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+README for fig2mfpic 0.24 alpha version, Thu 16 June 1994.
+----------------------------------------------------------
+Author: Geoffrey Tobin.
+Email: G.Tobin@ee.latrobe.edu.au
+Address: Department of Electronic Engineering,
+ La Trobe University,
+ Bundoora VIC 3083,
+ Australia.
+
+Purpose:
+
+fig2mfpic is a program for converting Fig 2.1 graphics language into
+an approximate equivalent in MFpic. MFpic is a set of TeX and METAFONT
+macros for drawings.
+
+Current version:
+
+fig2mfpic 0.24 alpha is designed for mfpic.tex version 0.2.5 (as at CTAN)
+and graphbase 0.2 fig 2a. The graphbase (0.1.13.1) of mfpic 0.2.5 does
+NOT work with fig2mfpic.
+
+
+Manifest: eight (8) files:
+
+ 296 Jun 10 22:34 Makefile A make file for the "cc" C compiler.
+ 2896 Jun 16 13:35 README This introductory file.
+ 386 Jun 15 20:03 TODO What I'd like fig2mfpic to do, in future.
+52714 Jun 16 13:30 fig2mfpic.c ANSI/traditional C source for fig2mfpic.
+23444 Jun 16 13:33 graphbase.mf Modified graphbase.mf, version 0.2 fig 2a.
+11511 Oct 12 1993 mfpic.tex mfpic.tex 0.2.5, from mfpic distribution.
+ 2233 Jun 2 22:42 tidied.fig Sample Fig file, every major Fig object type.
+ 2689 Jun 1 22:08 various.fig Like tidied.fig, plus unknown object types.
+
+Usage:
+
+After making fig2mfpic, if you type just the command `fig2mfpic', as:
+
+ fig2mfpic
+
+then fig2mfpic will issue a usage summary to stderr, as follows:
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+usage: fig2mfpic [infile] [... infile] [> outfile]
+ [-?] Help request
+ [-d] List input file, with line numbers
+ [-code=<integer>] First character's code : not effective
+ [-pen=<real>] Default pen width (pt)
+ [-u=<none>] Output unit name
+ [-xscale=<real>] X unit (in output units)
+ [-yscale=<real>] Y unit (in output units)
+ [-xneg=<real>] Most negative X value (X units)
+ [-xpos=<real>] Most positive X value (X units)
+ [-yneg=<real>] Most negative Y value (Y units)
+ [-ypos=<real>] Most positive Y value (Y units)
+ [-top=<real>] Top of drawing (Y units)
+ [-mf=<string>] Output METAFONT file
+ [-tex=<string>] mfpic TeX drawing macros file
+ [-log=<string>] fig2mfpic log file
+If an "infile" is "-", then standard input is read.
+The mfpic TeX drawing file goes to standard output.
+Messages, such as this, go to standard error.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+Typical use of fig2mfpic is exemplified by:
+
+ fig2mfpic various.fig > various.tex
+
+Error messages are recorded in the log file, which is called
+`fig2mfpic.log' unless you give it another name by the -log= option.
+If there are no error messages, then the log file has a size of zero
+bytes (at least on unix).
+
+Impressions and advice are of course welcome.
+
+Best wishes!
+Geoffrey Tobin