Formula LaTeX extension in Inkscape

The following steps will guide you to get LaTeX formula extension working in Inkscape running Windows7 (64 and 32 bits). 

Step 1 - Install ghostscript

The ghostscript installer gs907w32.exe (gs907w64.exe) downloaded from 

http://www.ghostscript.com/download/

Step 2 - Install ghostview

The ghostview installer gsv50w32.exe (gsv50w64.exe) downloaded from 

http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/.

Step 3 - Install pstoedit

The pstoedit installer pstoeditsetup_win32.exe (pstoeditsetup_x64.exe)  downloaded from 

http://www.helga-glunz.homepage.t-online.de/pstoedit/.

Step 4 - Install Inkscape

The Inkscape installer Inkscape-0.48.4-1.exe  downloaded from 

http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/files/inkscape/.

Step 5 - Define path installation folder

• Right click on computer -> Properties

      

• Click the Advanced system settings

      

• Click the Environment Variable

      

• Select Path and click Edit

      

• Add (DO NOT REPLACE THE EXISTING VALUE) to the end of variable value, the following paths:

             ;C:\Program Files (x86)\pstoedit;C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\gs9.05;C:\Program Files (x86)\Ghostgum\gsview

     

Step 6 - LaTeX Formula should be available in Inkscape and it works!