web2c: MetaPost
7 MetaPost: Generating PostScript
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MetaPost is a picture-drawing language similar to Metafont (⇒
Metafont), but instead of outputting bitmaps in a "font", it outputs
PostScript commands. It's primarily intended for creating technical
illustrations, but can also be used to create PostScript or OpenType
fonts (<https://ctan.org/pkg/metatype1>).
MetaPost also provides for arbitrary integration of text and graphics
in a natural way, using any typesetter (TeX and Troff are both
supported) and a number of other subsidiary programs, described below.
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