[pdftex] handling epsf and pdf graphics

[Frank Boehme]

Donavan Hall wrote:
> 
> I often run into this problem.  I create a LaTeX document with epsf
> figures using the epsfig package.  Then later I want to make the same
> LaTeX file into a PDF document with pdftex.  What is a good approach
> to use when including graphics that allows for both LaTeXing and
> pdftexing a document and have the figures survive without modifying
> the original LaTeX file?

\ifx\pdfoutput\undefined                                                                  
   
\usepackage[dvips]{graphics}                                                                                                                          
\else                                                                                     
   
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphics}                                                         
   
\usepackage{type1cm}                                                                                                                                                                                                    
\fi

...

\includegraphics{filename_without_extension}



Frank
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