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Package mfpic:
Draw Metafont/post pictures from (La)TeX commands.

Mfpic is a scheme for producing pictures from (La)TeX commands. Commands \mfpic and \endmfpic (in LaTeX, the mfpic environment) enclose a group in which drawing commands may be placed.

The commands generate a Meta-language file, which may be processed by Metapost (or even Metafont). The resulting image file will be read back in to the document to place the picture at the point where the original (La)TeX commands appeared. Note that the ability to use Metapost here means that the package works equally well in LaTeX and PDFLaTeX.

Getting it

If possible, get this package from your distribution using its installation manager. (For installation help, click on your distribution's name.)

Distribution Package name
MiKTeX mfpic
TeX Live mfpic

You can also visit mfpic's CTAN directory to browse the source or download the material for installation by hand.

More

Documentation on CTAN
Readme
Short introduction
Mfpic manual
Quick reference
Documentation off CTAN -none known-
Maintainers
Geoffrey Tobin
Daniel H. Luecking
Version 1.06
License LaTeX Project Public License, version 1.3 or later
Related packages
mkpic:
Perl interface to mfpic.
Keywords
make, compilation systems
MetaFont, Metapost
Characterizations
primary:
Graphics > MetaFont or Metapost

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