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+%% $Id: pst-news17.tex 699 2017-12-31 10:27:45Z herbert $
+\documentclass[11pt,english,BCOR=10mm,DIV=12,bibliography=totoc,parskip=false,headings=small,
+ headinclude=false,footinclude=false,twoside]{pst-doc}
+\listfiles
+\let\Lfile\LFile
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{pst-node}
+\let\pstnodeFV\fileversion
+\let\pstnodeFD\filedate
+\usepackage{pst-plot}
+\usepackage{pst-solides3d}
+\usepackage{pst-node}
+\usepackage{pstricks-add}
+\usepackage{xkvview}
+\renewcommand\bgImage{\psscalebox{15}{\color{blue!20}\the\year}}
+\def\textat{\char064}
+\usepackage{biblatex}
+\addbibresource{PSTricks.bib}
+
+\lstset{explpreset={pos=l,width=-99pt,overhang=0pt,hsep=\columnsep,vsep=\bigskipamount,rframe={}},
+ escapechar=?}
+\begin{document}
+
+%\psset{PstDebug=1}
+\title{\texttt{News -- \the\year}\\ \Large new macros and bugfixes for the
+basic package \nxLFile{pstricks}}
+\author{Herbert Voß}
+\date{\today}
+
+\maketitle
+
+\clearpage
+\tableofcontents
+
+\clearpage
+\part{\texttt{pstricks} -- package}
+
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{\texttt{pstricks.sty} -- \texttt{pstricks-pdf.sty}}
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+There is now a new optional argument for the package: \Loption{psfonts}. If it is
+enabled PSTricks will use the original PostScript fonts like Helvetica, Times, \ldots.
+The default is to use the URW fonts (Nimbus Roman, Nimbus Sans, \ldots) which are embedded by default!
+The PostScript fonts are only embedded if present on your system.
+
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{\texttt{pstricks-tex.tex}}
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+This package collects all additional latex macros which must be definied
+when running PSTricks with tex. They all moved from the base \texttt{pstricks.tex} into
+this new file.
+
+
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{\texttt{pstricks.tex} (v. 2.76 -- 2017/09/17)}
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+\subsection{PostScript Fonts}
+This version of PSTricks uses the Ghostscript fonts from URW instead of the
+original base 14 fonts of PostScript. For example: instead of Helvetica we use
+NimbusSanL-Regu. The URW fonts are always embedded in the created ps or pdf output.
+This is not the default for the PostScript fonts. You change this setting with the optional
+argument to \LPack{pstricks.sty}.
+
+
+\subsection{Error message}
+
+Using PSTricks with \Lprog{pdflatex} will work only when using package
+\LPack{auto-pst-pdf} and running the \TeX-file with
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+pdflatex -shell-escape <file>
+\end{verbatim}
+
+otherwise you'll get an error message which was misleading in the past:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+[...]
+! Undefined control sequence.
+<recently read> \c@lor@to@ps
+\end{verbatim}
+
+This changes now to
+
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+[...]
+! Undefined control sequence.
+\c@lor@to@ps ->\PSTricks
+ _Not_Configured_For_This_Format
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\subsection{Random colors}
+There are now four predefined random ''colors``:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+ \definecolor[ps]{randomgray}{gray}{Rand}%
+ \definecolor[ps]{randomrgb}{rgb}{Rand Rand Rand}%
+ \definecolor[ps]{randomcmyk}{cmyk}{Rand Rand Rand Rand}%
+ \definecolor[ps]{randomhsb}{hsb}{Rand Rand Rand}%
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t]
+\begin{pspicture}(10,5)
+\multido{\rA=0.0+0.1}{50}{\psline[linecolor=randomgray,linewidth=1mm](0,\rA)(10,\rA)}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t]
+\begin{pspicture}(10,5)
+\multido{\rA=0.0+0.1}{50}{\psline[linecolor=randomrgb,linewidth=1mm](0,\rA)(10,\rA)}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t]
+\begin{pspicture}(10,5)
+\multido{\rA=0.0+0.1}{50}{\psline[linecolor=randomcmyk,linewidth=1mm](0,\rA)(10,\rA)}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t]
+\begin{pspicture}(10,5)
+\multido{\rA=0.0+0.1}{50}{\psline[linecolor=randomhsb,linewidth=1mm](0,\rA)(10,\rA)}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+
+The random counter can be initialized with \verb|\pstVerb{rrand srand}|.
+
+\subsection{refangle}
+
+This version fixes a bug with \verb|pst@refangle| which is used inside PostScript.
+
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t]
+\begin{pspicture}(-1,-1)(10,3.5)
+\psparametricplot[algebraic]{0}{9}{t^2/9 | sin(t)+1}%
+\pscurvepoints{0}{9}{(t^2)/9 | sin(t)+1}{P}%
+\pspolylineticks[metricInitValue=1,ticksize=-2pt 2pt,Os=1,Ds=.2]{P}{ ds }{1}{56}%
+\pspolylineticks[metricInitValue=1,Os=1,Ds=2]{P}{ ds }{0}{6}%
+\multido{\iA=1+1,\iB=3+2}{5}{\Put{6pt;(PNormal\iA)}(PTick\iA){\tiny \iB}}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+\begin{sloppypar}
+There is a new optional argument \Lkeyword{draft} which has the same meaning as
+the one for \Lcs{includegraphics}. The PSTricks image is not drawn, only the
+area of the \Lenv{pspicture} coordinates is seen by a rectangle (only for \LaTeX).
+\end{sloppypar}
+
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t]
+\psset{draft}
+\begin{pspicture}(-1,-1)(10,3.5)
+\psparametricplot[algebraic]{0}{9}{t^2/9 | sin(t)+1}%
+\pscurvepoints{0}{9}{(t^2)/9 | sin(t)+1}{P}%
+\pspolylineticks[metricInitValue=1,ticksize=-2pt 2pt,Os=1,Ds=.2]{P}{ ds }{1}{56}%
+\pspolylineticks[metricInitValue=1,Os=1,Ds=2]{P}{ ds }{0}{6}%
+\multido{\iA=1+1,\iB=3+2}{5}{\Put{6pt;(PNormal\iA)}(PTick\iA){\tiny \iB}}
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+
+\subsection{\nxLcs{newpsstyle}}
+
+The command \Lcs{newpsstyle} has a new syntax:
+
+\begin{BDef}
+\Lcs{newpsstyle}\OptArg{package name}\Largb{name}\Largb{definitions}
+\end{BDef}
+
+For example
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+\newpsstyle[pst-shell]{Epiteonium}{D=1,A=9.5,alpha=85.9,beta=9,mu=0,Omega=0,
+ phi=81,a=2.1,b=1.6,L=1.3,P=-60,W1=200,W2=20,N=8.3}
+\end{verbatim}
+
+
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\section{\texttt{pstricks.pro}}
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+A full circle has by default an angle of 360 degrees.
+Setting the circle with \Lcs{degrees}\Largs{17} to another value doesn't work for the
+PostScript function \texttt{PtoC} (Polat to Cartesian -- $(r,\phi)\rightarrow (x,y)$).
+Now there is a \texttt{PtoCrel} for the new definition
+which now takes
+the setting of \Lcs{pst@angleunit} into account.
+
+\bigskip
+\begin{LTXexample}[pos=t]
+\degrees[16]
+\begin{pspicture}[showgrid](-2,-2)(2,2)
+\psline[linecolor=blue](!1.8 2 PtoCrel)% 45 degrees
+\end{pspicture}
+\end{LTXexample}
+
+The command \Lcs{framed} was build by clockwise line sequence. Now it is the
+other way round to get the same behaviour as for all other commands
+with closed lines.
+
+
+There are some new PS functions
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+/AnytoDeg { pst@angleunit } def
+/DegtoAny { 1 pst@angleunit div} def
+/AnytoRad { AnytoDeg DegtoRad } def
+/RadtoAny { RadtoDeg DegtoAny } def
+\end{verbatim}
+
+See \LPack{pst-node} documentation for an example.
+
+
+\clearpage
+\nocite{*}
+\printbibliography
+
+\printindex
+
+
+\end{document}
+