dev
Related Softwares

FAQ

Possible problems encountered installing/running xfig
Other FAQs

Japanese Support (or Internationalization)

Japanese Support
Internationalization

Fig Format 3.2

Authors

Copyright/Permission Notice
Contact

Last update: July 1, 1998
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