Re: Who should use (La)TeX - who is able to use it?

Thank you --- I'll get to work.   jbk

On 17 Nov, 2004, at 7:51 PM, Joseph C. Slater wrote:

> Jack,
> Better yet, try typing
> texdoc mfpic
> at the command line. I have no idea where it gets the documentation 
> from, but it's newer.
>
> (also texdoc mpman, etc)
>
> How to figure out the names of these files, I haven't a clue. I found 
> them by downloading the package from ctan and hunting for 
> documentation.
>
> One thing that can be done is
> cd /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/doc
> ls -R | grep "\.ps"
>
> If I were better, I could get a cleaner list.
> Anyway, texdoc on any of the names you see (without ".ps") will open 
> up that document for reading.
> Joe
>
>
> On Nov 17, 2004, at 6:57 PM, Jack Kuipers wrote:
>
> > Thank you, Joseph
> >
> > I use TeXShop ie TeX/LaTeX but I am not familiar with metapost, 
> > mfpic, and/or  xfig.
> > Are they packages, graphics apps, or utilities. They are discussed 
> > where?
> > I have been converting all my figures (in Superpaint) from whatever 
> > to eps. Then, using
> > pkg eps2pdf to put them in pdf format. Not very successful for me.
> > Sorry for being so dense. Tell me where and I'll find out about what 
> > needs doing.
> > Thanx,
> >
> > Jack
> >
> > On 17 Nov, 2004, at 5:21 PM, Joseph C. Slater wrote:
> >
> > > On Nov 17, 2004, at 5:10 PM, Claus Gerhardt wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > > > 4. With regard to your graphics, I can only speculate; but even if 
> > > > you have to recreate them from scratch, I could imagine that doing 
> > > > it with the help of metapost, in which case I would recommend the 
> > > > "frontend" mfpic, would be fun - at least for you as author.
> > >
> > > Easier may be xfig instead, exporting to metapost, then editing the 
> > > metapost as needed.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
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> > On 17 Nov, 2004, at 5:21 PM, Joseph C. Slater wrote:
> >
> > > On Nov 17, 2004, at 5:10 PM, Claus Gerhardt wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > > > 4. With regard to your graphics, I can only speculate; but even if 
> > > > you have to recreate them from scratch, I could imagine that doing 
> > > > it with the help of metapost, in which case I would recommend the 
> > > > "frontend" mfpic, would be fun - at least for you as author.
> > >
> > > Easier may be xfig instead, exporting to metapost, then editing the 
> > > metapost as needed.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe
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