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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pgf/text-en/pgfmanual-en-introduction.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pgf/text-en/pgfmanual-en-introduction.tex index 7117552eff9..5059d7af867 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pgf/text-en/pgfmanual-en-introduction.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pgf/text-en/pgfmanual-en-introduction.tex @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Welcome to the documentation of \tikzname\ and the underlying \pgfname\ system. What began as a small \LaTeX\ style for creating the graphics in my (Till Tantau's) PhD thesis directly with pdf\LaTeX\ has now grown to become a -full-flung graphics language with a manual of over a thousand pages. The wealth +full-blown graphics language with a manual of over a thousand pages. The wealth of options offered by \tikzname\ is often daunting to beginners; but fortunately this documentation comes with a number slowly-paced tutorials that will teach you almost all you should know about \tikzname\ without your having @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defines a number of \TeX\ commands that draw graphics. For example, the code \tikz \fill[orange] (1ex,1ex) circle (1ex);. In a sense, when you use \tikzname\ you ``program'' your graphics, just as you ``program'' your document when you use \TeX. This also explains the name: \tikzname\ is a recursive -acronym in the tradition of ``\textsc{gnu} is not unix'' and means ``\tikzname\ +acronym in the tradition of ``\textsc{gnu}'s Not Unix'' and means ``\tikzname\ ist \emph{kein} Zeichenprogramm'', which translates to ``\tikzname\ is not a drawing program'', cautioning the reader as to what to expect. With \tikzname\ you get all the advantages of the ``\TeX-approach to typesetting'' for your @@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ With the \tikzname\ frontend all this boils down to a single simple In practice, \tikzname\ is the only ``serious'' frontend for \pgfname. It gives you access to all features of \pgfname, but it is intended to be easy to use. The syntax is a mixture of \textsc{metafont} and \textsc{pstricks} and some -ideas of myself. There are other frontends besides \tikzname, but they are more -intended as ``technology studies'' and less as serious alternatives to +ideas of myself. There are other frontends besides \tikzname, but they are intended +more as ``technology studies'' and less as serious alternatives to \tikzname. In particular, the |pgfpict2e| frontend reimplements the standard \LaTeX\ |{picture}| environment and commands like |\line| or |\vector| using the \pgfname\ basic layer. This layer is not really ``necessary'' since the @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ to give a reasonably fair comparison of \tikzname\ and other packages. very small, which may or may not be an advantage. \item The |metapost| program is a powerful alternative to \tikzname. It used to be an external program, which entailed a bunch of problems, - but in Lua\TeX\ it is now build in. An obstacle with |metapost| is + but in Lua\TeX\ it is now built in. An obstacle with |metapost| is the inclusion of labels. This is \emph{much} easier to achieve using \pgfname. \item The |xfig| program is an important alternative to \tikzname\ for @@ -253,8 +253,9 @@ When you need help with \pgfname\ and \tikzname, please do the following: \item \emph{As a last resort} you can try to email me (Till Tantau) or, if the problem concerns the mathematical engine, Mark Wibrow. I do not mind getting emails, I simply get way too many of them. Because - of this, I cannot guarantee that your emails will be answered timely - or even at all. Your chances that your problem will be fixed are - somewhat higher if you mail to the \pgfname\ mailing list (naturally, - I read this list and answer questions when I have the time). + of this, I cannot guarantee that your emails will be answered in a + timely fashion or even at all. Your chances that your problem will + be fixed are somewhat higher if you mail to the \pgfname\ mailing + list (naturally, I read this list and answer questions when I have + the time). \end{enumerate} |