CTAN package update: ePiX
Date: September 14, 2004 2:03:27 PM CEST
A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way
to your favorite mirror.
Thank you for the contribution,
Jim Hefferon
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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
Name of contribution: ePiX
Author's name: Andrew D. Hwang
Location on CTAN: graphics/epix
Summary description: Utilities for plotting in LaTeX
License type: gpl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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This version provides numerous 3-D improvements, compiles standalone pdf
images (in addition to eepic and eps), and creates mng animations using
ImageMagick. The documentation has been completely rewritten. gcc-3.x is
required to build and use this package.
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You can have a look at the package at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/epix
although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror
of CTAN that is near to you; see
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors
ePiX – Utility for mathematically accurate, camera quality plots and line figures
ePiX is a collection of batch-oriented utilities for Unix-like systems. It creates mathematically accurate line figures, plots, and movies using easy-to-learn syntax. LaTeX and dvips comprise the typographical rendering engine, while ImageMagick is used to create bitmapped images and animations. The user interface resembles that of LaTeX itself: you prepare a short scene description in a text editor, then “compile” the input file into a picture. Default output formats are eepic (a plain text enhancement to the LaTeX picture environment), eps, pdf, png, and mng.
| Package | ePiX |
| Maintainer | Andrew D. Hwang |