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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/mfpic/README.mfpic b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/mfpic/README.mfpic new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..42a2aa57bb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/mfpic/README.mfpic @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +%%% File: README +%%% A part of mfpic 1.00 2009/09/22 +%%% + +MFpic defines a command group \mfpic...\endmfpic (optionally in LaTeX +an environment, mfpic) and drawing commands to be used inside this group. +When TeX (or LaTeX) is run on a file containing those commands, a +MetaPost (or Metafont) source file is created. When that file is correctly +processed by MetaPost (or Metafont), and LaTeX or TeX is run again, the +result is a figure in the TeX document at the location of each +environment. + +See install.txt for initial setup and brief installation instructions. +See mfpguide.pdf for a short tutorial. See below for a summary of +features added since the previous official release (0.9). See the +manual mfpic-doc.pdf for more detailed instructions and descriptions +of features. + +This is mfpic version 1.00. + +LEGALITIES +---------- +All files of the core mfpic distribution (listed below) may be +distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project +Public License, either version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) +any later version. The latest version of this license is in + + http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt + +and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version +2008/12/01 or later. + +While every effort has been made to make mfpic useful, it comes with no +warranty, expressed or implied. + +MANIFEST +-------- +Here is a list, plus explanation of purpose, of all files in the mfpic +distribution. Read it *before* trying to process any of the example +files. These, and the files generated by running tex on mfpic.ins, +constitute the mfpic distribution to which the LPPL applies. + +The four files marked with * below are the only ones essential +for using all the facilities of mfpic. + +All the *.tex files in the doc directory (except the plainTeX file +mfpcard.tex) require the LaTeX style file mfpdoc.sty. The mfpic manual +is mfpic-doc.pdf. + +Source files: +------------ +*mfpic.dtx Contains mfpic.sty and mfpic.tex +*grafbase.dtx Contains grafbase.mf, grafbase.mp and dvipsnam.mp +*mfpic.ins The unpacking script: run tex or latex on it. It reads + in mfpic.dtx and grafbase.dtx and produces the only + required run-time files: mfpic.sty, mfpic.tex, + grafbase.mf, grafbase.mp, and dvipsnam.mp + +TeX/LaTeX code: +-------------- +*mfpic.tex Basic TeX/LaTeX code +*mfpic.sty LaTeX2e \usepackage wrapper for mfpic.tex +*mfppatch.tex patches and bugfixes. (Not actually required unless + there are some patches.) + +MetaPost/Metafont code: +---------------------- +*grafbase.mp MetaPost macros supporting mfpic +*dvipsnam.mp Color definitions for MetaPost, input by grafbase.mp +*grafbase.mf Metafont macos supporting mfpic + +Documentation: +------------- + changes.txt Summary of 17 years of changes + install.txt Basic information on installation + README This file. + mfpguide.pdf Precompiled tutorial (usletter paper size) + mfpic-doc.pdf Precompiled manual (usletter paper size) + mfpcard.pdf Precompiled reference card (usletter, landscape). + mfpdoc.sty LaTeX style used by the next two + mfpguide.tex LaTeX source for mfpguide.pdf, requires mfpdoc.sty and + the mfpic package. + mfpic-doc.tex LaTeX source for mfpic-doc.pdf, requires mfpdoc.sty. + coil.mps Figure included in mfpic-doc.tex + mfpcard.tex reference card source, should fit on two sides of + either USletter or A4, rotated. Plain TeX. + +Examples: +-------- + pictures.tex Running tex on it produces pics.mp + lapictures.tex Running latex on it produces same pics.mp + data.dat Sample data file needed for above two + forfun.tex Example of \mfsrc: running tex on it produces fun.mp + + +This distribution, the latest updates, and some past versions, should also be +available at my web site: + +http://comp.uark.edu/~luecking/tex/mfpic.html + + +NEW FEATURES since Version 0.9 +------------------------------- + + -- Color functions cmyk() and gray() produce colors in the cmyk and + grayscale color models, if the MetaPost version is at least 1.000. + Extensive changes needed in grafbase, almost none in mfpic itself. + Also cyan, magenta and yellow now predefined to be cmykcolor. + + -- Color functions makecmyk, makergb and makegray force the conversion + of their argument to the indicated color model. + + -- Command \setfilenametemplate to set the file names for the graphics + output by MetaPost. Does not support putting the system time/date + in the name, even though MetaPost does. + + -- Commands \mfmode and \mfresolution to set the Metafont printer mode + and resolution, if pictures are to be created by Metafont. + + -- Commands \cbeziers and \closedcbeziers. The cubic equivalents of + the quadratic \qbeziers and \closedqbeziers. + + -- Command \pshcircle produces a circle in the hyperbolic geometry of + the unit disk or (star form) the upper half-plane. If you don't + know what that means, don't worry, it's for complex function + theorists (like me). + + -- Command \brownianmotion simulates Brownian motion. + + -- \mfpverbtex is now cumulative when used prior to \opengraphsfile. + + -- Better(?) handling of the filename argument of \opengraphsfile. + +\sig +Dan Luecking (luecking at uark dot edu) +Department of Mathematical Sciences +University of Arkansas +Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701-1201 +U.S.A. |