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 From time to time I've seen discussion on how to integrate LaTeX code into Octave plots and, in turn, to integrate those plots into a LaTeX document.  I'm in the process of writing a textbook with more than 250 plots/m-files, entirely done in Octave, and so the ability to automate this process is an important feature.I've tried several approaches which I summarize here.  If others have additional suggestions/recommendations to add to the discussion, that would be wonderful.  My preferences of the approaches below are (2) and (4), and I'm currently using (4) so that I can avoid color plots.  If you are interested in seeing the results, an earlier version of my lecture notes for the class I'm teaching this fall is atI've been rewriting them actively in the last month as I prepare a formal textbook proposal.Options:(1) eps only  Print as an eps file directly: print -deps -mono myfile.epsadvantage: direct, easy to do.disadvantage: fonts do not immediately match LaTeX (can be adjusted with Font commands in print), cannot put LaTeX commands into legends, labels, titles, etc.(2) epslatex/dvips Use epslatex, then use dvips -E* in a shell script to generate a cropped .eps file that can be resized.advantage: permits the use of LaTeX commands in text, etc.disadvantage: current epslatex does not respond to the -mono directive.  (This was discussed earlier on this list; the problem appears to be with gnuplot)(3) eps/psfrag Print as an eps file and use psfrag in LaTeX to process embedded LaTeX commands (requires an additional shell script)disadvantage: LaTeX tags must be handled manually in the LaTeX file itself; I have been unable to get the \tex[bl][bl]{Your LaTeX text here} to work properly, so it is difficult to automate this process.(4) xfig/fig2ps Print as a fig file, then use fig2ps to generate an eps fileadvantage: easily automated in a Makefile.disadvantage:  - cannot change size of fig file plot (can scale with includegraphics, but cannot change size of original plot). - linestyle commands do not affect the line style in the xfig plot.Nevertheless, this is the option I most prefer of the set.  The Makefile I use to automatically run my m-files and generate .eps files is below.I hope this description is of use to others on this list.A. Scottedward Hodel, 334 844-1854, fax 334 844-1809http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~hodelas# Makefile:# Use this part for epslatex (need external script to run LaTeX and dvips)#%_out.tex %.eps : %.m# @echo "creating $@ from$<"# fn=echo $< | sed '1,$$s/\.m$$//' ; \# echo "\par\noindent{\bf$< Output}~" > $${fn}.out.tmp ; \# echo "\\begin{verbatim}" >>$${fn}.out.tmp ; \# echo " $${fn} ; print -depslatex -mono MakefilePlot.tex " \# | octave -q >>$${fn}.out.tmp ; \# echo "\\end{verbatim} " >> $${fn}.out.tmp ; \# mv$${fn}.out.tmp $${fn}_out.tex ; \# bash finishPlot$${fn}.eps# use this part for xfig/fig2ps%.eps : %.fig @echo "creating $@ from$<" fig2ps --forcespecial --add=epsfig --input=../2120head.tex \  --bbox=dvips --eps $< rm -f *.fig2ps.tmp.*%_out.tex %.fig : %.m @echo "creating$@ from $<" fn=echo$< | sed '1,$$s/\.m$$//' ; \ echo "\par\noindent{\bf $< Output}~" > $${fn}.out.tmp ; \ echo "\\begin{verbatim}" >>$${fn}.out.tmp ; \ echo " $${fn} ; print -dfig -mono '$${fn}.fig'" \ | octave -q >> $${fn}.out.tmp ; \ echo "\\end{verbatim} " >>$${fn}.out.tmp ; \ mv $${fn}.out.tmp$${fn}_out.texmfiles =$(shell ls *.m)tmpeps = $(patsubst %.m, %.eps,$(mfiles))tmptex = $(patsubst %.m, %_out.tex,$(mfiles))all: $(tmpeps)$(tmptex)clean: rm -f *.eps *.fig $(tmptex)$(tmpeps) $(patsubst %.m, %.tex,$(mfiles))