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Categorization: Graphics > Postscript or PDF graphics

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Identifier Caption
addtex2eps Use LaTeX syntax on EPS figures, within Mathematica.
auto-pst-pdf Wrapper for pst-pdf (with some psfrag features).
bardiag LateX package for drawing bar diagrams.
bbfig Calculate and print bounding box.
docmute Input files ignoring LaTeX preamble, etc.
epstopdf-pkg Call epstopdf "on the fly"
exteps Include EPS figures in MetaPost.
gapfill Generate LaTeX picture environments from PostScript output of drawing programs.
lapdf PDF drawing directly in TeX documents.
latexdraw CAD oriented drawing program.
linguex Format linguists' examples.
pagedraw Drawing program with EPS output.
pdfrack Use psfrag with PDFLaTeX.
pdftricks Support for pstricks in pdfTeX.
piechart Simple pie-charts with PStricks.
poster Scale PostScript images for larger media or tiling.
pst-abspos Put objects at an absolute position.
pst-asr Typeset autosegmental representations for linguists.
pst-bar Produces bar charts using pstricks.
pst-barcode Print barcodes using PostScript.
pst-bezier Draw Bezier curves.
pst-blur PSTricks package for "blurred" shadows.
pst-bspline Draw cubic Bspline curves and interpolations.
pst-circ PSTricks package for drawing electric circuits.
pst-coil A PSTricks package for coils, etc.
pst-cox Drawing regular complex polytopes with PSTricks.
pst-diffraction Print diffraction patterns from various apertures.
pst-eps Create EPS files from PSTricks figures.
pst-eucl Euclidian geometry with pstricks.
pst-fill Fill or tile areas with PSTricks.
pst-fr3d Draw 3-dimensional framed boxes using PSTricks.
pst-gantt Draw GANTT charts with pstricks.
pst-geo Geographical Projections
pst-gr3d Three dimensional grids with PSTricks.
pst-grad Filling with colour gradients, using PStricks.
pst-infixplot Using pstricks plotting capacities with infix expressions rather than RPN
pst-jtree Typeset complex trees for linguists.
pst-knot PSTricks package for displaying knots.
pst-labo Draw objects for Chemistry laboratories.
pst-lens Lenses with PSTricks.
pst-light3d Three dimensional lighting effects (PSTricks).
pst-magneticfield Plotting a magnetic field with PSTricks.
pst-math Enhancement of PostScript math operators to use with pstricks
pst-mirror Images on a spherical mirror.
pst-node Draw connections using pstricks.
pst-ob3d Three dimensional objects using PSTricks.
pstoedit Translate PostScript and PDF to other formats.
pstool Support for psfrag within pdfLaTeX.
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-platon Platonic solids in PSTricks.
pst-plot Plot data using PSTricks.
pst-poly Polygons with PSTricks.
pst-qtree Simple syntax for trees.
pstricks PostScript macros for TeX.
pstricks-add A collection of add-ons and bugfixes for PSTricks.
pstricks-examples PSTricks examples.
pst-rubans Draw three-dimensional ribbons.
pst-sigsys Support of signal processing-related disciplines.
pst-slpe Sophisticated colour gradients.
pst-solides3d Draw perspective views of 3D solids.
pst-soroban Draw a Soroban using PSTricks.
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-text Text and character manipulation in PSTricks.
pst-thick Drawing very thick lines and curves.
pst-tree Trees, using pstricks.
pst-uml UML diagrams with PSTricks.
pst-vowel Enable arrows showing diphthongs on vowel charts.
pst-vue3d Draw perspective views of three dimensional objects.
pst-xkey Key-value syntax for pstricks packages.
randbild Marginal pictures.
rrgtrees Linguistic tree diagrams for Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) with LaTeX.
sparklines Drawing sparklines: intense, simple, wordlike graphics.
tikz-3dplot Coordinate transformation styles for 3d plotting in TikZ.
tkz-berge Macros for drawing graphs of graph theory.
tkz-kiviat Draw Kiviat graphs.
tree-dvips Trees and other linguists' macros.
vaucanson-g PSTricks macros for drawing automata

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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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