README2 - for mfpic 0.2.10.6 alfa,  Sat 9 March 1996.
Document Format:  ASCII text --- ordinary typewritten computer file.
Document's Author:  Geoffrey Tobin.
Based on:  Thomas Leathrum's README for mfpic version 0.1.13.1.


INTRODUCTION:

This directory contains a preliminary test version of mfpic for those
of you who'd like to try the more advanced features of mfpic 0.3,
before they are finalised!

Long ago, some of you requested documentation for the grafbase.mf
METAFONT macros.  At last, grafdoc.tex is here.  (Actually, it's been
provided since 0.2.9.1 alfa.)

In addition, mf-revu.tex is a very rushed summary of some aspects
of programming in METAFONT.  Any and all constructive suggestions
to improve it are welcome.


MANIFEST (17 files) :

file             description

Acknowl.tex      Some people who have contributed to mfpic
CHANGES.tex      History of changes to mfpic files
CTAN.sites       List of CTAN sites around thw world
MANIFEST         List of current files with sizes and dates (ls -lR)
Makefile.dist    A unix Makefile used to bundle this distribution
NOTE             Concerns!
README2          This file
grafbase.mf      MF macros for mfpic
grafdoc.tex      Documentation for grafbase.mf
header.tex       Common TeX definitions used by documentation files
lapictures.tex   LaTeX version of pictures.tex
mf-revu.tex      First draft of a brief review of METAFONT programming
mfpic.tex        TeX macros for mfpic
mfpic-IS.gt      A brief summary of what mfpic is useful for
mfpicdoc.tex     Documentation for mfpic.tex
objects.tex      Samples of each drawable object
pictures.tex     A few more complicated pictures


WHAT IS MFPIC?  (In case you have skipped the parent directory.  ;-)

mfpic is a macro package for including pictures in TeX documents.
The idea behind this package is to have Metafont do the actual drawing,
and store the pictures in a font that TeX can include in the document.
The macros have been designed so that the user should never have to
learn Metafont to use these macros -- the TeX macros actually write
the Metafont file for you.


AVAILABILITY BY FTP:

CTAN, the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network, is the first place to
look for TeX related software.  There are three CTAN sites:

(USA)	ftp.shsu.edu
(UK)	ftp.tex.ac.uk
(DE)	ftp.dante.de

At each of these, the TeX archive is located in the directory named:

    tex-archive

CTAN also has several mirror archives around the world; see the
CTAN.sites file for more information.

At CTAN, mfpic can be found by typing this at the ftp prompt:

	quote site index mfpic

mfpic is under the subdirectory:

	graphics/mfpic


QUERIES AND BUG REPORTS:

If you have problems or find bugs with these mfpic alfa test macros,
please e-mail Geoffrey Tobin:

    G.Tobin@latrobe.edu.au

I probably will not be able to help much with site-dependent setup
stuff (other than unix and ms-dos), but I should be able to answer
questions about the actual macros.

All the Best!
Geoffrey Tobin