Line Drawing Tool and LATEX Style Files

Next: Some Information about Star Up: Documents and Softwares (in Previous: Documents and Style Files

Line Drawing Tool and L^ATEX Style Files

for site map. Information of updated pages.
2photos If you are looking for pictures of bridges or something else, please try this () page.

gouser This page describes several tools possibly helpful to write documents in L^ATEX.

Line Drawing Program; Qfig
Convert Ngraph Data into LaTeX
Convert Text Data into tabular environment
X-bitmap Pattern Editor
Reference Maintenance
Flow Chart
Convert LaTeX File into Plain Text File
Calculator
Quasi-Three-D Drawing
Other Softwares
Related Style Files
Several TeX-related Web Sites

Contents Previous Next

intro Line Drawing Program; Qfig

Finally a new VB2010 version is now available. The new one extends the old version including, for example, shading without outline, inscribed/ circumscribed polygons and PostScript output.

The previous old versions can be downloaded here, and can be used on off-line XP machines as just I do in my house. The old Windows (XP) program (zip) allows users to draw lines and curves on screen and to convert them into L^ATEX file. If you do not have Visual BASIC v.4 Libraries, then this archive with library (zip) may be helpful. The converted types of files are either PiCTEX, eepic.sty, its expansion with eepicsup.sty or curves.sty. Please read (or ask your Japanese friend to translate) its manual (in Japanese). You can see an example.

If you want to use Qfig within DOS window on DOS-V machine, this version can be used. This file is self-extracting archive file, so that running it directly creates programs and documents. Its revised version in February in 1997 can be found in this archive file. (zip) To use these programs, `Num-Lock' must be released on the keyboard.

Contents

intro Convert Ngraph Data into LaTeX

If you draw figures using Ngraph, the data can be converted into L^ATEX file by this program. Oops! The above version is for PC98 (Japanese typical PC) and cannot be used on DOS-V machines. For Windows system, VB2010 version of Gra2Eepic can be used.

On a DOS-V machines, this version (zip) will work in DOS window. But it must be executed only in us mode. If you are using a free-version Ngraph on DOS-V machines, it may be helpful.

Ngraph for Windows (shareware) can be found somewhere. The corresponding converter is also found in this page in Japanese.

Contents

intro Convert Text Data into tabular environment

If you want to convert, say, CSV file created by spread sheet softwares into L^ATEX file, the simplest way is to use replace function or macros in the editors you are using. But this program convert text (for example, CSV) file into L^ATEX file with tabular environment.

Contents

intro X-bitmap Pattern Editor

If you are living in Japan, you have ever experienced some difficulties in writing special KANJI characters which are not registered in the ROM of computers. This style file xbmkanji.sty converts simple text pattern file or X-bitmap file into one font within L^ATEX file. So this program assists you to make such an X-bitmap file by cut and paste, and edition on screen. Although it is for DOS system on Japanese PC, some MS mouse driver is necessary. You may use a free mouse driver, msz.

Windows version is now available.

Windows (before Win7) version (zip) is now available.

Contents

intro Reference Maintenance

This program maintains a reference database and converts its data into L^ATEX style such as BibTeX and bibliography environment. It is a Windows version.

Contents

intro Flow Chart

In drawing flow charts for L^ATEX documents, this program (zip) is very useful. It is a C source file that creats executable files on almost all the platforms such as IBM-PC, PC98 and UNIX.

Contents

intro Convert LaTeX File into Plain Text File

The L^ATEX source file (not a dvi file) can be converted into a text file by using the text formatter XTR and the table-making program TBL. This file of replacement pattern file is used for such a conversion.

The main program XTR is a text formatter and the program TBL is a table maker.

Contents

intro Calculator

It is executable only on the Japanese PC98. It even calculates zeros of functions and the Bessel functions. This program also draws quasi-3-D plot of functions, and the figure is converted and saved into a L^ATEX file with eepic.sty style file.

Contents

intro Quasi-Three-D Drawing

This is also executable only on PC98 but it outputs some kind of 3-D plot of a function f=f(x,y). This program can handle tabulated data and can convert the figure into a L^ATEX file with eepic.sty style file.

Contents

intro Other Softwares

Many programs are found all over the world.

Contents

intro Related Style Files

Let's enumerate some style files related to the above softwares.

epic.sty extends picture environment for more freedom of drawing pictures within L^ATEX documents. Original style file may have a bug. If you have some difficulty in using it, please replace the style file by this version.

eepic.sty extends epic.sty functions further using TPIC codes. It then draws almost any kinds of pictures but the output is dviware dependent. The dviwares must understand the command of TPIC when printing and previewing. Original style file may have a bug. If you have some difficulty in using it, please replace the style file by this version.

eepicsup.sty modifies eepic.sty function so that the extended TPIC commands employed in the most populare dviware on PC in Japan, dviout/prt, can be used in the documents. Extended part is for example setting of shading pattern. This supplemental style file will handle such codes.

curves.sty is a very handy style file to draw almost any kinds of pictures within the ability of the original TEX. This optional style file does it all for you. Goot part of this is that the output file becomes device/dviware independent.

xbmkanji.sty converts a text file with pattern defined by two symbols - and # into a font file of one character. It also handles X-bitmap file and another kind of standard KANJI files. This style file is probably necessary for almost all the users of L^ATEX in Japan.