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BXeepic Package
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LaTeX: Reimplementation of epic/eepic features using pict2e engine

The eepic package (authored by Conrad Kwok) is one of packages to
provide small-size extention to the picture environment of LaTeX
(and epic package) and employs the tpic drawing feature of DVI-wares.
Back in 1990--2000 the use of epic + eepic was widespread because
many of the legacy DVI-wares (dvips, dvipdfmx, etc.) support tpic
(and thus eepic extension). But pdfTeX engine has never supported
tpic. As consequence, the use of epic + eepic was gradually replaced
by pict2e as pdfTeX became more popular.

In most cases drawings using epic + eepic are easily converted to
pict2e ones, but there are features that eepic supports but pict2e
does not --- e.g. ellipsis, dashed line. The present package provides
almost full features of epic + eepic implemented on pict2e engines.
Thus one can make epic + eepic drawings work on pdfTeX; moreover,
one can use eepic and pict2e in the same document.

### Installation

  - `*.sty`, `*.def` → $TEXMF/tex/latex/bxeepic

### Usage

Load this package after loading pict2e.

    \usepackage[<pict2e options>]{pict2e}
    \usepackage{bxeepic}

If pict2e is not yet loaded in loading bxeepic then it is loaded
automatically, and in this case every option given to bxeepic will
be passed to pict2e.

    \usepackage[<pict2e options>]{bxeepic}

This package provides all commands of epic and eepic packages, except
the following:

  - Shading: `\blacken`, `\whiten`, `\shade`, `\texture`, `\filltype`
  - Dashed line with dotted dashes: the second optional argument of
    `\dashline` is ignored.
  - Dotted line with user-defined dots: the optional argument of
    `\dottedline` is ignored.

### Notice

  - When behavior of a command differs btween eepic and epic, then
    that of eepic is adopted.
  - When behavior of a command differs btween pict2e and eepic, then
    that of pict2e is adopted.
  - However, `\arc` command can be used either in pict2e or eepic
    syntax; when it looks like `\arc{...}{...}{...}` then eepic syntax
    is assumed.
  - When bxeepic is loaded, both epic and eepic packages are marked
    as ‘already-loaded’; so one can load bxeepic earlily and then
    the packages that rely on epic and eepic will work happily.

Revision History
----------------

  * Version 0.2 <2013/04/28>
      - The bxdpxp2e module, which provides proper support for
        dvipdfmx, was abolished because the recent pic2e (>=v0.2y)
        has the support.
      - Documentation.
  * Version 0.1 <2010/08/08>
      - The first public version.

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Takayuki YATO (aka. "ZR")  
http://zrbabbler.sp.land.to/

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bxeepic – Eepic facilities using pict2e

The package provides an eepic driver to use pict2e facilities.

Packagebxeepic
Version0.2
LicensesFree license not otherwise listed
Copyright2012 Takayuki Yato
MaintainerTakayuki Yato
Contained inTeX Live as bxeepic
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