Re: metafun manual

[Jojo <jojo@lycatv.cn>]

+++ Brooks Moses [30/08/04 12:37 -0700]:
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 09:21:29PM +0200, Floris van Manen wrote:
> > >> I'm going to 'finish' the metafun manual, so if you have topics that
> > >> need to be covered ...

That's Great !!

> 
> If you'd like volunteers to proofread the finished version, I'd be glad
> to help with that.

Would you plan to release a Chinese version? I am glad to be a volunteer translate for that.

> 
> My main request is the addition of an index, but I presume that was
> already on the to-do list.
>  
> > the topic as how to define and use user defined functions / macros / procedure
> > could have some more explanation / samples.
> 
> This might indeed be helpful, if the metafun manual is intended as a
> complete guide to both metapost and metafun (replacing the old metapost
> manual).  My recollection is that the manual has very little (if any) on
> how to use suffix variables, and it would be nice to have a good
> overview of that somewhere other than the metafont (!) manual.
> 
> > also a suggested way as how to handle and use the definition of
> > multiple (different) graphics within a single file could be helpful.
> > e.g. where to put the graphics definitions. how to re-use pieces of
> > graphics for other images (like axis frames).
> 
> Agreed, although that's actually fairly simple (which is probably an
> argument _for_ including it, rather than against).
> 
> - Brooks
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Best Rgds,


	Jojo