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Categorization: Graphics > Inside TeX

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Identifier Caption
auto-pst-pdf Wrapper for pst-pdf (with some psfrag features).
axodraw Feynman diagrams in a LaTeX document.
bclogo Creating colourful boxes with logos.
bloques Generate control diagrams.
bodegraph Draw Bode, Nyquist and Black plots with gnuplot and TikZ.
bondgraph Create bond graph figures in LaTeX documents.
chemfig Draw molecules with easy syntax.
chomsky Macros to typeset parsing trees.
circuitikz Draw electrical networks with TikZ.
context-gnuplot Inclusion of Gnuplot graphs in ConTeXt.
diagmac A diagram drawing package.
diagmac2 Diagram macros, using pict2e.
doc-pictex A summary list of PicTeX documentation.
drawstack Draw execution stacks.
duotenzor Drawing package for circuit and duotensor diagrams.
egameps LaTeX package for typesetting extensive games.
gapfill Generate LaTeX picture environments from PostScript output of drawing programs.
gastex Graphs and Automata Simplified in TeX.
jflap2tikz Convert JFlap file into a LaTeX file depicting the automaton using TikZ.
jpicedt A graphical editor generating LaTeX commands.
latexcad A CAD drawing package.
latexpix LaTeX picture editor for Windows.
lewis Draw Lewis structures.
lingtrees Linguistics trees preprocessor and macros.
lsc Typesetting Live Sequence Charts.
modiagram Drawing molecular orbital diagrams.
msc Draw MSC diagrams.
multibox Multiple boxes and frames for the picture environment.
pedigree-perl Generate TeX pedigree files from CSV files.
pgfgantt Draw Gantt charts with TikZ.
piano Typeset a basic 2-octave piano diagram.
pictexsum A summary of PicTeX commands.
pmboxdraw Poor man's box drawing characters.
proofs Macros for building proof trees.
pst-abspos Put objects at an absolute position.
pst-am Simulation of modulation and demodulation.
pst-asr Typeset autosegmental representations for linguists.
pst-bar Produces bar charts using pstricks.
pst-circ PSTricks package for drawing electric circuits.
pst-dbicons Support for drawing ER diagrams.
pst-diffraction Print diffraction patterns from various apertures.
pst-jtree Typeset complex trees for linguists.
pst-labo Draw objects for Chemistry laboratories.
pst-lens Lenses with PSTricks.
pst-optexp Drawing optical experimental setups.
pst-optic Drawing optics diagrams.
pst-osci Oscgons with PSTricks.
pst-pad Draw simple attachment systems with PSTricks.
pst-pdf Make PDF versions of graphics by processing between runs.
pst-pdgr Draw medical pedigrees using pstricks.
pst-plot Plot data using PSTricks.
pstrees Construct linguistics trees using a preprocessor.
pstricks-examples PSTricks examples.
pst-spectra Draw continuum, emission and absorption spectra with PSTricks.
pst-stru Civil engineering diagrams, using pstricks.
pst-support Assorted support files for use with PStricks.
pst-uml UML diagrams with PSTricks.
pst-vowel Enable arrows showing diphthongs on vowel charts.
pst-xkey Key-value syntax for pstricks packages.
randbild Marginal pictures.
rst Drawing rhetorical structure analysis diagrams in LaTeX.
ruler A typographic ruler for TeX.
sfg Draw signal flow graphs.
steinmetz Print Steinmetz notation.
synproof Easy drawing of syntactic proofs.
syntax2 Creation of syntax diagrams.
synttree Typeset syntactic trees.
tableaux Construct tables of signs and variations.
texcad32 Win32 drawing package for mathematical diagrams.
texdraw Graphical macros, using embedded PostScript.
tktexcad Generate LaTeX picture environments.
tkz-linknodes Link nodes in mathematical environments.
tkz-orm Create Object-Role Model (ORM) diagrams,
tree-dvips Trees and other linguists' macros.
uml UML diagrams in LaTeX.
util-half A half-tone font.
vaucanson-g PSTricks macros for drawing automata
vdm Typesetting VDM schemas.
wotree Draw Warnier/Orr diagrams.
xyling Draw syntactic trees, etc., for linguistics literature, using xy-pic.
xymtex Obsolete: Typesetting chemical structures.
xytree Tree macros using XY-Pic.

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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.

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