Xfig is an interactive drawing tool which runs under the X Window System on most UNIX-compatible platforms. It is free software, and available from http://epb.lbl.gov/xfig/. In xfig, figures may be drawn using objects such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. It is also possible to import images in formats such as GIF, JPEG, EPSF ( PostScript), etc. Those objects can be created, deleted, moved or modified. Attributes such as colors or line styles can be selected in various ways. For text, 35 fonts are available.
Xfig saves figures in its native Fig format, but they may be converted into various formats such as PostScript, GIF, JPEG, HP-GL, etc. xfig has facility to print figures to a PostScript printer, too.
Most operation are performed using the mouse, but some operations may also be performed using keyboard accelerators (shortcuts). Use of a three-button mouse is recommended, but it is also possible to use a two-button mouse (if you have a two-button mouse and your X server doesn't emulate a three-button mouse, press the Meta (or Alt) key and right mouse button together to simulate mouse button 2). Normally, mouse buttons 1 to 3 are assigned to the left, middle, and right buttons respectively.
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Copied from the Xfig home page with formatting changes. For additional details, check the xfig documentation or home page at http://epb.lbl.gov/xfig/
Free software
Vector graphics editors
