But if we assume the resolution is about 100dpi we might be talking about an image that is 2300 x 2500 pixels. Now, I believe PS is a really really old standard and I doubt that it supports any compressed bitmap formats such as PNG or JPG. So your 2300 x 2500 bitmap is probably being converted to a...

Yes, that is what I do. Sorry I am not clear. I compile my Inskacape pdf into my main pdf document with pdflatex. That works fine until I try and print. It is at this point that the pdf gets turned into post script. The embedded pdf image in the pdf blows up to 17 MB file, which the printer can't ha...

Almost, but not quite. The more complicated way was an attempted solution. What I tried and didn't work: 1. Import a jpeg to inkscape, edit 2. Save file as pdf It seemed there was something wrong with the pdf as I couldn't print it. I just had another play and I think I understand what was happening...

I see I am not alone: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/172022

I'll investigate some of their suggestions. Maybe I need to learn how to use xfig after all...

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Good on your for being a LaTeX user. :) I highly recommend LyX, which is a GUI for writing LaTeX in. It has all the functionality of LaTeX but looks nice to write in and has many short cuts so that you'll be able to write faster. It has many active (and many French) developers and in improving in le...

Actually I think it has nothing to do with LaTeX but with the pdf format. If I open the PDF of the picture with Preview or Adobe Reader it looks fine. However if I print-preview or save to ps it gets the bounding box wrong.

Hi, Here is a common problem I come across when I try to annotate a pixelated image with non-pixelated characters. I am writing a thesis using LaTeX. Including vector graphics (e.g. EPS files) work very well using the traditional way of compiling a LaTeX document into a PDF via the DVI and PS format...