Xy-pic User's Guide

Xy-pic User's Guide

Kristoffer H. Rose   <krisrose@brics.dk>

Version 3.3, 1996/12/19

This document is a hypertext version of a document obtainable in several printable formats through the Xy-pic home page. It was generated using LaTeX2HTML.

Abstract:

Xy-pic is a package for typesetting graphs and diagrams using Knuth's TeX typesetting system. Xy-pic works with most of the many formats available, e.g., plain TeX, LaTeX, and AMS-TeX. Several styles of input for various diagram types are supported; they all share a mnemonic notation based on the logical composition of visual components. This guide concentrates on how to typeset "matrix-like" diagrams, such as commutative diagrams, in the following style:

was typeset by the Xy-pic input lines

\xymatrix{
 U \ar@/_/[ddr]_y \ar@/^/[drr]^x
   \ar@{.>}[dr]|-{(x,y)}            \\
  & X \times_Z Y \ar[d]^q \ar[r]_p
                 & X \ar[d]_f       \\
  & Y \ar[r]^g   & Z                }

Such diagrams have the following characteristics:

• Specified as a matrix of entries that are automatically aligned in rows and columns.
• Any entry may be connected to any other entry using a variety of arrow styles all rotated and stretched as required.
• Arrows may be decorated with labels that are tied to a specified point along the arrow and extend in a particular direction; and arrows may be paired, cross, and visit/bend around other entries "on the way."

Several other styles of input are supported; a short survey of the possibilities is included last at the end along with information on how Xy-pic can be obtained.

 
• Contents
• 1 Basics
• 2 More Arrows and Labels
• 3 More Entries
• 4 Availability and Further Information
• A Answers to all exercises
• References
• Index

 

Xy-pic User's Guide