Asymptote is a powerful programmable graphics system, distributed with a GNU license. It provides a high level descriptive programming language, which is based on advanced mathematical functions. Asymptote is particularly suited to produce technical drawings. It allows users to compose labels and more complicated textual objects with LATEX and this feature guarantees a high-quality typographical performance. This article does not give a complete overview of Asymptote, rather it has the aim at introducing gradually, with appropriate examples, the main elements of its programming language emphasizing the aspects which are of interest for the LATEX user. Given the breadth of topics related to a high level programming language, the reader interested in the details and in the potential of this graphics system is adviced to read carefully the references cited and to study the source code of the many pre-defined functions.

Produrre grafica vettoriale di alta qualità programmando Asymptote / DE MARCO, Agostino. - STAMPA. - 8:(2009), pp. 25-39. (Intervento presentato al convegno GUIT meeting 2009 tenutosi a Pisa (Italy) nel Ottobre 2009).

Produrre grafica vettoriale di alta qualità programmando Asymptote

DE MARCO, AGOSTINO
2009

Abstract

Asymptote is a powerful programmable graphics system, distributed with a GNU license. It provides a high level descriptive programming language, which is based on advanced mathematical functions. Asymptote is particularly suited to produce technical drawings. It allows users to compose labels and more complicated textual objects with LATEX and this feature guarantees a high-quality typographical performance. This article does not give a complete overview of Asymptote, rather it has the aim at introducing gradually, with appropriate examples, the main elements of its programming language emphasizing the aspects which are of interest for the LATEX user. Given the breadth of topics related to a high level programming language, the reader interested in the details and in the potential of this graphics system is adviced to read carefully the references cited and to study the source code of the many pre-defined functions.
2009
Produrre grafica vettoriale di alta qualità programmando Asymptote / DE MARCO, Agostino. - STAMPA. - 8:(2009), pp. 25-39. (Intervento presentato al convegno GUIT meeting 2009 tenutosi a Pisa (Italy) nel Ottobre 2009).
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