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TeXample.net has a new maintainer
I’m pleased to announce that Stefan Kottwitz has taken over as the main maintainer of TeXample.net.
@TeXgallery: TeXample.net is now on Twitter
TeXample.net is now on Twitter. Follow @TeXgallery to read about new contributions and site features.
Triangular numbers
Today, the user N3buchadnezzar asked on TeX.SX, how he could draw images of triangular numbers.
Volunteers wanted for maintaining the TikZ examples gallery
More than three years ago I created the PGF and TikZ examples gallery. Thanks to fantastic contributions from TikZ users from all over the world, the gallery now has more than thousand visits each day. The traffic to TeXample.net is increasing every month and I receive more and more high quality contributions...
PGF CVS documentation now with cross references
Just a quick note to inform you that the TikZ and PGF manual in the latest PGF build has been built with hyper references from codeexamples to key declarations enabled.
TikZ and PGF examples Mercurial repository
Some of you may have noticed a steady stream of new examples in the TikZ and PGF examples gallery recently. For various reasons I have not prioritized adding new examples to the gallery for quite a few months now. I want to apologize to all contributors for the lack of response. My motivation is now back and I'm slowly working my way through my inbox and my todo-list.
TeX on the Samsung NC10 netbook
I recently purchased a Samsung NC10 netbook. Inspired by Stefan Kottwitz blog posts about the Asus Eee PC S101, I want to share with you some of my experiences installing and running TeX on such a small computer.
TeX calendar 2009
A few days ago I received a thick envelope from the TeX Users Group. Inside I found a copy of the 2009 TeX Calendar. For every month the calendar shows different examples of what you can do using TeX. You will also find important dates like Donald E. Knuth's birthday and dates for various TeX-related events.
BibConverter bookmarklet improvements
A few days ago Mohammad Bajammal sent me an improved version of the bookmarklet code generated by my BibConverter tool. The new version of the bookmarklet automatically selects all text on the current page an submits it to BibConverter. This means that you now can convert bibliographic entries from IEEEXplore, Engineering Village 2 and ISI Web of Science to BibTeX records with just one click!
TeXworks early impressions
The aim of the TeXworks project is to lower the entry barrier to the TeX world by creating a simple cross-platform TeX front-end. Today I downloaded and experimented with a TeXworks prototype. The project is still in an early stage of development, but it was an enjoyable experience and I want to share with you some early impressions.
Site search added
This weekend I added site search to TeXample.net. You will now find a search box at the top right corner of every page. The site search is powered by the Google Custom Search Engine. The styling of the search box and search results may need some more tweaking, but the search engine works quite well.
TikZ versus PSTricks Google trends
For some time now I've had the feeling that TikZ is gaining popularity. In newsgroups and forums there is an increasing number of TikZ related questions and more and more TikZ related resources are available on the web. It is difficult to measure popularity. A tool that can give an indication is Google trends.
Creating PDF layers using ocg.sty
Layers have been part of the PDF specifications since version 1.5. They are formally known as Optional Content Groups (OCG) and provide a way to allows sections of a PDF document to be selectively viewed or hidden. Can we create documents with layers using PDFTeX? The answer is yes. You can either use the AcroTeX eDucation Bundle(requires Acrobat Professional), or the ocg.sty package written by Michael Ritzert ...
Embedding Python in LaTeX
Recently, while browsing the archives of the matplotlib mailing list, I stumbled upon the small python.sty package written by Martin R. Ehmsen. The package allows you to embed Python code in your document. When the document is compiled the code will be automatically run and its output included in the document. I'm a big fan of the Python programming language, so naturally I wanted to try it out...
Comments enabled for TikZ examples
Just a quick note to inform readers that I have enabled comments for the weblog and the TikZ examples. Enabling comments for the examples is an experiment. The goal is to allow users to ask question and post comments directly related to the examples.