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-	Wiki successfully set up.	+	This site is intended as a community-editable '''MetaPost FAQ''' directed mainly at beginner-to-intermediate level users.
-	==First Steps==	+	'''What is it?''' This site is not a replacement for existing pages and mailing lists.  It does not aim at answering every possible question related to MetaPost.  The main mission is to answer most common '''practical''' questions about not only the language itself but also its implementations and iteractions with other programs.  In other words, to let people get started with MetaPost easily.
-	The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''.	+
-	#<font color="red">Important:</font> [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] as admin and go to [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] to change your password!	+
-	#Write down your password.	+
-	#On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki.	+
		+	'''Why'''? There are some questions that appear on the Metapost mailing list quite often, so I thought it might be useful to create a dedicated Metapost FAQ.  When encountering a problem, 99% of novices give up and only 1% ask for the solution.  Don't let petty problems problems prevent people from experiencing the amazing power of Metapost!
		+	==Topics==
		+	* [[Font problems]]
		+	* [[Latex|Embedding MetaPost output in Latex]]
		+	* [[Functions|Useful functions]]
		+	==Useful packages==
		+	* latexmp
		+	* boxes
		+	==External pages==
-	==Other optional things to do==	+	* [http://tug.org/metapost.html Metapost link collection: tutorials, manuals, mailing lists, ...]
-	*Control the rights of anonymous and logged in users through the [[Control Panel]] (which can be found in the toolbox on the left side of this page).	+	* [http://tug.org/docs/metapost/mpman.pdf Metapost manual]
-	*Add the url for your wiki to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Categorized_Wiki_List Categorized wiki list]. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.	+	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaPost Wikipedia entry on MetaPost]
-	*To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Link_Quota_Page Link Quota Page] to increase your uploads quota.	+	* [http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MetaFun MetaFun]
-	*Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu	+	* [https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/metapost Developers page: sources and bug tracking]
-	*Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:	+
-	#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis]	+	==Contributing==
-	#[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br>	+
-	*If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the  javascript and css to the [[Header]] to change the look of your wiki.	+	===Style guidelines===
-	**You must log as admin to do this	+
-	**Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles.	+	The preferred content is either: (i) overview-style articles or (ii) step-by-step guides. Concrete, easy to use examples are essential.  Pictures are good.  Try not to confuse beginners with too many details.  Writing a section about your favourite MetaPost aspect/problem/package is a good way to start.
-	*Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help.	+
-	*Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis]	+	[http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~pz215/ Piotr Zielinski]
-	*Add a message to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Feedback Feedback Page] if you see anything that could be improved.	+

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Current revision as of 12:45, 14 July 2007

This site is intended as a community-editable MetaPost FAQ directed mainly at beginner-to-intermediate level users.

What is it? This site is not a replacement for existing pages and mailing lists. It does not aim at answering every possible question related to MetaPost. The main mission is to answer most common practical questions about not only the language itself but also its implementations and iteractions with other programs. In other words, to let people get started with MetaPost easily.

Why? There are some questions that appear on the Metapost mailing list quite often, so I thought it might be useful to create a dedicated Metapost FAQ. When encountering a problem, 99% of novices give up and only 1% ask for the solution. Don't let petty problems problems prevent people from experiencing the amazing power of Metapost!

Contents 1 Topics 2 Useful packages 3 External pages 4 Contributing 4.1 Style guidelines

[edit] Topics

• Font problems
• Embedding MetaPost output in Latex
• Useful functions

[edit] Useful packages

• latexmp
• boxes

[edit] External pages

• Metapost link collection: tutorials, manuals, mailing lists, ...
• Metapost manual
• Wikipedia entry on MetaPost
• MetaFun
• Developers page: sources and bug tracking

[edit] Contributing

[edit] Style guidelines

The preferred content is either: (i) overview-style articles or (ii) step-by-step guides. Concrete, easy to use examples are essential. Pictures are good. Try not to confuse beginners with too many details. Writing a section about your favourite MetaPost aspect/problem/package is a good way to start.

Piotr Zielinski