Installing the plugin
For installation instructions, see the Plugin Install site.
Installing axodraw4j.sty
From version 2.0 on, JaxoDraw uses its own LaTeX style file
axodraw4j. This package is derived from J. Vermaseren's
axodraw style file, which was used in earlier versions by
JaxoDraw. axodraw4j is supposed to be
completely backward compatible with axodraw, ie any graphs
written for axodraw will also be processed correctly by
axodraw4j. There are just a few additions for the drawing
of Bezier curves and the resizing of arrows.
We do not want to promote axodraw4j for general usage yet,
because it is still in an incomplete state at this point. However, you need
to install axodraw4j if you want to use the LaTeX-EPS export
feature of JaxoDraw. For documentation on the package please
consult the original axodraw user guide by J. Vermaseren.
Note: It is not necessary to install axodraw4j
in order to run JaxoDraw.
You will just not be able to use the LaTeX/LaTeX - EPS export options
but you may still generate direct Postscript output of your Feynman diagrams.
In the current version of JaxoDraw we distribute a modified
version of J. Vermaseren's axodraw package (with kind
permission of the author) in the distribution home directory. You have to
install axodraw4j.sty such that LaTeX can find
it on your system. This appendix describes how to do that.
First get the axodraw4j.sty file from the
JaxoDraw distribution home directory.
axodraw4j.sty is largely backward compatible
with axodraw i.e. you will be able to compile all you old tex files
with the new style file.
Please refer to the axodraw user guide for a detailed documentation of the
package. The documentation is available from the
axodraw web site.
The documentation for axodraw4j.sty is available from the
JaxoDraw web site.
We shall only outline here how you make axodraw available on your
system and how you use it with the LaTeX output from JaxoDraw.
Linux instructions
For installation, you have two options: if you intend to use axodraw4j just for
yourself on a multi-user platform, you may install it locally; if you want to
make it available for all the users on the system, you should do a global
installation. Note that you will need root privileges for a global installation.
Installing axodraw4j locally
The easiest way to use axodraw4j is to put the axodraw4j.sty file in the same
directory as your LaTeX source file (like the one produced by JaxoDraw via the
Export -> LaTeX command). This is usually the same directory where you
execute the program (but note that you cannot execute JaxoDraw from a different
directory in this case). You can then run latex on your source file as
usual, the style file will be found because the current directory is by
default in the TEXINPUTS search path.
An alternative (better) way is to put the style file in a special directory
(this is particularly useful if you have several style files which are not
part of your standard LaTeX distribution). Let's say you put it into the directory
latex/ in your home directory. You then have to set the TEXINPUTS
variable to this path. If you are using bash, just do
export TEXINPUTS=$HOME/latex//:
(the //: at the end tells LaTeX also to look into
sub-directories of this path).
If you want to make that permanent, you should put this line into your
.bash_profile file. You will then be able to start JaxoDraw from any directory,
independently of the location of axodraw4j.sty.
Installing axodraw4j system-wide
Installing axodraw4j system wide is very easy. Just put the style file
somewhere in the global search path of your LaTeX distribution
(for TeTeX,
typically /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/misc/) and update the TEX database
with
mktexlsr
(you will have to be root for doing this). Note that there is also an rpm
package of axodraw4j available on the JaxoDraw downloads page,
which may be used on Redhat-like systems.
Finally, always check the JaxoDraw web site for eventual binary installers.
Windows instructions
Under Windows, you have to do basically the same as under Linux. First put your
axodraw4j.sty file into the MikTeX search tree (somewhere under
/texmf/tex/latex/, replace the slash by a backslash!) and
update your database with the command mktexlsr in the
/texmf/tex/miktex/bin directory.
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