[metapost] Get started

[Dan T. Abell]

I found the tutorial by André Heck super helpful:
    http://staff.science.uva.nl/~heck/Courses/mptut.pdf

Cheers,
	-Dan


On 15 Jan 2012, at 07:30, abewayer wrote:

> 
> Excuse me i've sent the mail with the wrong account.
> This should be ok :)
> 
> Hi to all.
> 
> My name is Lorenzo but you can call me Abe.
> I'm from Italy.
> 
> I'd like to learn metapost and during these days I'm searching all the
> information I need about it.
> 
> I don't have questions about the code but I need a help about tecnical
> use of a mp file.
> 
> Exemple:
> 
> I got a file like this:
> 
> drow (20,20)--(0,0)
> 
> Just a simple istruction, just a line.
> How can I visualize this line?
> 
> I have tried with the command $ mpost file.mp
> 
> But I obtain an output like this:
> 
> abeplace:/home/abewayer# mpost prova.mp
> This is MetaPost, version 1.208 (kpathsea version 5.0.0)
> (./prova.mp
>>> drow  
> ! Isolated expression.
> <to be read again> 
>                   (
> l.1 drow (
>          20,20)--(0,0)
> ? 
> 
> Wath have I to do?
> 
> I've tried to convert the mp file into a ps or a pdf but can't be able.
> 
> The questions are tese:
> 
> How can I visualize the draw described into an mp file?
> How can I obtain a svg from a mp one?
> And a pdf?
> 
> Forgive me but I've founded not complete instructions on web.
> 
> Thanks to all
> 
>                                     Abe Wayer 
> 
> 
> -- 
> L'unica alternativa alla memoria sono le periferiche di input output.
> 
> Abe the n00b cutting/pasting ape
> 
> Abe is the #484397 linux registered user
> Mio blog: http://www.abelascimmia.org
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