Editing Xfig (section)

{{Short description|Vector graphics editor for UNIX-like systems}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Xfig
| logo = 
| screenshot = Xfig.png
| screenshot size = 250px
| caption = Screenshot of Xfig with example drawings
| developer = 
| released = {{start date and age|1985}}<ref name=XfigCredits/>
| latest release version = 3.2.8b
| latest release date = {{start date and age|2021|10}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcj/files/|title = Xfig - Browse Files at SourceForge.net}}</ref>
| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]] and [[Xlib]]
| operating system = [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], [[Cygwin]]
| language = English and Japanese
| genre = [[Vector graphics editor]]
| license = xfig<ref>[http://mcj.sourceforge.net/frm_authors.html Xfig license]</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://mcj.sourceforge.net}}
}}

'''Xfig''' is a [[free and open-source]] [[vector graphics editor]] which runs under the [[X Window System]] on most [[Unix|UNIX]]-compatible [[Computing platform|platforms]].

In Xfig, figures may be drawn using objects such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. It is also possible to import images in a number of formats, including [[JPEG]], [[Encapsulated PostScript|EPS]], [[PostScript]], and [[SVG]]. Those objects can be created, deleted, moved or modified. Attributes such as colors or line styles can be selected in various ways. For text, 35 [[font]]s are available.

Xfig saves figures in its native text-only "Fig" format. Xfig has a facility to print figures to a PostScript printer, too.<br>
A convenient feature is the [[PSTricks]] or [[PGF/TikZ]] packages code that allows a smooth integration of Xfig-generated images into [[LaTeX]] documents. However, through the EPS export facility, figures can be imbedded into [[Groff (software)|groff]] documents also, when rendered to PostScript, e.&thinsp;g. though ''grops''.

Most operations in Xfig are performed using the mouse, but some operations may also be performed using keyboard accelerators (shortcuts). The interface is designed for a three-button mouse, although it is also possible to use a two-button or a one-button mouse with appropriate emulation, for example on a Macintosh under OS X.{{citation needed|reason=It isn't clear that it runs on Mac at all.|date=November 2019}}