A User’s Manual for MetaPost
John D. Hobby · 1997
ABSTRACT The MetaPost system implements a picture-drawing language very much like Knuth's METAFONTexcept that it outputs PostScript commands instead of run-length-encoded bitmaps. MetaPost is a powerful language for producing figures for documents to be printed on PostScript printers. Itprovides easy access to all the features of PostScript and it includes facilities for integrating text and graphics.This document serves as an introductory user's manual. It does not require knowledge of METAFONT or access to The METAFONTbook, but both are beneficial. An appendix explains the differencesbetween MetaPost and