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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2023-08-11 21:15:48 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2023-08-11 21:15:48 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/README.md b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/README.md index f96d17a7824..2b1d7a85283 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/README.md +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/README.md @@ -1,12 +1,42 @@ ## Package `xkcdcolors` for LaTeX -In the year 2010, Randall Munroe on [posted a really fun and nice article](https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/) on the iconic web of [xkcd](https://xkcd.com/). +In the year 2010, Randall Munroe on [posted a really fun and nice article](https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/) on the iconic web of [xkcd](https://xkcd.com/). He did a very curious experiment: showing colors to a lot of people and asking to name each one. Afterward, he processed the data and sorted the names for each color by popularity --- that means, how many people gave the same name to the same color (no guidance here! Read the post linked above for details). He obtained a nice list of around 950 color names. It's not at all surprising that a lot of people forged `CloudyBlue`, but some color is really surprising, like for example `BabyPoopGreen` or `DullPink`... +### DOCUMENTATION + +See the included file `xkcdcolors-manual.tex`; you can compile it running (twice) `pdflatex` on it. If you want to have a look, you can find a compiled copy on the [release page](https://github.com/Rmano/xkcdcolors/releases) or on [CTAN](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/xkcdcolors). + +If you have already installed the package in your TeX distribution, use `texdoc xkcdcolors`; it should show you the manual of the installed version of the package. + +To search for a color in a fast way, at least on Unix or on a compatible `bash` shell, you can use the following command: + +```bash +[romano:~] % grep -i duck $(kpsewhich xkcdcolors.sty) + DuckEggBlue,C3FBF4;% +``` + +### Links + +A very interesting link about "ordering" the 900+ colors here is [this one on Wolfram Community](https://community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/434022?sortMsg=Flat); well worth a look. + +### AUTHOR + +Romano Giannetti `romano.giannetti@gmail.com` + ### LICENSE This package use Randall Munroe's file [rgb.txt](https://xkcd.com/color/rgb.txt) which is distributed under [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). You can use that license or [LPPL 1.3c](https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c/) + +### SOURCE REPO + +The source is hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/Rmano/xkcdcolors). +If you clone the repository, you can use + + make local-install + +to install the package on [your local TEXMF tree](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1137/where-do-i-place-my-own-sty-or-cls-files-to-make-them-available-to-all-my-te). diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.pdf Binary files differindex 59fc42c734d..737fe12b953 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.pdf +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.pdf diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.tex index 884790b5cf5..e58e2db0ef8 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xkcdcolors/xkcdcolors-manual.tex @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \documentclass[12pt]{article} % % Manual for the package `xkcdcolors` -% Copyright (c) Romano Giannetti 2019 +% Copyright (c) Romano Giannetti 2019-2023 % License: LPPL 1.3c (https://ctan.org/license/lppl1.3c) % % The colors are created using @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \def\ancho{3.5cm} \coordinate (top) at (\ancho,1); \draw[thick, draw=black, fill=#1] (0,0) rectangle (top); - \node[align=center, anchor=north west, text width=\ancho] at (0,0) {\strut\hspace{0pt}\relax #1}; + \node[align=center, anchor=north west, text width=\ancho, inner xsep=0pt] at (0,0) {\strut\hspace{0pt}\relax #1}; \end{tikzpicture} } \title{\texttt{xkcdcolors} package} @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ To use the package, just load the package with: \textcolor{xkcdPinkyPurple}{this is Pinky Purple} \end{verbatim} -\noindent will render as \textcolor{xkcdPinkyPurple}{this is Pinky Purple}. +\noindent will render as \textcolor{xkcdPinkyPurple}{this is Pinky Purple}. This manual refers to version \texttt{\xkcdcolorsversion} of the package. \bigskip @@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ xkcdElectricLime, xkcdDust, xkcdDarkPastelGreen, xkcdCloudyBlue} -{\colorblock{\xkcdcol}\ } +{\colorblock{\xkcdcol}\quad} } \end{document} |