Re: Scaling in LaTeX

[Elena Zotova <v-new mail ru>]

Benoit Pelletier wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am exporting a dia file to TeX and I would like to scale it in my
> LaTeX document using something like
>
> \resizebox{5cm}{!}{\include{myfile}}
>
> But LaTeX complains and stops:
>
> /* ------------- LaTeX Errors ------------------ */
> ! Missing } inserted.
> <inserted text>
>                 }
> l.16 \resizebox{5cm}{!}{\include{myfile}}
>
> [1] (passband.tex) [2]
> ! Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup.
> \ begin@tempboxa ...begingroup #2\color endgroup }
>                                                   \def \width {\wd
> \ tempbox   
> l.16 \resizebox{5cm}{!}{\include{passband}}
>
>
> ! Package graphics Error: Division by 0.
> /* ------------------------------------- */
>
> Of course I can scale the figure in Dia but I cannot force it to have a
> specific size (in cm or in for example).  It also makes the trial and
> error process to find the correct scale factor very long. The reason I
> am not using .eps instead is because I want to have math formulas in the
> diagram...
>
> Does anyone have an idea on how I could do this?

What about export dia-file to eps and includ in LaTeX eps-file?
IMHO, it is solution of this problem.