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+ePiX -- README
+
+Last Change: September 12, 2007
+
+Please consult the following files as appropriate:
+
+INSTALL -- Detailed installation instructions
+NEWS -- Recent major changes (see ChangeLog for code changes)
+README (this file) -- General overview and information
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+ePiX (pronounced like "epic" with a soft "k", playing on "TeX"), a
+collection of command line utilities for *nix, creates mathematically
+accurate figures, plots, and movies using easy-to-learn syntax. The
+output is expressly designed for use with LaTeX.
+
+The user interface resembles that of LaTeX itself: You prepare a short
+scene description in a text editor, then compile the input file into a
+picture. LaTeX- and web-compatible output types include a LaTeX
+picture-like environment written with PSTricks, tikz, or eepic macros;
+vector images (eps, ps, and pdf); and bitmap images (png, mng, gif).
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+
+Please see the "INSTALL" file.
+
+
+OVERVIEW
+
+ePiX's command-line conversion utilities are
+
+* epix: ePiX to eepic
+
+* elaps: ePiX and eepic to eps or pdf
+
+* laps: (La)TeX to PostScript
+
+* flix: ePiX to png or mng
+
+Each script prints a detailed help message when invoked with the
+option "-h" (help)
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION
+
+ePiX documentation is installed in $(prefix)/share/doc/epix, by
+default /usr/local/share/doc/epix.
+
+The manual, a complete description of ePiX's features and use, is
+installed as PostScript (for printing), hyperlinked PDF (for online
+reading), GNU info (for reference within emacs), and as LaTeX sources.
+
+
+DEVELOPER FILES
+
+The header files are installed in $(pkgincludedir), by default
+$(prefix)/include/epix.
+
+
+INTERNET DOWNLOAD SITES
+
+* http://math.holycross.edu/~ahwang/epix/ePiX.html
+
+ Links to currently available packages and documentation, general
+ information, sample images and animations, and summaries of the
+ latest developments.
+
+
+* http://freshmeat.net/projects/epix
+
+ Announcements of recent releases, project stats, and links.
+
+
+* http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/epix/
+
+ Stable releases with synchronized documentation.
+
+
+* http://savannah.nongnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/epix/1.2
+
+ The very latest source code by CVS.
+
+
+As with all free (GPL) software, the source code can be obtained on a
+floppy disk from the author by post ("snail mail"), in this case from:
+
+Andrew D. Hwang <rot 13 nujnat at zngupf dot ubylpebff dot rqh>
+Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
+College of the Holy Cross
+Worcester, MA, 01610-2395, USA
+
+
+PYEPIX
+
+Though ePiX can be compiled and run using CygWin, Windows users may be
+more interested in Andrew Sterian's Pyepix package, an implementation
+of ePiX-1.0.4 in Python. Pyepix is available from
+
+ http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/Python/index.html
+
+and requires Python 2.2 or newer.
+
+
+MAILING LIST
+
+There are two mailing lists, for users and for development issues.
+Please visit
+
+ http://savannah.nongnu.org/mail/?group=epix
+
+to subscribe.
+
+
+COPYLEFT and DISTRIBUTION
+
+ePiX and its documentation are distributed under the terms of the GNU
+GPL. This program and its documentation come with ABSOLUTELY NO
+WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. This is the same guarantee granted
+by all common software, including expensive, proprietary software
+whose quality you have no way to verify directly, and whose license
+you tacitly accept merely by opening the package.
+
+Feedback about this program (suggestions for features, etc.) is
+welcome. If you find this program useful, please consider making a
+contribution to the Free Software Foundation; see
+
+ http://www.fsf.org
+
+
+--- Contact Information ---
+
+Andrew D. ("Andy") Hwang <rot 13 nujnat at zngupf dot ubylpebff dot rqh>
+Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
+College of the Holy Cross
+Worcester, MA, 01610-2395, USA