Re: XYpic

[Vit Zyka <vit.zyka@seznam.cz>]

Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> Am 26.04.2005 um 17:35 schrieb luigi.scarso:
> 
>>> [OT] Can XYpic be used under Context ? I will try .
>>
>> At least for  me this works:
>> \input xy
>> \xyoption{frame}
>> \starttext
>> \framed[offset=10pt]{%
>> \xy
>> (0,0) *++=\hbox{text} *\frm{--} ;
>> (50,0) *++=\hbox{text} *\frm{..} ;
>> (100,0) *++=\hbox{text} *\frm{=} ;
>> \endxy}
>> \stoptext
>> It can be a way to add some frame style without using metapost.
> 
> 
> I don't know XYpic, but it looks interesting.
> Would you write a wiki page about it?

Dear Henning,

before I started to use context I had prepared some diagrams in xypic. 
It was the only way I knew for creating vector graphics for both tex and 
pdftex with text and graphics interaction possibility.

For that experience I strongly discourage for using it with context:
1) Xypic has the most obscure syntax I have ever seen.
2) Nobody knows if there are not some name-space problems (redefinitions).
3) Metapost is naturaly incorporated to context, strongly supported, 
higher possibilities and (my opinion) much more intuitive.

So I think that such a contextgarden xypic page would be only confusing.

vit

P.S. If you are still interesting google for xypic manual.