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.TH FIGTOIPE 1 "November 21, 2004"
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.SH NAME
figtoipe \- Convert FIG figures into Ipe format
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B figtoipe 
\fIFIG file\fP \fIXML file\fP

.SH DESCRIPTION

\fBfigtoipe\fP converts files in FIG format (as created by \fBxfig\fP)
to Ipe's XML format. 

\fBfigtoipe\fP is not complete.  The main lacking feature is 
the conversion of splines.  Imported bitmaps are also not handled,
and arc-boxes are replaced by rectangle.  Feel free to improve this
version! 

The drawing models of FIG and Ipe are somewhat different.  Ipe does
not support depth ordering independent of grouping, pattern fill, and
Postscript fonts.  

.SH AUTHOR
Otfried Cheong

.SH REPORTING BUGS
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Please report bugs using Ipe bugzilla at
.I "http://ipe.compgeom.org/bugzilla.html"

.SH SEE ALSO
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More information about Ipe can be found in  
.IR "The Ipe Manual" ,
which can be found in \fI/usr/share/doc/ipe/manual.html\fP or in pdf format
in \fI/usr/share/doc/ipe/manual.pdf\fP.