CTAN update: tkz-euclide

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Sat Jul 16 18:32:44 CEST 2022


Alain Matthes submitted an update to the

                   tkz-euclide

package.

Version:  4.2c
License:  lppl1.3

Summary description:  Tools for drawing Euclidean geometry

Announcement text:
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 Except for bug fixes, this version 4.2 is the last one of tkz-euclide
 in the current form. I can now try to use lua for the definition and
 calculation part. The first tests are conclusive but there will surely
 be some difficulties to overcome. Either tkz-euclide will be upgraded
 to version 5, or will change its name, or in case of failure will remain
 globally frozen.

 Here are the changes brought by this new version:

 _ tkz-euclide now allows to create more and more complex geometrical
   figures and it appeared that it became difficult to use the "scale"
   option of TikZ. I introduced a patch proposed by Muzimuzhi that modifies
   \pgfmathreciprocal. I propose in the documentation other ways to get
   around the problem. Of course, lua will be one of the solutions.

 _ The macros \tkzDrawLine, \tkzDrawCircle, \tkzDrawSemiCircle,
   \tkzDrawSquare, \tkzDrawTriangle and \tkzDrawRectangle allow you
   to draw while defining points. This is no longer allowed.
   For example \tkzDrawSquare(A,B) used to draw a square by defining
   two other points, now the method consists in defining the square
   then drawing the polygon: \tkzdefSquare(A,B) \tkzgetPoints{C}{D}
   \tkzDrawPloygon(A,...,D). In the same way, \tkzDrawCircle[circum](A,B,C)
   must be replaced by \tkzDefCircle[circum](A,B,C) \tkzGetPoint{O}
   \tkzDrawCircle[circum](O,A). \tkzDrawTriangle has been deleted.
   \tkzDrawTriangle[equilateral] was handy but it is better to get
   the third point with \tkzDefTriangle[equilateral] and then draw
   with \tkzDrawPolygon; idem for \tkzDrawSquare and \tkzDrawGoldRectangle etc.

 _ Now \tkzDefCircle gives two points as results: the center of the
   circle and a point of the circle. When a point of the circle is known,
   it is enough to use  \tkzGetPoint  or  \tkzGetFirstPoint to get the center,
   otherwise  \tkzGetPoints  will give you the center and a point of
   the circle. You can always get the length of the radius with
   \tkzGetLength . I wanted to favor working with nodes and banish
   the appearance of numbers in the code.

 _ The circle inversion was badly defined so I rewrote the macro.

 _ The definition of a circle defines in priority the center (if
   necessary), a point of the circle and the radius.

 _ The following macros  \tkzDefCircleBy[orthogonal through]
   and \tkzDefCircleBy[orthogonal from] become
   \tkzDefCircle[orthogonal through] and \tkzDefCircle[orthogonal from]

 _ The new option "euler" with \tkzDefLine[euler](A,B,C) is a
   macro that allows you to obtain the line of \tkzname{Euler}
   when possible. The result gives you the Euler point and the
   orthocenter of the triangle.

 _ \tkzDefTangent is replaced by \tkzDelLine[tangent from = ...]
   or \tkzDelLine[tangent at = ...]

 _ I added the macro  tkzPicAngle[tikz options](A,B,C)  for those
   who prefer to use  \TIKZ\ .

 _ Correct allocation for gold sublime and euclide triangles.

 — Correct option "isoceles right" in \tkzDefTriangle

 _ add \tkzDefMidArc: \tkzDefMidArc(O,A,B) gives the middle of
   the arc center O from A to B.

 _ Some useful tools have been added. They are present on an
   experimental basis and will undoubtedly need to be improved
   (with lua !):

   \tkzDotProduct(A,B,C) computes the scalar product in an
   orthogonal reference system of the vectors vec{AB} and vec{AC}.
   \tkzDotProduct(A,B,C)=aa'+bb' if vec{AB} =(a,b) and vec{AC} =(a',b').
   \tkzPowerCircle(A)(B,C) power of point A with respect to the circle
   of center B passing through C.
   \tkzDefRadicalAxis(A,B)(C,D) Radical axis of two circles of
   center A and C;

   Some tests : \tkzIsOrtho(A,B,C) and \tkzIsLinear(A,B,C)
   The first indicates   whether the lines (A,B) and (A,C) are orthogonal.
   The second indicates whether the points A, B and C are aligned.
   \tkzIsLinear(A,B,C) if A,B,C are aligned then \tkzLineartrue
    you can use \iftkzLinear (idem for \tkzIsOrtho);

 _ A style for vectors has been added that you can of course modify
   \tikzset{vector style/.style={>=Latex,->}}.

 _  Now it's possible to add an arrow on a line or a circle with
    the option "tkz arrow"

 _ correction compatibility between tkz-base and tkz-euclide

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The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at
   https://ctan.org/pkg/tkz-euclide

The package’s files themselves can be inspected at
   https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tkz/tkz-euclide/

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   Thanks for the upload.

     For the CTAN Team
    Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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