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Starting with GMT version 3.2, all GMT documentation was
converted from Microsoft Word to LATEX files.
This step was taken for a number of reasons:
- Having all the documentation source available in
ASCII format makes it easier to access by several
GMT developers working on different platforms in
different countries.
- GMT scripts can now be included directly into the text
so that the documentation is automatically up-to-date
when scripts are modified.
- All figures are generated on the fly and included as
GMT EPS files which thus are always up-to-date.
- It is easy to convert the LATEX files to other
formats, such as HTML, SGML, PostScript, and PDF.
- The whole task of assembling the pieces, be it generating
figures or extracting text portions from the master archive under
CVS control, is automated by a simple cshell script.
- Only free software are used to maintain the GMT Documentation.
Because this transition was undertaken by a complete LATEX novice
it is likely that the layout will change with time. It is also
likely that errors have crept into the document. Please send email
to the GMT help list
if you find any.
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Paul Wessel
2006-02-28