These are the packages in this category.
| Identifier | Caption |
|---|---|
| automata | Finite state machines, graphs and trees in MetaPost. |
| barcodes-vulis | A font for making barcodes. |
| blockdraw_mp | Block diagrams and bond graphs, with MetaPost. |
| bpolynomial | Drawing polynomial functions of up to order 3. |
| closefrm | Tidy up after reading a MetaPost file. |
| cmarrows | MetaPost arrows and braces in the Computer Modern style. |
| cm-gf | Generate GF format for CM. |
| cm-pk | PK bitmaps of the Computer Modern fonts. |
| diagramf | Labelled diagrams in Metafont. |
| drawing | Simple drawings with Metafont. |
| drv | Derivation trees with MetaPost. |
| dviincl | Include a DVI page into MetaPost output. |
| epsfview | Mac AppleScript tool for viewing figures generated with MetaPost. |
| epsincl | Include EPS in MetaPost figures. |
| exteps | Include EPS figures in MetaPost. |
| featpost | MetaPost macros for 3D. |
| feyn | A font for in-text Feynman diagrams. |
| feynmf | Macros and fonts for creating Feynman (and other) diagrams. |
| fmp | Include Functional MetaPost in LaTeX. |
| garrigues | MetaPost macros for the reproduction of Garrigues' Easter nomogram. |
| gmp | Enable integration between MetaPost pictures and LaTeX. |
| gpdata | Cause MetaPost graph package to ignore '#'-comments. |
| gray | Fonts for gray-scales. |
| hatching | MetaPost macros for hatching interior of closed paths. |
| interpol | Add interpolation to MetaPost graph package. |
| knuth-lib | A small library of MetaFont sources. |
| labtex | Label diagrams produced in Metafont. |
| latexmp | Interface for LaTeX-based typesetting in MetaPost |
| m3d | Extension of plain MetaPost for 3D graphics. |
| meper | MetaPost editor and previewer. |
| metafont | A system for specifying fonts. |
| metaobj | MetaPost package providing high-level objects. |
| metaplot | Plot-manipulation macros for use in Metapost. |
| metapost | A development of Metafont for creating graphics. |
| metapost-matlab | MetaPost data plotting in Matlab style. |
| metatex | Incorporate Metafont pictures in TeX source. |
| mf2tex | Add labels into drawings created with Metafont. |
| mfpic | Draw Metafont/post pictures from (La)TeX commands. |
| mftinc | Pretty-print Metafont source. |
| mfware | Supporting tools for use with Metafont. |
| mkpic | Perl interface to mfpic. |
| modes | A collection of Metafont mode_def's. |
| mp3d | 3D animations. |
| mpattern | Patterns in MetaPost. |
| mpcolornames | Extend list of predefined colour names for MetaPost. |
| mpedit | MetaPost text editor for Win32. |
| mpgraphics | Process and display MetaPost figures inline. |
| mpstoeps | A convertor from MetaPost output to Encapsulated PostScript. |
| piechartmp | Draw pie-charts using MetaPost. |
| splines | MetaPost macros for drawing cubic spline interpolants. |
| suanpan | MetaPost macros for drawing Chinese and Japanese abaci. |
| testeq | An equality test for use in MetaPost. |
| textpath | Setting text along a path with MetaPost. |
| threeddice | Create images of dice with one, two, or three faces showing, using MetaPost. |
| threedldf | Three-dimensional drawing with Metapost output |
| timing | Fonts and macro package for drawing timing diagrams. |
| truchet | Truchet tiling in MetaPost. |
| txp | Draw text along a path. |
| venn | Creating Venn diagrams with MetaPost. |
You can see the packages in another place in this categorization. Alternatively, you can choose another categorization below.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Document types | Everything from books and articles to memos and letters. Also here are documents for specific publishers. |
| Document types > Books | Books. |
| Document types > Books > Publisher styles | Styles for books from specific publishers. |
| Document types > Books > Others | Other packages. |
| Document types > Articles | Articles; research papers. |
| Document types > Articles > Journal styles | Styles for specific journals. |
| Document types > Articles > Others | Others. |
| Document types > Proceedings | Proceedings; a collection of articles. |
| Document types > Proceedings > Proceedings styles | Styles for specific proceedings. |
| Document types > Proceedings > Others | Others. |
| Document types > Reference manuals | Reference manuals. |
| Document types > Presentations | Presentations. |
| Document types > Overhead slides | Overhead slides. |
| Document types > Theses | PhD theses. |
| Document types > Theses > Thesis styles | Styles for specific institutions. |
| Document types > Theses > Others | Others; general theses styles. |
| Document types > Curriculum Vita | Resumes and CV''s. |
| Document types > Letters | Letters and form letters. |
| Document types > Exams, exercise sets, and answers | For examinations and answer keys. |
| Document types > Other | Other. |
| Document types > Other > Calendars | Calendars. |
| Document types > Other > Syllabus | Course syllabus. |
| Document types > Other > Envelopes | Envelopes. |
| Document types > Other > Labels | Labels. |
| Document types > Other > ID Tags | ID Tags. |
| Document types > Other > Business cards | Business Cards. |
| Document types > Other > Minutes | Minutes of meetings. |
| Document types > Other > Memos | Memos. |
| Document types > Other > Newspapers and newsletters | Newspapers, newsletters, and magazines. |
| Document types > Other > Scripts | Stage plays, screenplays, etc. |
| Document types > Other > Chess | Chess games. |
| Document types > Other > Other games | Games besides chess. |
| Document types > Other > Music | Music. |
| Document types > Other > Posters | Posters. |
| Document types > Other > CD and DVD covers | CD and DVD covers. |
| Document types > Other > Recipes | Recipe cards. |
| Document types > Other > Misc | Misc. document types. |
| Document parts | The parts of a document such as the Table of Contents, the Appendix, or the Bibliography. |
| Document parts > Abstract | Adjust the format of your abstract. |
| Document parts > Table of contents | Manipulate the format of your table of contents, or have multiple tables of contents. |
| Document parts > Preface | Manipulate the format of your preface. |
| Document parts > Chapters and Sections | Manipulate the format of your chapters and sections. |
| Document parts > Appendix | Manipulate the format of the appendix, or have multiple appendices. |
| Document parts > Glossary | Manipulate the format of your glossary. |
| Document parts > Bibliography | Display bibliographic materials. |
| Document parts > Bibliography > Bibliographic styles | Styles for specific publishers or journals. |
| Document parts > Bibliography > Others | Others. |
| Document parts > Index | Manipulate the format of your Index. |
| Document parts > Other | Other document parts. |
| Page-focused | Macros aimed at the single page level, or smaller, such as changing margins, page headers, multiple columns, colored text, etc. |
| Page-focused > Page geometry | Margins, portrait vs landscape, etc. |
| Page-focused > Multiple columns | Two or more columns. |
| Page-focused > Page numbers | Pages numbered with roman numerals, etc. |
| Page-focused > Headers and footers | Material on every page. |
| Page-focused > Footnotes | Footnotes. |
| Page-focused > Floats | Material, such as figures, that may float to the top or bottom of a page, or to a following page. |
| Page-focused > Tables | Supplement TeX''s table mechanism. |
| Page-focused > Captions | Captions for figures, tables, or floats. |
| Page-focused > Citations | Citations. |
| Page-focused > Lists | Itemized lists, etc. |
| Page-focused > Boxes and minipages | Material on a page that is boxed. |
| Page-focused > Verbatim | Material shown in the format in which it was typed. |
| Page-focused > Paragraphs | Specialized paragraphs, such as special shapes. |
| Page-focused > Background | Material behind the page''s text. |
| Page-focused > Color | Colored text. |
| Page-focused > Material in margins | Marginal notes, cross references, appearing in the margin. |
| Page-focused > Poetry | Poetry. |
| Page-focused > Other | Other. |
| Subject-specific typesetting | One of the things that sets TeX apart is its facility with typesetting in Mathematics. It is also widely used in other areas, such as Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and the Humanities. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics | Equations, symbols, etc., from mathematics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Commutative diagrams | Commutative diagrams. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Equations | Equations, sub-equations, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Matrices, vectors | Matrices and vectors. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Mathematical symbols | Mathematical symbols, including accents. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Theorems | Theorem-like environments. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Other | Other mathematics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Computer science | For example, typesetting program listings. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Physics | Physics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other natural sciences | Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Social sciences | Economics, Psycology, etc.. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Linguistics | Linguistics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other subjects in the humanitites | Classics, Philosophy, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Music | Typeset music. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other | Subjects not listed elsewhere. |
| Documentation | Documentation. |
| Documentation > Tutorial | An introduction. |
| Documentation > Help files | A collection of documents. |
| Documentation > Other | Information on some specific part of TeX. |
| Fonts | Access to fonts, free and commercial. |
| Fonts > Text body fonts | Fonts that can be used as the text of a document, perhaps including symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts. |
| Fonts > Symbol fonts | Fonts containing only special symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts. |
| Fonts > Support files | Materials allowing the use in TeX of fonts obtained from various vendors. The fonts are not here, just the materials to use them with TeX |
| Fonts > Font tools | Font tools, including utilities. |
| Fonts > Other | Other fonts. |
| Graphics | Using and making graphics in a variety of formats. |
| Graphics > MetaFont or Metapost | Packages to make fonts or graphics derived from Knuth''s MetaFont. |
| Graphics > Postscript or PDF graphics | Make or manipulate graphics using the Postscript or Portable Document Format languages. |
| Graphics > Tools | Programs to manipulate graphics, often to massage graphics created outside TeX. |
| Graphics > Inside TeX | Graphics created inside a TeX document. |
| Graphics > Other | Graphics packages that fit outside the categories above. |
| Non-English languages | Using non-English languages, including automatically adapting the typesetting conventions in those languages. |
| Non-English languages > French | Français. |
| Non-English languages > German | Deutsch. |
| Non-English languages > Spanish | Español. |
| Non-English languages > Italian | Italiano. |
| Non-English languages > Greek | Both ancient and modern Greek. |
| Non-English languages > Polish | Polszczyzna. |
| Non-English languages > Russian | Russian. |
| Non-English languages > Indian languages | Various languages of the subcontinent. |
| Non-English languages > Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in TeX. |
| Non-English languages > Other | Other non-English languages. |
| Output | Output for paper, for the web, or for almost any format. |
| Output > DVI | Use Knuth''s device independent format. |
| Output > PDF, PostScript | Use the Portable Document Format, or PostScript. |
| Output > HTML | Output to the web page language HTML. |
| Output > Other | Output to other targets. |
| Programming in TeX | Programming structures and development infrastructure, in TeX. |
| Programming in TeX > Box manipulation | Manipulating TeX''s boxes. |
| Programming in TeX > Cross references | Tricks with references. |
| Programming in TeX > Date and time | Work with dates and times in a variety of formats. |
| Programming in TeX > Programming structures | Constructs for programming, such as control structures. |
| Programming in TeX > Package management | Managing TeX packages. |
| Programming in TeX > Other | Other packages for programming in TeX. |
| Tools | Document creation, management, and manipulation utilities. |
| Tools > Editors and shells | TeX-aware editors and TeX graphical environments. |
| Tools > Bibliography managers | Programs that namage a bibliographic database. |
| Tools > Bibliographic manipulation | Utilities to manipulate bibliographic materials. |
| Tools > DVI manipulation | Manipulate files in Knuth''s device independent output format. |
| Tools > PDF tools | Manipulate material in the PDF format. |
| Tools > Spell-checkers | Check spelling in a variety of languages. |
| Tools > Document management | Create, develop, compile, and manage TeX documents. |
| Tools > Word counting | Count the words in a document. |
| Tools > Convert formats | Convert to and from word-processor formats. |
| Tools > Other | Other tools. |
| Distributions | People have gathered the needed components, so you don''t have to. |
| Infrastructure | Source code to build TeX systems. |
| Infrastructure > Current systems | Source of TeX systems now in wide use. |
| Infrastructure > Extensions | Extensions beyond TeX. |
| Infrastructure > Hyphenation | Hyphenation patterns. |
| Literate programming | Material in the spirit of Knuth''s WEB system. |
| Other | Things that do not fit in other categories. |
These are the dimensions by which we characterize packages. Click on the name of the one that you want.
| Dimension name | Description |
|---|---|
| Primary | The primary function that this package performs |
| Secondary | Any secondary functions that this package performs |
| By-function | Jurgen Fenn's Catalogue topics categorization |
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