EPS export problems in R2014b
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I have recently upgraded to R2014b (Linux version), and now exporting figures to eps seems to have a strange bug. If I try the following from the command line, I get the expected outcome. plot(1:3,2:4);print(gcf,'-depsc', 'testFromCommandLine.eps');
However, if I run the exact same script from the editor window, I get an eps file with a graph that occupies the top left corner of the canvas.
The only code in the script is: close all; plot(1:3,2:4); print(gcf,'-depsc', 'testFromScript.eps')
The screenshots of the two generated eps files are embedded.
This happens in all these three cases: pressing the RUN button in the editor, selecting the code and running the selection and executing the script (just typing the script's name without .m) from the command line.
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William Thompson
2014-10-29
编辑：William Thompson
2014-10-29
This is definitely a Mathworks issue. I have access to both 2010b and 2014b--the following script behaves correctly in 2010b (saves an EPS graphic of the correct size) while in 2014b it tries to bound the graphic on a standard page size.
x = randn(10,1);
y = randn(10,1);
figure
set(gca,'FontSize',30)
set(gcf,'Units','normalized')
plot(x,y,'o')
title('Title','FontSize',30);
xlabel('X Label','FontSize',30)
ylabel('Y Label','FontSize',30)
set(gca,'box','on')
set(gcf,'OuterPosition',[0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7])
saveas(gcf,strcat('testfig','.fig'))
set(gcf,'PaperPositionMode','auto')
print('-depsc',strcat('testfig','.eps'))
close(gcf)
I am running OS X 10.9.5.
William Thompson
2014-10-29
UPDATE: The following code will *almost* work (see comments below):
epsfig = hgexport('factorystyle');
epsfig.Format = 'eps';
x = randn(10,1);
y = randn(10,1);
figure
set(gca,'FontSize',30)
set(gcf,'Units','normalized')
plot(x,y,'o')
title('Title','FontSize',30);
xlabel('X Label','FontSize',30)
ylabel('Y Label','FontSize',30)
set(gca,'box','on')
set(gcf,'OuterPosition',[0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7])
saveas(gcf,strcat('testfig','.fig'))
set(gcf,'PaperPositionMode','auto')
hgexport(gcf,'filename',epsfig,'Format','eps')
close(gcf)
It appears that hgexport is a lower-level function used by the File > Save As command (hence explaining the observations of Remco). The file produced with the above code snippet renders OK on Mac (Mavericks). BUT: when the file is opened, it gives a warning about font conversion.
There are also some cross-platform issues. If you use latex symbols, e.g.,
title('\Delta Title','FontSize',30)
this will not render. Changing to
title('$\Delta$ Graphics','FontSize',30,'interpreter','latex');
will render fine on the Mac, but gives bizarre results (missing axis tick labels) on Windows (XP).
Basically, Mathworks needs to take a hard look at this. EPS graphics are near-universal for scientific publication, and if 2014b cannot do it properly, that is a major issue.
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Bruno Pop-Stefanov
2014-10-22
Can you check the 'PaperPositionMode' property of the figure before printing it in each case? Try setting it to 'auto' before printing:
>> set(gcf, 'PaperPositionMode','auto')
Do you see the same behavior when printing to something else than .eps, for example .png?
>> print -dpng test.png
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Remco
2014-10-23
Bruno Pop-Stefanov
2014-10-23
This might be due to the default value of 'PaperPositionMode'. Check the default value with:
>> get(groot, 'DefaultFigurePaperPositionMode')
You can change it to be 'auto' if it is not already:
>> set(groot, 'DefaultFigurePaperPositionMode','auto')
Remco
2014-10-27
Bernie
2014-11-16
I am having the same problem. The following code worked fine in R2012a, but not in 2014b. When saving a figure that is wider than a page, the figure runs off of the printed page area (still 8.5"x11" even if I change it manually). I tried the 'PaperPositionMode' 'auto' trick above to no avail.
% Change paper units and figure units to inches
set(h, 'PaperUnits','inches')
set(h, 'Units','inches')
% Get current position of figure
pos = get(h,'Position');
% Set the paper size to match the figure
set(h, 'PaperSize', [pos(3) pos(4)]);
set(h, 'PaperPositionMode', 'manual');
set(h, 'PaperPosition',[0 0 pos(3) pos(4)]);
saveas(h, filename,'epsc')
where 'h' is the figure handle. Changing to 'pdf' instead of 'eps' or 'epic' seems to work fine, but I much prefer 'eps' because they are easier to work with in Adobe Illustrator for annotation.
Any solution is much appreciated.
Leonardo
2014-11-22
I am having the same problem, too. It is infuriating, and making it impossible to proceed with writing a paper for a journal that only accepts vector figures.
Not to mention, the file sizes are outrageously huge in 2014 compared to 2012.
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Jonathan
2014-10-24
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Hi, I just upgraded to 2014b on OS X and neither of these fixes stops the .eps from being bounded by a full page when saved. I also tried changing groot as suggested, and even giving exact page sizes to match my figure window size but using either command line or script saving via saveas or print always returns the full page bounding box. Any other tips/things to try?
Using the dialog saveas works fine, why Matlab haven't implemented that as the default behaviour of saveas I have no idea.
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Leonardo
2014-11-22
Same here. I'm having the same problem and it is infuriating. Code which worked in 2012a now produces garbage pictures in 2014b. I've wasted hours and hours trying to get the old behavior back, to no avail. Also, the EPS files are now 10 times larger in file size than previous. Put it back the way it was!
CHJY
2015-7-20
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Try this:
- set(gcf,'paperpositionmode','auto')
- print(gcf,'-depsc2','-loose','test.eps');
The '-loose' option affects how matlab defines the bounding box in the eps file.
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ks905383
2015-8-3
The -loose option fixed it for me! Thank you so much....
Daniel O'Connor
2016-6-12
Wow, this solved the problem for me, I never would have known how to fix this.
Qisq
2018-3-12
Worked for me! Thank you Sir. Turns out MATLAB outputs tight bounding box that is inconsistent across different figures, so when I use epstopdf on them they are cropped to different dimensions!
Gideon simpson
2014-11-3
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I have the additional problem on OS X 10.9 that when I save figure eps figures (with latex labels) and open them in Preview.app, I get:
PostScript Conversion Warning:
Converting the PostScript file "test.eps" produced the following warnings: · CMR10 not found, using Courier. · CMMI10 not found, using Courier.
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Dawson Baker
2015-11-8
I have the same problem, and have not been able to figure it out.
Viktor Vorobev
2015-2-15
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I also have another problem. After exporting to EPS I used to edit the figure with CorelDRAW and everything was OK. But after exporting to EPS in 2014b (Win, x64), my CorelDRAW (X5, Win, x32) hangs while trying to import this EPS file.
With 2013b (Win, x64) everything works great.
PaVi90
2015-2-27
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Same problem here. Is it possible that I have to downgrade to the blurry R2014a because of this? Unfortunately I desperately need exports in EPS in an automatic manner... :(
This problem persists in Matlab 2015a. Code which previously generated a correctly sized eps no longer does so. Instead, I get a letter-sized eps containing a fragment of my figure, with the box spilling over the edge. Hence, the visualization software I wrote is essentially broken for generating publication-quality vector graphics. A fix is desperately sought.
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