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Everything about PSTricks
PSTricks is a set of macros that allow the inclusion of PostScript drawings directly inside TeX or LaTeX source code. It was originally written by Timothy Van Zandt and has been maintained in recent years by Denis Girou, Sebastian Rahtz and Herbert Voss. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PSTricksA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The LaTex graphics companionThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: O makru PSTricksCited 0 times
- Go sideways: PGF/TikZA closely related topic
- Go sideways: XfigA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
The LaTex graphics companionMichel Goossens · 1997
PstricksHerbert Voss · 2011
PSTricksHerbert Voß · 2008- 📕PSTricksTimothy Van Zandt · 1993
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