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Re: graphics in TeX

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From: langdon
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1987 18:34
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In article <275@skatter.UUCP>, kuo@skatter.UUCP (Dr. Peter Kuo) writes:
> 
> 	One can fake the pic option using the \special{} macro
> 	in TeX. ....including
> 	graphics (ie plots etc) into the dvi file by the way of
> 	\special. 

The TeX drivers purchased from Textset in Ann Arbor make extensive use of
\special to include graphics that are in PostScript form, to control the
laserprinter, and to greatly enhance the picture drawing environment in
LaTeX. We are using Suns; the Textset previewer displays the page without
the PostScript stuff. The tape has prologue files that let you include
graphics from MacDraw, MacDraft, etc. A program written here makes
PostScript from physics program graphical output made on mainframes.
They also include font metric tables for Adobe Postscript fonts;
this GREATLY speeds up printing when not using the standard 10pt fonts,
e.g. when making viewgraphs.

Unless you have a lot of time, or highly-skilled cheap labor, check
Textset (now called Arbortext, or somesuch).
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Subject: Re: graphics in TeX
Message-ID: <564@lll-lcc.aRpA>
Date: Mon, 2-Feb-87 13:34:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  2 13:34:16 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 3-Feb-87 07:20:34 EST
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Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, Livermore Ca
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Keywords: TeX, graphics, troff
Summary: Graphics in TeX using Textset's software