In LaTeX, how can I place text over an imported graphics object?

Question

I have an image in the eps format that I want to include in my document. The image contains only the geometry of the object; it does not contain the necessary text. It has some arrows, and I'd like to add the text in LaTeX so the labels (which include math) look clean.

How can I place an equation at a particular location over an imported figure?

Answer 1

You might want to look into the textpos package. See here

Answer 2

I decided to just attempt to use \rput(x,y){text}, and it worked after some trial and error with the coordinates. This is working for now but I'm still interested if someone has a better way. :)

Answer 3

The psfrag package enables you to splice arbitrary LaTeX, including math, in place of text appearing in a .eps file. I find it indispensable.