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The reference manual [8] describes several more
input modes that are useful when the diagram is not organised as a
matrix. We'll give some examples of such diagrams but refer to the
reference manual for the details.
- The "graph" feature allows input of data structured as
directed graphs to make it easy to produce such
pictures as
![displaymath1246](img77.gif)
- The "knot" feature allows drawing of mathematical knots and links like
- The "2cell" feature provides special support for
categorical twocells like
![displaymath1334](img81.gif)
- The "poly" feature allows polygon-like
structures:
![displaymath1350](img82.gif)
- The "web" feature allows composition in lattices such as
![displaymath1368](img83.gif)
- The "arc" feature is suitable for effects like
![displaymath1386](img84.gif)
In each case the figure is produced with relatively few lines using
techniques documented in the respective sections of the reference
manual together with the details of the Xy-pic kernel and
extensions, "arrow," and "matrix" features as used in this guide;
further extensions provide support for use of colour, PostScript effects,
and much more.
Finally, the following documents might prove useful: How to Typeset Pretty Diagram Arrows with TeX [6]
presents some of the design decisions behind Xy-pic,
Xy-pic and Notation for Categorical
Diagrams [7] explains how the modularity of Xy-pic
can be used to obtain complex effects with commutative diagrams, and
Typesetting Neural Nets using Xy-pic [4] explains how neural
networks can be typeset using the package. Finally, a collection of
complex examples is maintained on the Xy-pic home page and the ftp
servers discussed above.
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© Kristoffer H. Rose
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December 19, 1996
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