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diff --git a/graphics/svgfig/pkg-descr b/graphics/svgfig/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4df03cf2f033 --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/svgfig/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +The SVGFig package lets you draw mathematical figures in Scalable +Vector Graphics format (SVG), using the Python language. + +As a tool, its usefulness lies somewhere between freehand drawing +programs, which don't give you quantitative control over your figures, +and traditional plotting packages, which fit your data into a prescribed +template. SVGFig allows you to draw anything you can express in Python. + +SVGFig is particularly suited to handle non-linear geometries. All +lines, including the coordinate axis, curve if passed through a +non-linear coordinate transformation, and coordinate systems can be +nested in trees. This generalizes all the tools necessary for making +plots, so it is easy to create polar plots of radial data, Hammer-Aitoff +projections of the sky, translations in hyperbolic spaces, or experiment +with new representations. + +SVGFig also maintains a convenient representation of SVG images as +Python constructs, so you can load graphics from SVG files, dissect +them, manipulate them with an automated script, and save them in batch. + +WWW: http://code.google.com/p/svgfig/ |