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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/doc-pictex/Doc-PiCTeX.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/doc-pictex/Doc-PiCTeX.txt index 4a4374bded4..a187eef6455 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/doc-pictex/Doc-PiCTeX.txt +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/doc-pictex/Doc-PiCTeX.txt @@ -1,33 +1,51 @@ + DOCUMENTATION for PiCTeX 1. The macro file pictex.tex (or pictexwd.tex) contains a sober yet -comprehensive documentation. (Something similar holds for contributions -from other authors.) +comprehensive documentation. + +2. Michael Wichura presented a description in TUGboat 9 (2), +pp. 193-197 (1988), see + + http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb09-2/tb21wichura-pictex.pdf + +3. Michael Wichura's MANUAL -- today called `PiCTeX and Table Manual' + -- is distributed by PCTeX: -2. Michael Wichura presented a description in TUGboat 9 (2), pp. 193-197 -(1988), see + http://www.pctex.com/books.html - http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb09-2/tb21wichura-pictex.pdf +4. Other overviews have been presented at least in Helmut Kopka's +GERMAN books on LaTeX extensions in the 1990s. [Lazy, I know.] -3. Michael Wichura's MANUAL -- today called `PiCTeX and Table Manual' -- -is distributed by PCTeX: +5. Another GERMAN reference list, a quite RECENT one, is Uwe Siart's +PDF at - http://www.pctex.com/books.html + http://www.siart.de/typografie/pictex-referenz.pdf -4. Other overviews have been presented at least in Helmut Kopka's GERMAN -books on LaTeX extensions in the 1990s. [Lazy, I know.] +6. An early command summary has been Angus Duggan's PDF at -5. Another GERMAN reference list, a quite RECENT one, is Uwe Siart's PDF -on the web at + http://mirror.ctan.org/info/pictex/summary/pictexsum.pdf - http://www.siart.de/typografie/pictex-referenz.pdf +7. Chapter 5 and Appendix E of the documentation for the MathsPIC +package (Perl version) -6. An early command summary has been Angus Duggan's PDF on the web at + http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/mathspic/perl/mathsPICmanual.pdf - http://mirror.ctan.org/info/pictex/summary/pictexsum.pdf +provide a nicely typeset summary of PiCTeX, of some of its commands, +and of files around PiCTeX available from the web; somewhat replacing +the present overview. MathsPIC provides a kind of front-end script +language for PiCTeX. -7. You may like short descriptions of pictex including HINTS concerning -basic problems with PiCTeX +8. Similarly, Section 9.9 of the real book (also available as an +e-book) + + Syropoulos A., Tsolomitis A. and Sofroniou N.: Digital Typography + Using LaTeX. Springer, New York 2003, ISBN 978-0387952178 + +has 10 pages presenting PiCTeX. + +9. You may like short descriptions of PiCTeX including HINTS +concerning basic problems with PiCTeX -- in the TeX Catalogue: @@ -43,8 +61,9 @@ or in the TUG.org package information: http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=docpictex - ______________________________________________________________________ -[This file by Uwe Lueck (the wrong author for an overview) 2008/08/15 -(based on web search 2008/02/15); add-ons/edits invited! To inform me -about lacunae etc.: http://contact-ednotes.sty.de.vu] +Text by Uwe Lueck (non-expert) 2011/12/23, based on a web search +2008/02/15 and on messages from Dick Nickalls and Apostolos Syropoulos +(authors of MathsPIC, 2008/2011). +Copyright 2008, 2011 Uwe Lueck, http://contact-ednotes.sty.de.vu. +You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file. |