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MetaPost is ConTeXt's "native" graphics mode, see [[MetaFun]]. | MetaPost is ConTeXt's "native" graphics mode, see [[MetaFun]]. | ||
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| + | == Documentation & Tutorials == | ||
| + | * [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/mpman.pdf A User's Manual for MetaPost] <!-- http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/cstr_162.pdf has its pages reversed --> | ||
| + | * [http://remote.science.uva.nl/~heck/Courses/mptut.pdf Learning METAPOST by doing] ([http://maps.aanhet.net/maps/pdf/32_14.pdf this] and [http://maps.aanhet.net/maps/pdf/32_15.pdf this link] are not working) | ||
| + | * [[manual:metafun-s.pdf|MetaFun]] | ||
== Different Packages, Extensions & Applications of Metapost == | == Different Packages, Extensions & Applications of Metapost == | ||
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* [http://www-math.univ-poitiers.fr/~phan/statsmac.html statsmac] - metapost macros for statistics graphs | * [http://www-math.univ-poitiers.fr/~phan/statsmac.html statsmac] - metapost macros for statistics graphs | ||
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* [http://matagalatlante.org/nobre/featpost/doc/featexamples.html FeatPost] | * [http://matagalatlante.org/nobre/featpost/doc/featexamples.html FeatPost] | ||
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/3dldf/LDF.html 3DLDF] | * [http://www.gnu.org/software/3dldf/LDF.html 3DLDF] | ||
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== MetaPost relatives == | == MetaPost relatives == | ||
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=== Font Creation === | === Font Creation === | ||
* [[MetaType1]], see [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/utilities/metatype1/ CTAN] | * [[MetaType1]], see [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/utilities/metatype1/ CTAN] | ||
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=== 3D drawing === | === 3D drawing === | ||
* [http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ Asymptote] - inspired by MetaPost & fully generalizes MetaPost path construction algorithms to three-dimensions | * [http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/ Asymptote] - inspired by MetaPost & fully generalizes MetaPost path construction algorithms to three-dimensions | ||
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| + | == Other Links == | ||
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| + | * http://melusine.eu.org/syracuse/metapost/ | ||
[[Category:Graphics]] | [[Category:Graphics]] | ||
Revision as of 21:44, 4 February 2006
- John Hobby's page: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/MetaPost.html
- Current development: http://sarovar.org/projects/metapost/
MetaPost is a graphical programming language, based on Donald Knuth's MetaFont. Normally MP graphics are converted to PostScript and used with dvips, but ConTeXt can use it directly with PDF (see MPtoPDF).
MetaPost is ConTeXt's "native" graphics mode, see MetaFun.
Contents
Documentation & Tutorials
- A User's Manual for MetaPost
- Learning METAPOST by doing (this and this link are not working)
- MetaFun
Different Packages, Extensions & Applications of Metapost
3D support
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TODO: needs major review (See: To-Do List) |
MetaPost relatives
Font Creation
3D drawing
- Asymptote - inspired by MetaPost & fully generalizes MetaPost path construction algorithms to three-dimensions
