Re: LaTeX/ConTeXt/metapost repository

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 07:42 PM 12/27/00 +0000, Marc van Dongen wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>
>I would like to propose to start a
>repository where people can download and upload

gooed, since a few days ago i discussed this with my collegue ...

>latex/ConTeXt/metapost programs for ``commonly
>used'' pictures and constructs.
>
>E.g. One could download/upload a metapost program
>     to draw the Hilbert curve of order n but also
>     to download/upload LaTeX or metapost to simulate
>     parts of C-programs and so on.
>
>It would be nice if we could structure this so
>that people could perform searches on keywords
>and categories.

... so it sounds ok to me ...

>Next year, I should be able to get a student to
>implement a web-based interface for such repository.

but ... the most important todo is probably the keyword part, which needs
to be standardized pretty good

>Any ideas/comments? Perhaps suggestions about how
>to best organise this?

Hans

PS. When I've finished the metafun manual i will start on a few more
extensive drawing libraries [i've got some bits and pieces and ideas now].
I also have some ideas on a metapost counterpart of the context upto date
docs, kind of a metapost chronicle thing, but this will probably focus on
usage within context or stand alone mp code, and i still must get a brain
wave for a nice and weird style. So, next year there will probably be
contributions from our site. 

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