[PDF] Modification of a .pdf file

The direct edition of the text included in a .pdf file does appear to be straightforward. If the modification only concerns a few words (misprints,...), Inkscape may be used efficiently for that purpose.

Just open the .pdf file and modify the text where you want. This strategy generally works well but somefimes fails for a .pdf generated with MS Word.

[Matlab] Generation of nice and light .eps from matlab figures

*From matlab:
-> generate a bitmap file with a good resolution
hX=figure(X)
...
print(hX,'-dtiffn','-r500','name_of_the_output_file');

*In inkscape (in French !):
-fichier/importer -> name_of_the_output_file.tif
-fichier/propriétés du document -> ajuster la page à la sélection
-define the quadrangle that will be the frame of the final image
-select the imported image and the frame
-object/découpe/définir
-fichier/propriétés du document -> ajuster la page à la sélection
-fichier/save as -> .eps

Matlab:
http://www.mathworks.com/
Inkscape:
http://inkscape.org/