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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.
TOML at a glance
TOML
TOML is closely associated with Tom Preston-Werner and the need for a simpler, more obvious configuration syntax for software projects.
Format comparison
| Feature | Xfig | TOML |
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| File type | Vector | Other |
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| Created year | 1985 | 2013 |
| Inventor | Supoj Sutanthavibul | Tom Preston-Werner |
| Status | legacy | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
| Structured data | Supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use Xfig
- Your source file is already in Xfig.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to TOML.
- Xfig is commonly used in vector workflows.
When to use TOML
- Your target workflow expects TOML.
- Improve delivery compatibility with TOML.
- TOML is commonly used in other workflows.
FAQs
Why convert Xfig to TOML?
Convert to TOML when the output is a human-maintained configuration or project metadata file that benefits from typed values and a clean structure.
It is a strong target for developer tooling, package configuration, and settings files that need to remain approachable in version control.
For API payloads or broadly standardized machine exchange, JSON may still be the more common option.
What changes when converting Xfig to TOML?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to TOML removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting Xfig to TOML?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.