[OS X TeX] pgf/TikZ 2.0

Jean-Claude DE SOZA jeanclaudedesoza at wanadoo.fr
Fri Feb 22 06:24:53 EST 2008


Axel,
Thanks for the news. It is very impressive and perhaps someday, pgf/ 
TikZ will replace pstricks.
For people who use pgf/TikZ with gnuplot, you have to change a little  
thing in the file pgfmoduleplot.code.tex in the folder /usr/local/ 
texlive/2007/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgf/modules/ in order to typeset  
correctly theirs files because developers from gnuplot change code in  
their last versions (4.3)
Replace the string "set terminal table" with "set table", save your  
change; no need to do a texhash.
Jean-Claude DE SOZA

Le 22 févr. 08 à 08:53, Axel E. Retif a écrit :

> To those of you who have used pgf/TikZ from TeXLive (or those who  
> might want to try it),  let me tell you that the impressive version  
> 2.0 is out:
>
> http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/
>
> The no less impressive manual
>
> http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/base/doc/generic/pgf/pgfmanual.pdf
>
> with its 560 pages might seem intimidating at first, but I assure  
> you that it is a pleasure to read, and the tutorials do not lack  
> amusement:
>
>> In this third tutorial we have a look at how TikZ can be used to  
>> draw geometric constructions.
>>    Euclid is currently quite busy writing his new book series,  
>> whose working title is “Elements” (Euclid is not quite sure whether  
>> this title will convey the message of the series to future  
>> generations correctly, but he intends to change the title before it  
>> goes to the publisher). Up to know, he wrote down his text and  
>> graphics on papyrus, but his publisher suddenly insists that he  
>> must submit in electronic form. Euclid tries to argue with the  
>> publisher that electronics will only be discovered thousands of  
>> years later, but the publisher informs him that the use of amber is  
>> no longer cutting edge technology and Euclid will just have to keep  
>> up with modern tools.
>>   Slightly disgruntled, Euclid starts converting his papyrus  
>> entitled “Book I, Proposition I” to an amber version.
>
>
> If you typeset the Manual yourselves, you'll see the title page  
> changing with each LaTeX run.
>
> Best,
>
> Axel





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