Re: [PyX-devel] Another geometry version

[Magnus L. H. <ma...@he...>]

Andre Wobst <wo...@us...>:
>
> Hi,
>=20
> On 29.07.04, Magnus Lie Hetland wrote:
> > > PyX is able to create PostScript files to be used whereever you wan=
t.
> > > Even on a printer ... ;-)
> >=20
> > But then again -- PyX also uses TeX; you've just hidden it better ;)
>=20
> Wasn't that point related to the discussion about integration of
> ghostscript to allow for various output formats? Beside that I thought
> that TeX is linked into MetaPost directly instead of running it as an
> external program. I would call linking programs together a better
> integration.

Not sure. I don't think it uses TeX as a library, at least (as a TeX
library doesn't really exist, although there is work on one now). I
think it simply executes TeX in the background. My point was that you
have to use TeX again afterward and include the MetaPost graphics to
get a document with properly embedded fonts etc. You do that bit
automatically.

Oh, well. I was just poking fun (in response to your sarcasm mode) and
don't really know what I'm talking about here ;)

> Andr=E9

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