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<p/>There are many packages to do pictures in (La)TeX itself (rather than
importing graphics created externally), ranging from simple use of
LaTeX <code>picture</code> environment, through enhancements like
-<i>epic</i>, to
+<i>eepic</i>, to
sophisticated (but slow) drawing with PicTeX. Depending on your type
of drawing, and setup, here are a few systems you may consider:
<ul>
+<li> PicTeX is a venerable, and very powerful, system, that draws
+ by placing dots on the page to give the effect of a line or curve. While
+ this has the potential of great power, it is (of course) much slower
+ than any of the other established packages. What&rsquo;s more, there
+ are problems with its <a href="FAQ-docpictex.html">documentation</a>.
+<li> <i>epic</i> was designed to make use of the LaTeX
+ <code>picture</code> environment somewhat less agonising;
+ <i>eepic</i> extends it, and is capable of using <i>tpic</i>
+ <code>\</code><code>special</code> commands to improve printing performance. (If the
+ <code>\</code><code>special</code>s aren&rsquo;t available, the <i>eepicemu</i> will do the
+ business, far less efficiently.
<li> <i>pict2e</i>; this was advertised in
<a href="FAQ-books.html">the LaTeX manual</a>, but didn&rsquo;t appear for nearly
ten years after publication of the book! It removes all the petty
- niggles that surround the use of the <code>picture</code>
+ restrictions that surround the use of the <code>picture</code>
environment. It therefore suffers <em>only</em> from the rather
eccentric drawing language of the environment, and is a far more
useful tool than the original environment has ever been. (Note that
@@ -21,9 +32,11 @@ of drawing, and setup, here are a few systems you may consider:
<li> <i>PSTricks</i>; this gives you access to all the power of
PostScript from TeX itself, by sophisticated use of
<a href="FAQ-specials.html"><code>\</code><code>special</code> commands</a>. Since PostScript is itself a
- pretty powerful programming language, many astounding things can in
- principle be achieved using <i>PSTricks</i>.
- <i>pstricks</i>&rsquo; <code>\</code><code>special</code>s are
+ pretty powerful programming language, many astounding things can in
+ principle be achieved using <i>PSTricks</i> (a wide range of
+ contributed packages, ranging from world mapping to lens design
+ diagrams, is available).
+ <i>Pstricks</i>&rsquo; <code>\</code><code>special</code>s are
by default specific to <i>dvips</i>, but VTeX (both in its
commercial and in its free versions) understands them. PDFTeX
users may use <i>pst-pdf</i>, which (like
@@ -63,15 +76,19 @@ of drawing, and setup, here are a few systems you may consider:
readable (and is fully documented).
</ul>
<dl>
-<dt><tt><i>dratex.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/dratex.zip">graphics/dratex</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/dratex.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/dratex/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>mfpic</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/mfpic.zip">graphics/mfpic</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/mfpic.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/mfpic/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>preview.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preview.zip">macros/latex/contrib/preview</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preview.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preview/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>pspicture.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pspicture.zip">macros/latex/contrib/pspicture</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pspicture.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pspicture/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>pst-pdf.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pst-pdf.zip">macros/latex/contrib/pst-pdf</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pst-pdf.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pst-pdf/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>pgf.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf.zip">graphics/pgf</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>pict2e.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pict2e.zip">macros/latex/contrib/pict2e</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pict2e.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pict2e/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>pstricks</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks.zip">graphics/pstricks</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/">browse</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>tikz.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed with <a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf.zip">graphics/pgf</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/">browse</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>dratex.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/dratex.zip">graphics/dratex</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/dratex/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>epic.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/epic.zip">macros/latex/contrib/epic</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/epic/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>eepic.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eepic.zip">macros/latex/contrib/eepic</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eepic/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>eepicemu.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eepic.zip">macros/latex/contrib/eepic</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eepic/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>mfpic</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/mfpic.zip">graphics/mfpic</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/mfpic/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>preview.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preview.zip">macros/latex/contrib/preview</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preview/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>pspicture.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pspicture.zip">macros/latex/contrib/pspicture</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pspicture/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>pst-pdf.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pst-pdf.zip">macros/latex/contrib/pst-pdf</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pst-pdf/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>pgf.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pgf.zip">graphics/pgf</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pgf/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>pict2e.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pict2e.zip">macros/latex/contrib/pict2e</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pict2e/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>pictex.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pictex.zip">graphics/pictex</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pictex/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>pstricks</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pstricks.zip">graphics/pstricks</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>tikz.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed with <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pgf.zip">graphics/pgf</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/graphics/pgf/">browse the directory</a>)
</dl>
<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=drawing">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=drawing</a>
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