The command-line tool, a complete command reference, the engine parameters and variables, and the drawing primitives.
The command-line tool, a complete command reference, the engine parameters and variables, and the
drawing primitives.
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Command-Line Tool— The Scala Native build links a standalone texish executable that turns a source document into a PDF (or one PNG per page) using the Cairo backend.
Command Reference— Every command, grouped by topic. Those marked (format) require \use{document} (or the named package); the rest are engine primitives available in any document. The engine variables they read are in…
Parameters and Variables— Every engine parameter is an ordinary variable. Read one with \the\name (or bare \name), set one with \set name {value}, and use it in arithmetic with \calc{…}. Assignments are local…
Drawing Primitives— \picture width: height: {…} opens a vector-graphics drawing of the given size and adds it to the current list. Inside it the primitives below draw shapes, paths, and text in…