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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/mfpic/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/mfpic/README index e7da761bce3..fcc76efe00c 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/mfpic/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/mfpic/README @@ -1,29 +1,28 @@ % File: README -% A part of mfpic 1.06 2011/03/08 +% A part of mfpic 1.10 2012/11/13 % -MFpic defines a command group \mfpic...\endmfpic (optionally in LaTeX, -an environment mfpic) and drawing commands to be used inside this group. +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 major release (1.00). See the manual -mfpic-doc.pdf for more detailed instructions and descriptions of -features. +See install.txt for installation instructions. See mfpguide.pdf for a +short tutorial. See below for a summary of features added since the +previous major release (1.0). See the manual mfpic-doc.pdf for more +detailed instructions and descriptions of features. -This is mfpic version 1.06. +This is mfpic version 1.10 LICENSE ------- 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 +any later version. The latest version of this license is http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt @@ -39,63 +38,66 @@ 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. +files. These files constitute the mfpic distribution to which the LPPL +applies. -The five files marked with + below are the only ones essential to using -all the facilities of mfpic. The three files marked with * below are +The six files marked with "+" below are the only ones essential to using +all the facilities of mfpic. The three files marked with "*" below are sufficient to generate those essential files. -The mfpic reference manual is mfpic-doc.pdf. A tutorial is available in -mfpguide.pdf. +All the *.tex files in the doc directory (except the plain TeX file +mfpcard.tex) require the LaTeX style file mfpdoc.sty. The mfpic manual +is mfpic-doc.pdf. A tutorial is available in mfpguide.pdf. -Source files: +The directory names given below are subdirectories of graphics/mfpic/ in +your nearest CTAN mirror (go to http://mirror.ctan.org/) + +Source files (in source/): ------------ -* 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 - required run-time files mfpic.sty, mfpic.tex, - grafbase.mf, grafbase.mp, and dvipsnam.mp - -TeX/LaTeX code: +*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 six + required run-time files (marked "+" below) + +TeX/LaTeX code (in tex/): -------------- - + mfpic.tex Basic TeX/LaTeX code - + mfpic.sty LaTeX2e \usepackage wrapper for mfpic.tex ++mfpic.tex Basic TeX/LaTeX code ++mfpic.sty LaTeX2e wrapper for mfpic.tex ++mfpicdef.tex Input file used by metapost for TeX labels -MetaPost/Metafont code: +MetaPost/Metafont code (in metapost/ and metafont/): ---------------------- - + grafbase.mp MetaPost macros supporting mfpic - + dvipsnam.mp Color definitions for MetaPost, input by grafbase.mp - + grafbase.mf Metafont macros supporting mfpic ++grafbase.mp MetaPost macros supporting mfpic ++dvipsnam.mp Color definitions for MetaPost, needed by grafbase.mp ++grafbase.mf Metafont macos supporting mfpic -Documentation: +Documentation (in doc/): ------------- - changes.txt Summary of 19 years of changes + changes.txt Summary of 20+ years of changes install.txt Basic information on installation README This file. - mfpcard.pdf Precompiled reference card (usletter, landscape). - mfpguide.pdf Precompiled tutorial (usletter paper size) - mfpic-doc.pdf Precompiled manual (usletter paper size) - mfpcard.tex plain TeX source for mfpcard.pdf, should fit on two - sides of either USletter or A4, rotated. + mfpguide.pdf Tutorial (usletter paper size) + mfpic-doc.pdf Manual (usletter paper size) + mfpcard.pdf Reference card (two sides of 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, - lcheaders.ist amd coil.mps. - mfpdoc.sty LaTeX style used by the above two - lcheaders.ist makeindex style file for mfpic-doc.tex + 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. + lcheaders.ist makeindex style file for mfpic-doc.tex -Examples: +Examples (in doc/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 + pictures.tex Example pictures. Produces pics.mp. Plain TeX + lapictures.tex Same examples. Produces same pics.mp. LaTeX + data.dat Sample data file used by above two + forfun.tex Examples of \mfsrc. Produces fun.mp. Plain TeX -This distribution, the latest updates, and some past versions, should also be +This distribution, any new updates, and some past versions, should also be available at my web site: http://comp.uark.edu/~luecking/tex/mfpic.html @@ -117,11 +119,22 @@ NEW FEATURES since Version 1.0 -- Differential equation plotters \DEgraph and \DEtrajectory added. (1.06) - -- Some internal macros changed, some documentation changes made. - (1.01-1.06) - -- Remove mfppatch.tex (which has never been used). (1.06) + -- Added file mfpicdef.tex for metapost labels. (1.07) + + -- Added \quarterellipse, \halfellipse and \fullellipse. (1.07) + + -- Added \gbrace for large braces in pictures. (1.07) + + -- Added \hypergeodesic for certain (technical) circular arcs. (1.07) + + -- Added \browniangraph and \randomwalk (1.07) + + -- Added \gradient, \radialgradient and \areagradient (1.08) + + -- Added \interpolatepath. Added \reversepath (= \reverse) (1.10) + \sig Dan Luecking (luecking at uark dot edu) Department of Mathematical Sciences |