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D Literature
There is undoubtly more literature about METAPOST and the tools described in this document than is mentioned
below. More information on TEX, METAFONT and METAPOST can be found at the internet sites of the
local TEX user groups.
D.1 METAFONT and METAPOST
D.2 TEX
When this document was written, METAPOST was not used that widely. Nowadays it is the natural
companion to TEX, and more macros have been written. The next list reflects the state when we
started with METAFUN and for completeness only a few entries were added.
When the development of METAPOST was transfered from the original author to a larger team, the
maintaince of the manual also became more dynamic. The relevant documents can be found in
TEX distributions and at CTAN.
Knuth, D.E. (1986). The Metafont book. Reading MA: Addison-Wesley.
Hobby, J.D. (1997). A User's Manual for Metapost. Murray Hill NJ: AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Reading the TEX book is not needed in order to work with METAPOST, but it will give you a good
perspective in what atmosphere it evolved.
Knuth, D.E. (1986). The TEXbook. Reading MA: Addison-Wesley.
D.3 CONTEXT
At the time the first version of this document was written, the main references for using CONTEXT
in combination with METAPOST were the following.
Otten, A.F. & Hagen, J. (1998). ConTEXt, an Excursion. Hasselt: Pragma ADE.
Hagen, J. (1999). ConTEXt, the Manual. Hasselt: Pragma ADE.
Hagen, J. (1999). Charts Uncovered (mp flowcharts). Hasselt: Pragma ADE.
Hagen, J. (1997). Steps (mp stepcharts and -tables). Hasselt: Pragma ADE.
As we moved on, more resources became available but in the perspective of moving from CONTEXT
MKII to MKIV the following make most sense as they introduce the new concepts.
Hagen, J. (2006+). ConTEXt MKII–MKIV, The history of LUATEX 2006–2009 Hasselt: Pragma ADE.
Hagen, J. (2009+). Hybrid Technology, The history of LUATEX 2009+ Hasselt: Pragma ADE.
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