How to use special characters in xfig

Question

I am trying to write special characters in xfig. I am putting character code within $ sign, as normally done in latex

$x_1$ or $\mu$ or $\sigma$

I tried setting Text Flags, Special Flag = Special, but it didn't helped. When I export the file in .eps format, characters appears as it i.e. $x_1$ or $\mu$ or $\sigma$. How to resolve this issue.

If you just want to use the figure in `lyx` then you don't need to convert it to `.eps`, but just do *Insert -> File -> External material* in lyx and specify the `.fig` file. (I haven't tried this). — meuh, Apr 24 '17 at 19:24

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 25 '17 at 00:10

EPS export doesn't run LaTeX, so labels are interpreted as plain text.

Run fig2dev to go through LaTeX:

fig2dev -Lpstex myfigure.fig >myfigure.pstex
fig2dev -Lpstex_t myfigure.pstex >myfigure.pstex_t

Then include the figure in a (La)TeX document.

\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage{graphics}
\begin{document}
\input{myfigure.pstex_t}
\end{document}

How to use special characters in xfig

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