New CTAN package: jpgfdraw

Through the medium of www.tex.ac.uk uploader, Nicola Talbot writes: > Name of contribution: jpgfdraw > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: graphics/jpgfdraw > Summary description: vector graphics application for LaTeX users > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jpgfdraw is a graphics application written in Java. > > You can use Jpgfdraw to: > > * Construct shapes using lines, moves and cubic Bezier segments. > > * Edit shapes by changing the defining control points. > > * Incorporate text and bitmap images (for annotation and > background effects). > > * Extract the parameters for TeX's \parshape command > and for \shapepar (defined in the shapepar package). > > * Construct frames for use with the flowfram package. > > * Pictures can be saved in Jpgfdraw's native binary format (JDR) > or native ascii format (AJR) or can be exported as: > > - a pgfpicture environment for use in LaTeX documents with the > pgf package > > - a LaTeX2e package based on the flowfram package > > - an encapsulated postscript file > > - a PNG image file > > - SVG image file > > * Alternative text can be specified to use when exporting to a > LaTeX file (e.g. if the text contains symbols or if it should > be set in maths mode). > > * Mappings can be used to specify what LaTeX font declarations > should be used when exporting to a LaTeX file. > > Home page: http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/jpgfdraw/ > HTML manual: http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/jpgfdraw/manual/ > FAQ: http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/jpgfdraw/faq/ i've installed the package as nicola suggests; thanks for the upload. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/jpgfdraw.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/jpgfdraw Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team