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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/horoscop/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/horoscop/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0f1f53d116b --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/horoscop/README @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +This is version 0.92 of the horoscop package for typesetting astrological +charts in LaTeX. + +Features include: + + * A unified interface for astrological symbols/glyphs, supporting three + different astrological fonts as well as text abbreviations. + * Support for invoking Astrolog or Swiss Ephemeris to calculate charts. + Positions can also be specified manually. + * Loading and saving object and cusp positions into TeX macros. + * Typesetting of angles and positions as text. + * Ready-made templates for basic wheel charts, dial charts including + multi-dials with up to four sets of objects, and decorative wheel + charts. + * Optional variations of the standard templates: aspect webs, + highlighting for angular cusps, choice of what to include in object + labels, and house labels inside the houses. + * Low-level graphics functions for plotting in polar coordinates and + building new templates. + * Labels move, and where necessary houses expand, to prevent crowding. + * Smart rounding of angles for display. + +FILES IN THIS PACKAGE + +README - this documentation file +horoscop.dtx - documentation and style file (to be unpacked by horoscop.ins) +horoscop.ins - installation driver file +horoscop.pdf - precompiled documentation + +This is a LaTeX package distributed in the traditional dtx/ins format. +Run TeX on the horoscop.ins file to extract the file horoscop.sty, which is +the package file used by LaTeX, from the combined code/documentation file +horoscop.dtx; run LaTeX on horoscop.dtx directly to typeset the +documentation. + +Typesetting the documentation is not trivial; you will need all of +horoscop's dependencies, and (for really correct results) also two runs of +makeindex on the "glossary" and "index" files, and an extra run of LaTeX to +resolve links, *and* you will need to run LaTeX with shell escapes enabled +and on a system where Swiss Ephemeris is installed and working. You are +probably better off to just read the precompiled PDF file. + +DEPENDENCIES + +Typesetting chart wheels requires the pict2e package (i.e. a version of it +that actually works and is not just a placeholder). This package seems to +have been introduced in 2011 - horoscop long predates it but was much more +annoying to use before the update. As a result of this dependency, this +version may not work on some older installations of LaTeX. + +Chart *calculation* (i.e. computing the locations of the planets and other +objects based on a native's time and place of birth) requires running with +shell escapes enabled (not the default, and somewhat dangerous) and an +installation of either Swiss Ephemeris (http://www.astro.com/swisseph/) or +Astrolog (http://www.astrolog.org/astrolog.htm). Without either of those +things, it is still possible to typeset charts, but you must do the +calculations and enter the object positions manually or write your own +software for it. Chart calculation with external software has only been +tested under Linux, but there is no reason it shouldn't work on other +systems. + +Typesetting astrological symbols requires an appropriate font. The horoscop +package can work with the marvosym, wasysym, and starfont LaTeX packages, +with varying quality in the results; starfont is recommended and default. +It can also use text-only substitutes if none of those packages are +available. + +Other, less significant, dependencies may exist; consult the PDF manual. + +PUBLIC DOMAIN + +The horoscop package is public domain. External calculation software might +not be; you are responsible for any relevant licensing issues for any other +software you use. + +CONTACT AND LINKS + +LaTeX astrology page: http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/107 +GitHub repository: http://github.com/mskala/horoscop +Online demo: http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/astrology/makechart.php + +Matthew Skala +mskala@ansuz.sooke.bc.ca +http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/ diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/horoscop/horoscop.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/horoscop/horoscop.pdf Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000000..34bff09192f --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/horoscop/horoscop.pdf |