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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/datatool/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/datatool/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..34e1b34558a --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/datatool/README @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +LaTeX Bundle : datatool v1.0 (datatool.sty, datapie.sty, dataplot.sty, databar.sty) + +Last Modified : 23 July 2007 + +Author : Nicola Talbot + +datatool.sty: + + Databases can be created using LaTeX commands or loaded + from external ASCII files, such as comma or tab separated + variable files. + + Databases can be sorted numerically or alphabetically + (descending or ascending.) + + Repetitive operations can be performed on each row of + data in a database (such as mail merging.) Conditions + can be imposed to exclude rows. + + Commands are provided to determine if an argument is + an integer, a real number, currency or a string. + (Scientific notation is currently not supported.) + + Locale dependent number settings are supported + (such as a comma as a decimal character and full stop as + a number group character.) + + Commands are provided to convert between locale dependent + numbers/currency and the standard decimal format required + by the fp package enabling fixed point arithmetic to be + performed on elements of the database. + + Strings can be tested to determine if they are all upper + or all lower case. + + Names can be converted to initials using \DTLinitials. + +datapie.sty: + + A database defined by datatool.sty can be converted into a + pie chart. + + Segments can be separated from the rest of the chart to make + them stand out. + + Colour/grey scale options. + + Predefined segment colours can be changed. + + Hooks provided to annotate chart. + +dataplot.sty: + + A database defined by datatool.sty may be plotted as a 2D + scatter or line plot + + Settings provided to govern the appearance of the chart. + (e.g. show/hide axes, legend, grid, major/minor tick marks.) + + Hooks provided to add extra information to the plot + +databar.sty: + + A database defined by datatool.sty can be converted into a + bar chart. + + Colour/grey scale options. + + Predefined bar colours can be changed. + + Horizontal or vertical formats provided. + + Hooks provided to annotate chart. + +*The datatool bundle replaces the csvtools bundle which is now obsolete.* + +The datatool.sty package requires the following packages/files: + +xkeyval +xfor +fp +substr +compare.tex + +The datapie.sty, dataplot.sty and databar.sty packages requires +the tikz/pgf package. + +*Remember to refresh TeX's database* + +The package and documentation source code is also supplied as a +dtx and ins file located in texmf/source. + +This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. +See http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html for the details of that license. + +http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/ + |