On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Maurice Diamantini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Le 10 avr. 08 à 17:18, Hans Hagen a écrit : > > > > This release of is rather substantial: no longer is metaposts called, > > but mplib is used instead. This bring down metapost runtime and > > conversion to nearly zero. The user interface is the same, but the > > implementation is different. > > What will allow mplib in luatex the future? > - Will it be only a way to write Metapost code without having > to call external system program (better performance)?
Now mp code is processed by luatex through the mplib without to call the external system program. > - Or will it be possible to write figures in lua instead of Metapost? > (would be great!!) I think so, especially when dealing with non-metapost data ( for example, use lua to parse/process the data and push them to the mplib). Lua is more like a programming language than metapost, new users will learn it with less pain, of course. I strongly suggest there should be such a interface. but Taco said such lua interface might never exist:( Last year, Hans made a new math interface like TI calculator based on Lua to show it is powerful. I think such Lua like metapost interface can also exist even it is somewhat incomplete(neglect the linear equation solver, for instance). > > > Another question about ConTeXt mkiv installation > > Is possible to use a local full ConTeXt distrib (with basic fonts, > mplib, lua) **without interference** with existant texlive distribution > (i.e. without using all the *_TEX environment variables thanks to > ConTeXt mkiv ?) > Of course. try the minimals. > I'd like to maintain some "hot" > > Thank you very much > > -- Maurice > > > > > Tomorrow (or so) taco will make releasenotes. > > > > Hans > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > > tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > > | www.pragma-pod.nl > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an > > entry to the Wiki! > > > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > > archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
