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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2019-12-20 03:00:48 +0000
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
Welcome to the documentation of \tikzname\ and the underlying \pgfname\ system.
What began as a small \LaTeX\ style for creating the graphics in my (Till
Tantau's) PhD thesis directly with pdf\LaTeX\ has now grown to become a
-full-flung graphics language with a manual of over a thousand pages. The wealth
+full-blown graphics language with a manual of over a thousand pages. The wealth
of options offered by \tikzname\ is often daunting to beginners; but
fortunately this documentation comes with a number slowly-paced tutorials that
will teach you almost all you should know about \tikzname\ without your having
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defines a number of \TeX\ commands that draw graphics. For example, the code
\tikz \fill[orange] (1ex,1ex) circle (1ex);. In a sense, when you use
\tikzname\ you ``program'' your graphics, just as you ``program'' your document
when you use \TeX. This also explains the name: \tikzname\ is a recursive
-acronym in the tradition of ``\textsc{gnu} is not unix'' and means ``\tikzname\
+acronym in the tradition of ``\textsc{gnu}'s Not Unix'' and means ``\tikzname\
ist \emph{kein} Zeichenprogramm'', which translates to ``\tikzname\ is not a
drawing program'', cautioning the reader as to what to expect. With \tikzname\
you get all the advantages of the ``\TeX-approach to typesetting'' for your
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ With the \tikzname\ frontend all this boils down to a single simple
In practice, \tikzname\ is the only ``serious'' frontend for \pgfname. It gives
you access to all features of \pgfname, but it is intended to be easy to use.
The syntax is a mixture of \textsc{metafont} and \textsc{pstricks} and some
-ideas of myself. There are other frontends besides \tikzname, but they are more
-intended as ``technology studies'' and less as serious alternatives to
+ideas of myself. There are other frontends besides \tikzname, but they are intended
+more as ``technology studies'' and less as serious alternatives to
\tikzname. In particular, the |pgfpict2e| frontend reimplements the standard
\LaTeX\ |{picture}| environment and commands like |\line| or |\vector| using
the \pgfname\ basic layer. This layer is not really ``necessary'' since the
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ to give a reasonably fair comparison of \tikzname\ and other packages.
very small, which may or may not be an advantage.
\item The |metapost| program is a powerful alternative to \tikzname. It
used to be an external program, which entailed a bunch of problems,
- but in Lua\TeX\ it is now build in. An obstacle with |metapost| is
+ but in Lua\TeX\ it is now built in. An obstacle with |metapost| is
the inclusion of labels. This is \emph{much} easier to achieve using
\pgfname.
\item The |xfig| program is an important alternative to \tikzname\ for
@@ -253,8 +253,9 @@ When you need help with \pgfname\ and \tikzname, please do the following:
\item \emph{As a last resort} you can try to email me (Till Tantau) or,
if the problem concerns the mathematical engine, Mark Wibrow. I do
not mind getting emails, I simply get way too many of them. Because
- of this, I cannot guarantee that your emails will be answered timely
- or even at all. Your chances that your problem will be fixed are
- somewhat higher if you mail to the \pgfname\ mailing list (naturally,
- I read this list and answer questions when I have the time).
+ of this, I cannot guarantee that your emails will be answered in a
+ timely fashion or even at all. Your chances that your problem will
+ be fixed are somewhat higher if you mail to the \pgfname\ mailing
+ list (naturally, I read this list and answer questions when I have
+ the time).
\end{enumerate}