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+%%% 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.