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Xfig at a glance
Xfig
Xfig began in 1985 and accumulated decades of maintenance and export tooling, which made the .fig format a durable bridge between interactive diagram editing on Unix systems and downstream conversion to PostScript, PDF, and other outputs.
PS at a glance
PS
Adobe's PostScript technology was central to the desktop publishing revolution, and the language became tightly associated with printers, imagesetters, and prepress workflows.
Format comparison
| Feature | Xfig | PS |
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| File type | Vector | Document |
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| Compression / quality | scalable | depends |
| File size characteristics | small | medium |
| Compatibility | moderate | broad |
| Editability | high | moderate |
| Created year | 1985 | 1984 |
| Inventor | Supoj Sutanthavibul | Adobe |
| Status | legacy | active |
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| Archival suitability | good | strong |
| Metadata handling | moderate | moderate |
| Delivery profile | strong | strong |
| Workflow fit | design | exchange |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured data | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use Xfig
- illustration
- diagramming
- brand asset delivery
- Preserves object-level editability for technical diagrams.
When to use PS
- authoring
- review and collaboration
- distribution
- Historically powerful for device-independent page description.
FAQs
Why convert Xfig to PS?
Choose PS as target when the destination is a print or rendering pipeline that expects PostScript, or when preserving compatibility with older publishing and imaging systems.
What changes when converting Xfig to PS?
Convert to PS when the destination is a print or rendering pipeline that expects PostScript, or when preserving compatibility with older publishing and imaging systems. It is appropriate for device-oriented print output, workflow intermediates, and archival recovery of print assets. For general document sharing, PDF is usually the more practical fixed-layout target.
What should I review after converting Xfig to PS?
After conversion, review these destination checks: Open converted output in Adobe publishing tools and verify behavior on real samples; Compare output against the expected depends quality profile; It is far less convenient than PDF for modern general-purpose document exchange.
How can I keep quality stable in Xfig to PS conversion?
Run representative samples, keep settings deterministic, and monitor these risks: The language nature of PostScript makes it more complex than simple fixed-layout containers; It is far less convenient than PDF for modern general-purpose document exchange; Validate destination compatibility before large-batch conversion.