Dear Category Theorists, Please find enclosed a copy of the TRAILER for a new version of Xy-pic! Sincerely, Kristoffer H. Rose ======================================================================= ANNOUNCING the Xy-pic version 3.6 DIAGRAM TYPESETTING PACKAGE ======================================================================= This is to announce a release of my diagram typesetting package Xy-pic. Version 3.6 contains new and improved PostScript fonts donated by Y&Y Inc. (as well as several minor bug fixes). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Xy-pic is a package for typesetting a variety of graphs and diagrams with TeX. Xy-pic works with most formats (including LaTeX, AMS-LaTeX, AMS-TeX, and plain TeX), in particular Xy-pic is provided as a LaTeX2e `supported package' (following the `CTAN LaTeX2e bundle' standard). Further specifics of the package are in the distribution README file. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The primary purpose of release 3.6 is the inclusion of much improved PostSript fonts courtesy of Y&Y TeX and several Internetwide volunteers: these make it possible to use Xy-pic output with Windows (in addition to Macintosh and Un*x), Adobe's ATM software, and to produce Adobe PDF ("Acrobat") files. NOTE: This change means that you must REMOVE SOME OLD FONT FILES (the details of which and how are in the INSTALL file). Release 3.6 furthermore fixes a few problems of release 3.5: * frames more robust against disappearing on bogus PostScript printers * thickness of curves now adjustable * TDS compliance improved * bogus `graph escape redefined' message eliminated Thanks to David Carlisle, John Landamore, Ralph Loader, Thorsten Schwander, and Timco Visser, for your bug reports, and to Adam Worrall, Thierry Bouche, Tanmoy Bhattacharya and especially to Berthold Horn and Louis Vosloo of Y&Y Inc. for their work on the PostScript fonts. Finally profound thanks to BRICS and DAIMI for hosting Xy-pic (and Kristoffer :) for a most productive and enjoyable year! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AVAILABILITY ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Xy-pic can be retrieved through the World Wide Web Xy-pic `home pages': URL: http://www.ens-lyon.fr/~krisrose/Xy-pic.html URL: http://www.mpce.mq.edu.au/~ross/Xy-pic.html as well as by anonymous ftp from CTAN: macros/generic/diagrams/xypic and from the private TeX archives of the authors: ftp.ens-lyon.fr : /pub/users/LIP/krisrose/TeX/ ftp.mpce.mq.edu.au : /pub/maths/TeX/ Check the README file in each location for specifics, in particular check that you have reached a version 3.6 copy (some archives take a while to mirror the latest files)! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORY & CREDITS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The first public release (version 1.40) of Xy-pic was created by Kristoffer H. Rose, DIKU, U of Copenhagen (now ENS-Lyon, France) and distributed via Usenet on December 19, 1991. This quickly became version 2 of which version 2.6 was the most stable. The thorough rewrite that became version 3 is a continued collaboration with Ross Moore, Macquarie U, Sydney, initiated through a visit to Macquarie (Jan-May 1994 supported by the Australian Research Council, Macquarie University, and using donated DEC equipment). However, full backwards compatibility is maintained (except for the unavoidable but fully documented obscure cases). Xy-pic is Copyright (c) 1991-1998 by Kristoffer H. Rose and 1994-1998 by Ross Moore under GNU COPYLEFT which means that you can use the package for any purpose but if you provide the macros or any code derived from them to a third party then you are obliged to include the entire Xy-pic package (full details in the file COPYING). The PostScript fonts are additionally Copyright (c) 1997 Y&Y Inc. ---------------------------------------------------- This is the end of the announcement. Enjoy Xy-pic! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kristoffer H�gsbro Rose, Ph.D., prof.associ� <Kristoffer.Rose@ENS-Lyon.FR> Laboratoire de l'Informatique du Parall�lisme �quipe PLUME, bureau LR5-026 Ecole Normale Sup�rieure de Lyon; 46, All�e d'Italie; F-69364 Lyon 07 cedex phone: +33(0)4 7272 8642; fax:...8080 <http://www.ens-lyon.fr/~krisrose>