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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/metapost/expressg/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/metapost/expressg/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f267a4f162c --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/metapost/expressg/README @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ + The expressg MetaPost package provides facilities to assist in +drawing diagrams that consist of boxes, lines, and annotations, +such as IDEF or UML. Particular support is provided for creating +EXPRESS-G diagrams. + +----------------------------------------------------------------- + Author: Peter Wilson (CUA) now at peter.r.wilson@boeing.com until June 2004 + (or: pandgwilson at earthlink dot net) + Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Peter R. Wilson + + This work may be distributed and/or modified under the + conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either + version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any + later version. + The latest version of the license is in + http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt + and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of + LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later. + + This work has the LPPL maintenance status "author-maintained". + + This work consists of the files: +README (this file) +expressg.dtx +expressg.ins + and the derived files: +expressg.pdf +expressg.mp +expeg.mp +expeg.tex +n2mps.sh +n2mpsprl.prl + +----------------------------------------------------------------- + + The distribution consists of the following files: +README (this file) +expressg.ins +expressg.dtx +expressg.pdf (approximately 100 pages) +expeg.pdf +aam.mp +aamfigs.tex +aamfigs.pdf + +Changes in version 1.61 (2004/03/17) +o Added parentheses to namespace macro + +Changes in version 1.6 (2004/02/29) +o Additional `box' types: outputbox, stickfigure, bullseye + +Changes in version 1.5 (2003/07/31) +o Minor bug fixes + +Changes in version 1.4 (2000/07/10) +o Additional line end types + +Changes in version 1.3 (2000/05/22) +o Additional box and line types +o Additional examples +o Scripts for copying files basename.N to basenameN.mps, + where N is an integer + +Changes in version 1.2 (1999/11/15) +o Additional examples + +Changes in version 1.1 (1999/10/30) +o New path calculation routines +o Improved documentation + +Changes in version 1.0 (1996/05/09) +o First public release + + To install the package: +o run: latex expressg.ins (which will generate expressg.mp, + expeg.mp, expeg.tex, n2mps.sh and n2mpsprl.prl) +o run: latex expressg.dtx + (Note: if you don't have the docmfp package, read the instructions + at the start of this file) +o If you want an index then run: makeindex -s gind.ist expressg +o run: latex expressg.dtx +o Print expressg.dvi for a hardcopy of the package manual +o Move expressg.mp to a location where MetaPost will find it. +o To use the scripts make them executable (and they may require editing + to run on your system). + + The file expeg.ps contains some example diagrams. To generate your +own copy, and to test your installation: +o Move expeg.mp and expeg.tex to a working directory +o Run MetaPost on expeg.mp (probably either as: mp expeg or as: mpost expeg) +o Run LaTeX on expeg.tex +o print the result via dvips or other dvi processor that supports PostScript + graphics. + + The file aam.mp contains some more example MetaPost code. The +resulting diagrams are in aamfigs.pdf which has been generated by pdfLaTeX +from aamfigs.tex. + +2004/03/17 +Peter Wilson + |