| Name : asymptote
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| Version : 1.91
| Vendor : Mandriva
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| Release : 1mdv2009.1
| Date : 2010-01-30 03:29:28
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| Group : Publishing
| Source RPM : asymptote-1.91-1mdv2009.1.src.rpm
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| Size : 9.12 MB
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| Packager : Jérôme Brenier < incubusss_mandriva_org>
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| Summary : Descriptive vector graphics language for technical drawing
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Description :
Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language that
provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing.
Labels and equations are typeset with LaTeX, for high-quality
PostScript output.
A major advantage of Asymptote over other graphics packages is that
it is a programming language, as opposed to just a graphics program.
Features of Asymptote:
- provides a portable standard for typesetting mathematical figures,
just as TeX/LaTeX has become the standard for typesetting equations;
- generates and embeds 3D vector PRC graphics within PDF files;
- inspired by MetaPost, with a much cleaner, powerful C++-like
programming syntax and floating-point numerics;
- runs on all major platforms (UNIX, MacOS, Microsoft Windows);
- mathematically oriented (e.g. rotation of vectors by complex
multiplication);
- LaTeX typesetting of labels (for document consistency);
- uses simplex method and deferred drawing to solve overall size
constraint issues between fixed-sized objects (labels and
arrowheads) and objects that should scale with figure size;
- fully generalizes MetaPost path construction algorithms to three
dimensions;
- compiles commands into virtual machine code for speed without
sacrificing portability;
- high-level graphics commands are implemented in the Asymptote
language itself, allowing them to be easily tailored to specific
applications.
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RPM found in directory: /vol/rzm6/linux-mandriva/official/2009.1/i586/media/contrib/backports |
