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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/feyn/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/feyn/README index c89364e185e..a0f7c96b9f1 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/feyn/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/feyn/README @@ -2,28 +2,33 @@ Feyn: a Metafont for Feynman diagrams ------------------------------------- -Version 0.3.1. - -This describes the font `feyn', which can be used to produce relatively -simple Feynman diagrams within equations in a LaTeX document. - -The other Feynman diagram package which exists is Thorsten Ohl's -`feynmf/feynmp' package. That works by creating Metafont or MetaPost -figures using a preprocessor. It's more general than this package, -but is at its best when creating relatively large diagrams, for -figures. In contrast, the present system consists of a -carefully-designed font with which you can write simple diagrams, -within equations or within text, in a size matching the surrounding -text size. - - -Status ------- - -The font, and this associated style file, should be regarded as -beta software at present. The propagators and vertices which are -implemented are those which _I_ needed. I'd be delighted to -add more if folk feel they would be useful. +Version 0.3.3. + +This package is intended to produce relatively simple Feynman diagrams, for +example within equations. + +This package differs from Thorsten Ohl's feynmf/feynmp package. +FeynMP works by creating Metafont or MetaPost figures using a +preprocessor. It's more general than this package, but is at its best +when creating relatively large diagrams, for figures. In contrast, +the present system consists of a carefully-designed font with which +you can easily write simple diagrams, within equations or within text, +in a size matching the surrounding text size. + +The propagators and vertices which are implemented are those which +seem to appear most often in non-figure displays (the practical +definition of `appear most often' is `which I wanted' and `which people +asked me for'). I have no current plans to extend the package +further, but I'm willing add other features if you can make a case for +them, and they fit within the package's remit of 'diagrams for use in +equations'. + +The package is on CTAN, and is included in TeXLive but not, as far as +I'm aware, teTeX. The arXiv started using TeXLive 2008 in summer +2008 (I understand), so it should be available there from that date. + +There is further documentation, plus numerous examples, in the package +documentation (feyn.pdf). See the package's home page on the web: http://purl.org/nxg/dist/feyn |