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% \begin{abstract}
% This file documents the |curve2e| extension package to  the
% |pict2e| bundle implementation; the latter was described by
% Lamport himself in the 1994 second edition of his \LaTeX\ 
% handbook.
%
% Please take notice that on April 2011 a new
% updated version of the package |pict2e| has been 
% released that incorporates some of the commands
% defined in early versions of this package;
% apparently there are no conflicts, but only the
% advanced features of |curve2e| remain available
% for extending the above improved package.
%
% This extension redefines some commands and
% introduces some more drawing facilities that
% allow to draw circular arcs and arbitrary curves
% with the minimum of user intervention. This
% version is open to the contribution of other
% users as well as it may be incorporated in other
% people's packages. Please cite the original
% author and the chain of contributors.
% \end{abstract}
%
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \section{Introduction}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
% Package \texttt{pict2e} was announced in issue 15 of
% \texttt{latexnews} around December 2003; it was specified
% that the new package would replace the dummy one that was
% been accompanying every release of \LaTeXe\ since its
% beginnings in 1994. The dummy package was just issuing an
% info message that simply announced the temporary
% unavailability of the real package.
%
% Eventually Gäßlein and Niepraschk implemented what Lamport
% himself had already documented in the second edition of his
% \LaTeX\ handbook, that is a \LaTeX\ package that contained
% the macros capable of removing all the limitations contained
% in the standard commands of the original \texttt{picture} 
% environment; specifically what follows.
% \begin{enumerate}
% \item
% The line and vector slopes were limited to the ratios of
% relative prime one-digit integers of magnitude not exceeding 6
% for lines and 4 for vectors.
%^^A
% \item
% Filled and unfilled full circles were limited by the
% necessarily limited number of specific glyphs contained in the
% special \LaTeX\ \texttt{picture} fonts.
%^^A
% \item
% Quarter circles were also limited in their radii for the same
% reason.
%^^A
% \item
% Ovals (rectangles with rounded corners) could not be too
% small because of the unavailability of small radius quarter
% circles, nor could be too large, in the sense that after a
% certain radius the rounded corners remained the same and
% would not increase proportionally to the oval size.
%^^A
% \item
% Vector arrows had only one possible shape and matched the
% limited number of vector slopes.
%^^A
% \item
% For circles and inclined lines and vectors just two possible
% thicknesses were available.
% \end{enumerate}
%
% The package \texttt{pict2e} removes most if not all the above
% limitations.
% \begin{enumerate}
% \item
% Line and vector slopes are virtually unlimited; the only
% remaining limitation is that the direction coefficients must
% be three-digit integer numbers (but see below); they need not
% be relatively prime; with the 2009 upgrade even this
% limitation was removed and now slope coefficients can be any
% fractional number whose magnitude does not exceed 16\,384,
% the maximum dimension in points that \TeX\ can handle.
%^^A
% \item
% Filled and unfilled circles can be of any size.
%^^A
% \item
% Ovals can be designed with any specified corner curvature and
% there is virtually no limitation to such curvatures; of
% course corner radii should not exceed half the lower value
% between the base and the height of the oval.
%^^A
% \item
% There are two shapes for the arrow tips; the triangular one
% traditional with \LaTeX\ vectors, or the arrow tip with
% PostScript style.
%^^A
% \item
% The |\linethickness| command changes the thickness of all
% lines, straight, curved, vertical, horizontal, arrow tipped,
% et cetera.
% \end{enumerate}
%
% This specific extension package |curve2e| adds the following
% features.
% \begin{enumerate}
% \item
% Point coordinates my be specified in both cartesian and polar
% form: internally they are handled as cartesian coordinates,
% but users can specify  their points also in polar form.
% In order to avoid confusion with other graphic packages,
% |curve2e| uses the usual comma separated couple \meta{$x,y$}
% of integer or fractional numbers for cartesian coordinates,
% and the colon separated pair \meta{$\theta$}:\meta{$\rho$}
% for polar coordinates (the angle preceding the radius). 
% All graphic object commands accept polar or cartesian
% coordinates at the choice of users who may use for each
% object the formalism they prefer. Also the |put| and
% |\multiput| commands have been redefined so as to accept
% cartesian or polar coordinates. The same holds true for the
% low level |pict2e| commands \cs{moveto}, \cs{lineto}, and
% \cs{curveto}.
%
% Of course the user must pay attention to the meaning of
% cartesian vs.~polar coordinates. Both imply a displacement
% with respect to the actual origin of the axes. So when a
% circle is placed at coordinates $a,b$ with a normal |\put|
% command, the circle center is placed exactly is that point;
% with a normal |\put| command the same happens if coordinates
% $\alpha{:}\rho$ are specified. But if the |\put| command is
% nested into another |\put| command, the current origin of the
% axes is displaced — this is obvious and the purpose of
% nesting |\put| commands is exactly that. But if a segment is
% specified so that its ending point is at a specific distance
% and in a specific direction from its starting point, polar
% coordinates appear to be the most convenient to use; in this
% case, though, the origin of the axes becomes the starting
% point of the segment, therefore the segment might be drawn 
% in a strange way. Attention has been paid to avoid such
% misinterpretation, but maybe some unusual situation may not
% have come to my mind; feedback is very welcome.
% Meanwhile pay attention when you use polar coordinates.
%^^A
%\item
% Most if not all cartesian coordinate pairs and polar pairs
% are treated as \emph{ordered pairs}, that is \emph{complex
% numbers}; in practice users do not notice any difference from
% what they were used to, but all the mathematical treatment to
% be applied to these entities is coded as complex number
% operations, since complex numbers may be viewed non only as
% ordered pairs, but also as vectors or as roto-amplification
% operators.
%^^A
% \item
% Commands for setting the line terminations were introduced;
% the user can chose between square or round caps; the default
% is set to round caps; now this feature is directly available
% with |pict2e|.
%^^A
% \item
% Commands for specifying the way two lines or curves join to
% one another.
% ^^A
% \item
% Originally the |\line| macro was redefined so as to allow
% large (up to three digits) integer direction coefficients,
% but maintaining the same syntax as in the original
% \texttt{picture} environment; now |pict2e| removes the
% integer number limitations and allows fractional values,
% initially implemented by |curve2e|, and then introduced
% directly in |pict2e|.
% ^^A
% \item
% A new macro |\Line| was originally defined by |curve2e| so as
% to avoid the need to specify the horizontal projection of
% inclined lines; now this functionality is available directly
% with |pict2e|; but this |curve2e| macro name now conflicts
% with |pict2e| 2009 version; therefore its name is changed to
% |\LIne| and supposedly it will not be used very often, if
% ever, by the end user (but it is used within this package
% macros).
% ^^A
% \item A new macro |\LINE| was defined in order to join two
% points specified with their coordinates; this is now the
% normal behaviour of the |\Line| macro of |pict2e| so that in
% this package |\LINE| is now renamed |\segment|; there is no
% need to use the |\put| command with this line specification.
% ^^A
% \item
% A new macro |\DashLine| (alias: |\Dline|) is defined in order
% to draw dashed lines joining any two given points; the dash
% length and gap (equal to one another) get specified through
% one of the macro arguments. The starting point may be
% specified in cartesian or polar form; the end point in
% cartesian format specifies the desired end point; while if
% the second point is in polar form it is meant
% \textcolor{red}{\emph{relative to the starting point}}, not
% as an absolute end point. See the examples further on.
% ^^A
% \item
% A similar new macro |\Dotline| is defined in order to draw
% dotted straight lines as a sequence of equally spaced dots,
% where the gap can be specified by the user; such straight
% line may have any inclination, as well as the above dashed
% lines. Polar coordinates for the second point have the same
% relative meaning as specified for the |\Dashline| macro.
% ^^A
% \item Similar macros are redefined for vectors; |\vector|
% redefines the original macro but with the vector slope
% limitations removed; |\Vector| gets specified with its two
% horizontal and vertical components in analogy with |\LIne|;
% |\VECTOR| joins two specified points (without using the
% |\put| command) with the arrow pointing to the second point.
%^^A
% \item
% A new macro |\polyline| for drawing polygonal lines is
% defined that accepts from two vertices up to an arbitrary
% (reasonably limited) number of them (available now also in
% |pict2e|); here it is redefined so as to allow an optional
% specification of the way segments for the polyline are joined
% to one another. Vertices may be specified with polar
% coordinates.
%^^A
% \item
% The |pict2e| |polygon| macro to draw closed polylines (in
% practice general polygons) has been redefined in such a way
% that it can accept the various vertices specified with polar
% coordinates. The |polygon*| macro produces a color filled
% polygon; the default color is black, but a different color
% may be specified with the usual |\color| command given within
% the same group where |\polygon*| is enclosed.
%^^A
% \item
% A new macro |\Arc| is defined in order to draw an arc with
% arbitrary radius and arbitrary aperture (angle amplitude);
% this amplitude is specified in sexagesimal degrees, not in
% radians; a similar functionality is now achieved with the
% |\arc| macro of |pict2e|, which provides also the starred
% version |\arc*| that fills up the interior of the generated
% circular arc with the current color.
% It must be noticed that the syntax is slightly different, so
% that it is reasonable that these commands, in spite of
% producing identical arcs, might be more comfortable with this
% or that syntax.
%^^A
% \item 
% Two new macros |\VectorArc| and |\VectorARC| (alias
% |\VVectorArc|) are defined in order to draw circular arcs
% with an arrow at one or both ends.
%^^A
% \item
% A new macro |\Curve| is defined so as to draw arbitrary
% curved lines by means of cubic Bézier splines; the |\Curve|
% macro requires only the curve nodes and the directions of the
% tangents at each node. The starred version fills up the
% interior of the curve with the current color.
%^^A
% \item
% The above |\Curve| macro is recursive and it can draw an
% unlimited (reasonably limited) number of connected Bézier
% spline arcs with continuous tangents except for cusps; these
% arcs require only the specification of the tangent direction
% at the interpolation nodes. It is possible to use a lower
% level macro |\CbezierTo| that does the same but lets the user
% specify the control points of each arc; it is more difficult
% to use but it is more performant.
%^^A
% \item
% The basic macros used within the cumulative |\Curve| macro
% can be used individually in order to draw any curve, one
% cubic arc at the time; but they are intended for internal
% use, even if it is not prohibited to use them; by themselves
% such arcs are not different from those used by |Curve|, but
% the final command, |\FillCurve|, should be used in place of
% |\CurveFinish|, so as to fill up the closed path with
% the locally specified color; see the documentation
% |curve2e-manual.pdf| file. It is much more convenient to use
% the starred version of the |\Curve| macro.
% \end{enumerate}
%
% The |pict2e| package already defines macros such as
% |\moveto|, |\lineto|, |\curveto|, |\closepath|, |\fillpath|,
% and |\strokepath|; of course these macros can be used by the
% end user, and sometimes they perform better than the macros
% defined in this package, because the user has a better
% control on the position of each Bézier-spline control points,
% while here the control points are sort of rigid. It would be
% very useful to resort to the |hobby| package, but its macros
% are compatible with those of the |tikz| and |pgf| packages,
% not with |curve2e|; an interface should be created in order
% to deal with the |hobby| package, but this has not been done
% yet. In any case they are redefined so as to accept symbolic
% names for the point coordinates in both the cartesian and
% polar form.
%
% In order to make the necessary calculations many macros have
% been defined so as to use complex number arithmetics to
% manipulate point coordinates, directions (unit vectors, also
% known as `versors'), rotations and the like. In the first
% versions of this package the trigonometric functions were
% also defined in a way that the author believed to be more
% efficient than those defined by the |trig| package; in any
% case the macro names were sufficiently different to
% accommodate both definition sets in the same \LaTeX\ run.
% With the progress of the \LaTeX\,3 language, the |xfp|
% package functionalities have recently become available
% directly in the \LaTeXe\ kernel, by which any sort of
% calculations can be done with floating point decimal numbers;
% therefore the most common algebraic, irrational and
% transcendental functions can be computed in the background
% with the stable internal floating point facilities.
% We maintain some computation with complex
% number algebra, but use the |xfp| functionalities to
% implement them and to make other calculations. Most |xfp|
% code has been included into the \LaTeX\ kernel, so that most
% of this package functionality is already available without
% the need of loading that package. Loading is necessary only
% when a small set of special functionalities are needed, that
% have not made their way to the kernel.
%
% Many aspects of this extension could be fine tuned for better
% performance; many new commands could be defined in order to
% further extend this extension. If the new service macros are
% accepted by other \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ programmers, this version
% could become the start for a real extension of the |pict2e|
% package or even become a part of it. Actually some macros
% have already been included in the |pict2e| package. The
% |\Curve| algorithm, as said before, might be redefined so as
% to use the macros introduced by the |hobby| package, that
% implements for the |tikz| and |pgf| packages the same
% functionalities that John Hobby implemented for the \MF\ and
% \MP\ programs. 
%
% For these reasons I suppose that every enhancement should be
% submitted to Niepraschk, who is the maintainer of
% \texttt{pict2e}; he is the only one who can decide whether or
% not to incorporate new macros in the |pict2e| package.
%
% \textbf{Warning}\quad{\color{red} In 2020 the \LaTeX\ Project
% Team upgraded the \LaTeX\ native |picture| environment so
% that all information concerning lengths  (line and vector
% lengths, coordinates, et cetera) may be expressed with
% dimension expressions such as |0.71\textwidth|,
% |\parindent + 5mm|, |\circle{1ex}|, and so on. With such
% dimensional specifications, the information does not depend
% anymore on |\unitlength|; therefore such dimensional forms do
% not scale by changing the value of |\unitlength|. |pict2e| in
% 2020-09-30 was correspondingly upgraded to version~0.4b.
% Apparently such upgrades do not have any influence on
% |curve2e| workings, or, at least, when no explicit dimensions
% are used; this applies in particular when the |\AutoGrid| or
% the |GraphGrid| macros are used; also he coordinates
% processing should be done with real numbers, not with
% dimensions. Nevertheless feedback is welcome if some
% corrections are needed}.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \section{Acknowledgements}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
% I wish to express my deepest thanks to the various
% individuals who spotted some errors and notified them to me;
% Many, many thanks to all of them.

% Michel Goosens spotted some errors and very kindly submitted
% them to me so that I was able to correct them.
%
% Josef Tkadlec and the author collaborated extensively in
% order to make a better real long-division so as to get
% correctly the quotient fractional part and to avoid as much
% as possible any numeric overflow; many Josef's ideas are
% incorporated in the macro that was implemented in the
% previous versions of this package, although the macro used by
% Josef was slightly different. Both versions aim/aimed at a
% better accuracy and at widening the operand ranges. In this
% version we abandoned our long-division macro, and substituted
% it with the floating point division provided by the |xfp|
% package.
%
% Daniele Degiorgi spotted a fault in the kernel definition of
% |\linethickness| that heavily influenced also |curve2e|; see
% below in the code documentation part.
%
% Jin-Hwan Cho and Juho Lee suggested a small but crucial
% modification in order to have \texttt{curve2e} work smoothly
% also with XeTeX (XeLaTeX). Actually if |pict2e|,
% version 0.2x or later, dated 2009/08/05  or later, is being
% used, such modification is not necessary any more, but it's 
% true that it became imperative when older versions were used.
%
% Some others users spotted other “features” that did not
% produce the desired results; they have been acknowledged by
% footnotes in correspondence with the corrections that were
% made thanks their feedback.
%
% \StopEventually{%
% \begin{thebibliography}{9}
% \bibitem{pict2e} Gäßlein H.,  Niepraschk R., and Tkadlec J.
% \emph{The \texttt{pict2e} package}, 2020, PDF documentation of
% \texttt{pict2e}; this package is part of any modern complete
% distribution of the \TeX\ system; it may be read by means of
% the line command \texttt{texdoc pict2e}. In case of a basic
% or partial system installation, the package may be installed
% by means of the specific facilities of the distribution.
% \end{thebibliography}
% }
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \section{Source code}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Some preliminary extensions to the \texttt{pict2e}
% package}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% The necessary preliminary code has already been introduced.
% Here we require the \texttt{color} and \texttt{graphicx}
% packages plus the \texttt{pict2e} one; for the latter we make
% sure that a sufficiently recent version is used. If you want
% to use package \texttt{xcolor}, load it \emph{after}
% \texttt{curve2e}.
%
% Here we load also the |xparse| and |xfp|
% packages because we use their functionalities;
% but we do load them only if they are not
% already loaded with or without options;
% nevertheless we warn the user who wants
% to load them explicitly: do this action before
% loading \texttt{curve2e}. The |xfp| package is
% absolutely required; if this package is not
% found in the \TeX\ system installation, 
% loading of this new |curve2e| is aborted, and
% the previous version 1.61 is loaded in its
% place; the overall functionalities should not
% change much, but the functionalities of |xfp|
% are not available. Most of the functionalities of |xfp| and
% |xparse| packages are already included into the \LaTeX
% kernel; but there are some unusial features that have not
% been included and might be useful also for |curve3e|; so we
% load them and they will define only those unusual features.
%\iffalse
%<*package>
%\fi
%    \begin{macrocode}
\IfFileExists{xfp.sty}{%
  \RequirePackage{graphicx,color}
  \RequirePackageWithOptions{pict2e}[2014/01/01]
  \@ifl@aded{sty}{xparse}{}{\RequirePackage{xparse}}
  \@ifl@aded{sty}{xfp}{}{\RequirePackage{xfp}}%
}{%
  \RequirePackage{curve2e-v161}%
  \PackageWarningNoLine{curve2e}{%
    Package xfp is required, but apparently\MessageBreak%
    such package cannot be found in this \MessageBreak%
    TeX system installation\MessageBreak%
    Either your installation is not complete \MessageBreak%
    or it is older than 2018-10-17.\MessageBreak%
    \MessageBreak%
    ***************************************\MessageBreak%
    Version 1.61 of curve2e has been loaded\MessageBreak%
    instead of the current version         \MessageBreak%
    ***************************************\MessageBreak}%
    \endinput
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Since we already loaded package |xfp| or at
% least we explicitly load it in our preamble, we
% add, if not already defined by the package,
% a few new commands that allow to make floating
% point tests, and two  “while”
% cycles\footnote{Thanks to Brian Dunn who
% spotted a bug in the previous 2.0.x version
% definitions.}. There are also two integer operations:
% |\Mod| to compute the expression $m \mathrm{mod} n$, and 
% |\Ifodd| to test if an integer is odd: it mimics the native
% command |\ifodd|, but it uses a robust construction, instead
% of the original construction |\ifodd ...\else...\fi|.
% There is also the string comparison test; the first two
% arguments are the explicit or implicit strings to compare;
% the last two arguments are the “true” and “false”  codes.
%    \begin{macrocode}
%
\ExplSyntaxOn
\AtBeginDocument{%
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   \fp_compare:nTF{#1}{#2}{#3}}
\ProvideExpandableDocumentCommand\fptestT{m m}{%
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\ProvideExpandableDocumentCommand\fptestF{m m}{%
   \fp_compare:nTF{#1}{\relax}{#2}}
%
\ProvideExpandableDocumentCommand\fpdowhile{m m}{%
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\ProvideExpandableDocumentCommand\fpwhiledo{m m}{%
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  {\str_if_eq:eeTF{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}}
}
\ExplSyntaxOff

%    \end{macrocode}
% The while-do cycles differ in the order of what they do; see
% the |interface3.pdf| documentation file for details.
%
% The next macros are just for debugging. With the
% \texttt{trace} package it would probably be better to define
% other macros, but this is not for the users, but for the
% developers.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\TRON{\tracingcommands\tw@ \tracingmacros\tw@}%
\def\TROF{\tracingcommands\z@ \tracingmacros\z@}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Next we define some new dimension registers that will be used
% by the subsequent macros; should they be already defined,
% there will not be any redefinition; nevertheless the macros
% should be sufficiently protected so as to avoid overwriting
% register values loaded by other macro packages.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newif\ifCV@polare \let\ifCV@polare\iffalse
\ifx\undefined\@tdA \newdimen\@tdA \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdB \newdimen\@tdB \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdC \newdimen\@tdC \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdD \newdimen\@tdD \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdE \newdimen\@tdE \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdF \newdimen\@tdF \fi
\ifx\undefined\defaultlinewidth \newdimen\defaultlinewidth \fi
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Line thickness macros}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% It is better to define a macro for setting a different value
% for the line and curve thicknesses; the `|\defaultlinewidth|
% should contain the equivalent of |\@wholewidth|, that is the
% thickness of thick lines; thin lines are half as thick; so 
% when the default line thickness is specified to, say, 1pt,
% thick lines will be 1pt thick and thin lines will be 0.5pt
% thick. The default whole width of thick lines is 0,8pt,
% but this is specified in the kernel of \LaTeX\ and\slash or
% in \texttt{pict2e}. On the opposite it is necessary to
% redefine |\linethickness| because the \LaTeX\ kernel global
% definition does not hide the space after the closed brace
% when you enter something such as |\linethickness{1mm}|
% followed by a space or a new line.\footnote{Thanks to Daniele
% Degiorgi \texttt{degiorgi@inf.ethz.ch}). 
% This feature should have been eliminated from the \LaTeXe\ 
% <2020.02.02> patch level 4 update. This glitch has been
% eliminated according to the LaTeX Newsletter Nr.~32.}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\gdef\linethickness#1{%
\@wholewidth#1\@halfwidth.5\@wholewidth\ignorespaces}%
\newcommand\defaultlinethickness[1]{\defaultlinewidth=#1\relax
\def\thicklines{\linethickness{\defaultlinewidth}}%
\def\thinlines{\linethickness{.5\defaultlinewidth}}\thinlines
   \ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Improved line and vector macros}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% The macro |\LIne| allows to draw a line with arbitrary
% inclination  as if it was a polygonal with just two vertices;
% actually it joins the canvas coordinate origin with the
% specified relative coordinate; therefore this object must be
% set in place by means of a |\put| command.
% Since its starting point is always at a relative 0,0
% coordinate point inside the box created with |\put|, the two
% arguments define the horizontal and the vertical component respectively.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\LIne(#1){{\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY
  \moveto(0,0)
  \pIIe@lineto{\@tX\unitlength}{\@tY\unitlength}\strokepath}\ignorespaces
}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% A similar macro |\segment| operates between two explicit
% points with absolute coordinates, instead of relative to the
% position specified by a |\put| command; it resorts to the
% |\polyline| macro that shall be defined in a while. The
% |\@killglue| command might be unnecessary, but it does not
% harm; it eliminates any explicit or implicit spacing that
% might precede this command.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\segment(#1)(#2){\@killglue\polyline(#1)(#2)}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% By passing its ending points coordinates to the |\polyline|
% macro, both macro arguments are a pair of coordinates, not
% their components; in other words, if $P_1=(x_1, y_2)$ and
% $P_2=(x_2, y_2)$, then the first argument is the couple $x_1, y_1$ and likewise the second argument is $x_2, y_2$.
% Notice that since |\polyline| accepts also the vertex
% coordinates in polar form, also |\segment| accepts the polar
% form. Please remember that the decimal separator is the
% decimal \emph{point}, while the \emph{comma} acts as cartesian
% coordinate separator. This recommendation is particularly
% important for non-anglophone users, since in all other
% languages the decimal separator is or must by a comma.
%
% The |\line| macro is redefined by making use of a division
% routine performed in floating point arithmetics; for this
% reason the \LaTeX\ kernel and the overall \TeX\ system
% installation must be as recent as the release date of the
% \texttt{xfp} package, i.e. 2018-10-17. The floating point
% division macro receives in input two fractional numbers and
% yields on output their fractional ratio. Notice that this
% command |\line| should follow the same syntax as the
% original pre~1994 \LaTeX\ version; but the new definition
% accepts the direction coefficients also in polar mode; that
% is, instead of specifying a slope of $30^\circ$ with its
% actual sine and cosine values (or values proportional to such
% functions), for example, |(0.5,0.866025)|, you may specify it
% as |(30:1)|, i.e. as a unit vector with the required slope
% of $30^\circ$.
%
% The beginning of the macro definition is the same as that of \texttt{pict2e}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\line(#1)#2{\begingroup
  \@linelen #2\unitlength
  \ifdim\@linelen<\z@\@badlinearg\else
%    \end{macrocode}
% but as soon as it is verified that the line length is not
% negative, things change remarkably; in facts the machinery for
% complex numbers is invoked. This makes the code much simpler,
% not necessarily more efficient; nevertheless |\DirOfVect|
% takes the only macro argument (that actually contains a comma
% separated pair of fractional numbers) and copies it to
% |\Dir@line| (an arbitrarily named control sequence) after
% re-normalizing to unit magnitude; this is passed to |GetCoord|
% that separates the two components into the control sequences
% |\d@mX| and |\d@mY|; these in turn are the values that are
% actually operated upon by the subsequent commands.
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \expandafter\DirOfVect#1to\Dir@line
    \GetCoord(\Dir@line)\d@mX\d@mY
%    \end{macrocode}
% The normalised vector direction is actually formed with the
% directing cosines of the line direction; since the line length
% is actually the horizontal component for non vertical lines,
% it is necessary to compute the actual line length for non
% vertical lines by dividing the given length by the magnitude
% of the horizontal cosine |\d@mX|, and the line length is
% accordingly scaled:
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \ifdim\d@mX\p@=\z@\else
      \edef\sc@lelen{\fpeval{1 / abs(\d@mX)}}\relax
      \@linelen=\sc@lelen\@linelen
    \fi
%    \end{macrocode}
% Of course, if the line is vertical this division must not take
% place. Finally the \texttt{moveto}, \texttt{lineto} and
% \texttt{stroke} language keywords are invoked by means of the
% internal \texttt{pict2e} commands in order to draw the line.
% Notice that even vertical lines are drawn with the PDF
% language commands instead of resorting to the DVI low level
% language that was used in both \texttt{pict2e} and the
% original (pre 1994) \texttt{picture} commands; it had a
% meaning in the old times, but it certainly does not have any
% nowadays, since lines are drawn by the driver that produces
% the output in a human visible document form, not by \TeX\ the
% program.
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \moveto(0,0)\pIIe@lineto{\d@mX\@linelen}{\d@mY\@linelen}%
    \strokepath
  \fi
\endgroup\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The new definition of the command |\line|, besides the ease
% with which is readable, does not do different things from the
% definition of |pict2e| 2009, even if it did perform in a
% better way compared to the 2004 version that was limited to
% integer direction coefficients up to 999 in magnitude.
% Moreover this |curve2e| version accepts polar coordinates as
% slope pairs, making it much simpler to draw lines with
% specific slopes.
%
% It is necessary to redefine the low level macros \cs{moveto},
% \cs{lineto}, and  \cs{curveto}, because their original
% definitions accept only cartesian coordinates. We proceed the
% same as for the \cs{put} command.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\originalmoveto\moveto 
\let\originallineto\lineto
\let\originalcurveto\curveto

\def\moveto(#1){\GetCoord(#1)\MTx\MTy
  \originalmoveto(\MTx,\MTy)\ignorespaces}
\def\lineto(#1){\GetCoord(#1)\LTx\LTy
  \originallineto(\LTx,\LTy)\ignorespaces}
\def\curveto(#1)(#2)(#3){\GetCoord(#1)\CTpx\CTpy
  \GetCoord(#2)\CTsx\CTsy\GetCoord(#3)\CTx\CTy
  \originalcurveto(\CTpx,\CTpy)(\CTsx,\CTsy)(\CTx,\CTy)\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}

%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Dashed and dotted lines}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% Dashed and dotted lines are very useful in technical drawings;
% here we introduce two macros that help drawing them in the
% proper way; besides the obvious difference between the use of
% dashes or dots, they may refer in a different way to the end
% points that must be specified to the various macros. 
%
% The coordinates of the first point $P_1$, where le line
% starts, are always referred to the origin of the coordinate
% axes; the end point $P_2$ coordinates  are referred to the
% origin of the axes if in cartesian form, while with the polar
% form they are referred to $P_1$; both coordinate types have
% their usefulness: see the documentation |curve2e-manual.pdf|
% file.
%
% The above mentioned macros create dashed lines between two
% given points, with a dash length that must be specified, or
% dotted lines, with a dot gap that must be specified; actually
% the specified dash length or dot gap is a desired one; the
% actual length or gap is computed by integer division between
% the distance of the given points and the desired dash length
% or dot gap; when dashes are involved, this integer is tested
% in order to see if it is an odd number; if it's not,
% it is increased by unity. Then the actual dash length or dot
% gap is obtained by dividing the above distance by this number.
%
% Another vector $P_2-P_1$ is created by dividing it by this
% number; then, when dashes are involved, it is multiplied by
% two in order to have the increment from one dash to the next;
% finally the number of patterns is obtained by integer division
% of this number by 2 and increasing it by~1. Since the whole
% dashed or dotted line is put in position by an internal |\put|
% command, is is not necessary to enclose the definitions within
% groups, because they remain internal to the |\put| argument
% box.
%
% Figure~6 of the |curve2e-manual.pdf| user manual shows the
% effect of the slight changing of the dash length in order to
% maintain \emph{approximately} the same dash-space pattern
% along the line, irrespective of the line length. The syntax is
% the following:
% \begin{Sintassi}
% \cs{Dashline}\parg{first point}\parg{second point}\marg{dash length}
% \end{Sintassi}
% where \meta{first point} contains the coordinates of the
% starting point and \meta{second point} the absolute
% (cartesian) or relative (polar) coordinates of the ending
% point; of course the \meta{dash length}, which equals the dash
% gap, is mandatory. An optional asterisk is used to be back
% compatible with previous implementations but its use is now
% superfluous; with the previous implementation of the code, in
% facts, if coordinates were specified in polar form, without
% the optional asterisk the dashed line was misplaced, while if
% the asterisk was specified, the whole object was put in the
% proper position. With this new implementation, both the
% cartesian and polar coordinates always play the role they are
% supposed to play independently from the asterisk. The
% |\IsPolar| macro is introduced to analyse the coordinate type
% used for the second argument, and uses such second argument
% accordingly.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\IsPolar#1:#2?{\def\@TempOne{#2}\unless\ifx\@TempOne\empty
   \expandafter\@firstoftwo\else
   \expandafter\@secondoftwo\fi}
   
\ifx\Dashline\undefined
  \def\Dashline{\@ifstar{\Dashline@}{\Dashline@}}% bckwd compatibility
  \let\Dline\Dashline
  
  \def\Dashline@(#1)(#2)#3{\put(#1){%
   \GetCoord(#1)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttA
   \GetCoord(#2)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttB
   \IsPolar#2:?{%                        Polar
      \Dashline@@(0,0)(\V@ttB){#3}}%
   {%                                    Cartesian
     \SubVect\V@ttA from\V@ttB to\V@ttC
     \Dashline@@(0,0)(\V@ttC){#3}%
   }
}}

  \def\Dashline@@(#1)(#2)#3{%
   \countdef\NumA3254\countdef\NumB3252\relax
   \GetCoord(#1)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttA
   \GetCoord(#2)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttB
   \SubVect\V@ttA from\V@ttB to\V@ttC
   \ModOfVect\V@ttC to\DlineMod
   \DivideFN\DlineMod by#3 to\NumD
   \NumA=\fpeval{trunc(\NumD,0)}\relax
   \unless\ifodd\NumA\advance\NumA\@ne\fi
   \NumB=\NumA \divide\NumB\tw@
   \DividE\DlineMod\p@ by\NumA\p@ to\D@shMod
   \DividE\p@ by\NumA\p@ to \@tempa
   \Multvect{\V@ttC}{\@tempa,0}\V@ttB
   \Multvect{\V@ttB}{2,0}\V@ttC
   \advance\NumB\@ne
   \put(\V@ttA){\multiput(0,0)(\V@ttC){\NumB}{\LIne(\V@ttB)}}
   \ignorespaces}
\fi
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% A simpler |\Dotline| macro draws a dotted line between two
% given points; the dots are rather small, therefore the inter
% dot distance is computed in such a way as to have the first
% and the last dot at the exact position of the dotted-line
% end-points; again the specified dot distance is nominal in
% the sense that it is recalculated in such a way that the
% first and last dots coincide with the line end points.
% Again if the second point coordinates are in polar form they
% are considered as relative to the first point. Since the dots
% must emerge from the background of the drawing they should
% not be too small: they must be seen; therefore their diameter
% cannot be tied to the unit length of the particular drawing,
% but must have at visible size; by default it is set to
% $0.5\,\mathrm{mm}$ (about 20 mills, in US units) but through
% an optional argument to the macro, it may be set to any
% desired size; remember that 1\,pt is about one third of a
% millimetre; sometimes it might be too small; 1\,mm is a very
% black dot, therefore users must pay attention when they
% specify the dot diameter, so as not to exaggerate in either
% direction. The syntax is as follows:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{Dotline}\parg{start point}\parg{end point}\marg{dot distance}\oarg{diameter}
%\end{Sintassi}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ifx\Dotline\undefined
  \providecommand\Dotline{}
  \RenewDocumentCommand\Dotline{R(){0,0} R(){1,0} m O{1mm}}{%
  \put(#1){\edef\Diam{\fpeval{{#4}/\unitlength}}%
  \IsPolar#2:?{\CopyVect#2to\DirDot}%
              {\SubVect#1from#2to\DirDot}%
  \countdef\NumA=3254\relax 
  \ModAndAngleOfVect\DirDot to\ModDirDot and\AngDirDot
  \edef\NumA{\fpeval{trunc(\ModDirDot/{#3},0)}}%
  \edef\ModDirDot{\fpeval{\ModDirDot/\NumA}}%
  \multiput(0,0)(\AngDirDot:\ModDirDot){\inteval{\NumA+1}}%
    {\makebox(0,0){\circle*{\Diam}}}}\ignorespaces}
\fi
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Notice that vectors as complex numbers in their cartesian 
% and polar forms always represent a point position referred to
% a local origin of the axes; this is why in figures~6  and~7
% of the user manual the dashed and dotted lines that start
% from the lower right corner of the graph grid, and that use
% polar coordinates, are put in their correct position thanks
% to the different behaviour obtained with the |\IsPolar|
% macro.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Coordinate handling}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% The new macro |\GetCoord| splits a vector (or complex
% number) specification into its components; in particular it
% distinguishes the polar from the cartesian form of the
% coordinates. The latter have the usual syntax
% \meta{x\texttt{,}y}, while the former have the syntax
% \meta{angle\texttt{:}radius}. The |\put| and |\multiput|
% commands are redefined to accept the same syntax; the whole
% work is done by |\SplitNod@| and its subsidiaries.
%
% Notice that package |eso-pic| uses |picture| macros in its
% definitions, but its original macro |\LenToUnit| is
% incompatible with this |\GetCoord| macro; its function is
% to translate real lengths into coefficients to be used as
% multipliers of the current |\unitlength|; in case that the
% |eso-pic| had been loaded, at the |\begin{document}|
% execution, the |eso-pic| macro is redefined using the
% e-\TeX\ commands so as to make it compatible with these
% local macros.\footnote{Thanks to Franz-Joseph Berthold who
% was so kind to spot the bug.}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\AtBeginDocument{\@ifpackageloaded{eso-pic}{%
\renewcommand\LenToUnit[1]{\strip@pt\dimexpr#1*\p@/\unitlength}}{}}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The above redefinition is delayed at |\AtBeginDocument| in
% order to have the possibility to check if the |eso-pic|
% package had actually been loaded. Nevertheless the code is
% defined here just because the original |eso-pic| macro was
% interfering with the algorithms of coordinate handling.
%
% But let us come to the real subject of this section. We
% define a |\GettCoord| macro that passes control to the
% service macro with the expanded arguments; expanding
% arguments allows to use macros to named points, instead of
% explicit coordinates; with this version of |curve2e| this
% facility is not fully exploited, but a creative user can
% use this feature. Notice the usual trick to use a dummy
% macro that is defined within a group with expanded
% arguments, but where the group is closed by the macro
% itself, so that no traces remain behind after its
% expansion.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\GetCoord(#1)#2#3{\let\ifCV@polare\iffalse
\bgroup\edef\x{\egroup
\noexpand\IsPolar#1:?}\x
{% Polar 
  \let\ifCV@polare\iftrue
  \bgroup\edef\x{\egroup\noexpand\SplitPolar(#1)}\x\SCt@X\SCt@Y}%
{% Cartesian
  \bgroup\edef\x{\egroup\noexpand\SplitCartesian(#1)}\x\SCt@X\SCt@Y}%
  \edef#2{\SCt@X}\edef#3{\SCt@Y}\ignorespaces}
  
\def\SplitPolar(#1:#2)#3#4{%
  \edef#3{\fpeval{#2 * cosd#1}}\edef#4{\fpeval{#2 * sind#1}}}
  
\def\SplitCartesian(#1,#2)#3#4{\edef#3{#1}\edef#4{#2}}

%    \end{macrocode}
% The macro that detects the form of the coordinates is
% |\IsPolar|; it examines the parameter syntax in order to
% see if it contains a colon; it has already been used with
% the definition of dashed and dotted lines.
%
% In order to accept polar coordinates with |\put| and
% |\multiput| we resort to using |\GetCoord|; therefore the
% redefinition of |\put| is very simple because it suffices
% to save the original meaning of that macro and redefine the
% new one in terms of the old one. 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\originalput\put
\def\put(#1){\bgroup\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY
\edef\x{\noexpand\egroup\noexpand\originalput(\@tX,\@tY)}\x}
%    \end{macrocode}
% For |\multiput| it is more complicated, because the
% increments from one position to the next cannot be done
% efficiently because the increments in the original
% definition are executed within boxes, therefore any macro
% instruction inside these boxes is lost. It is a good
% occasion to modify the |\multiput| definition by means of
% the advanced macro definitions provided by package
% |xparse|; we can add also some error messages for avoiding
% doing anything when some mandatory parameters are either
%  missing or empty, or do not contain anything different
% from an ordered pair or a polar form. We add also an
% optional argument to handle the increments outside the
% boxes.
% The new macro has the following syntax:\\[2ex]
% \mbox{\small\cs{multiput}\oarg{shift}\parg{initial}\texttt{(\meta{increment})}\marg{number}\marg{object}\oarg{handler}}\\[2ex]
% where the optional \meta{shift} is used to displace to
% whole set of \meta{object}s from their original position;
% \meta{initial} contains the cartesian or polar coordinates
% of the initial point; \meta{increment} contains the
% cartesian or polar increment for the coordinates to be used
% from the second position to the last; \meta{number} il the
% total number of \meta{object}s to be drawn; \meta{object}
% is the object to be put in position at each cycle
% repetition; the optional \meta{handler} may be used to
% control the current values of the horizontal and vertical
% increments.
% The new definition contains two |\put| commands where the
% second is nested within a while-loop which, in turn, is
% within the argument of the first |\put| command. Basically
% it is the same idea that the original macros, but now the
% increments are computed within the while loop, but outside
% the argument of the inner |\put| command. If the optional
% \meta{handler} is specified the increments are computed
% from the macros specified by the user. Another new feature:
% the fourth argument, that contains the number of objects to
% be put in place, may be an integer expression such as for
% example |3*\N+1|.
%
% The two increments components inside the optional argument
% may be set by means of mathematical expressions operated
% upon by the |\fpeval| function given by the |\xfp| package
% already loaded by |curve2e|. Of course it is the user
% responsibility to pay attention to the scales of the two
% axes and to write meaningful expressions; the figure and
% code shown in the user manual of this package displays some
% examples: see the documentation |curve2e-manual.pdf| file.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\RenewDocumentCommand{\multiput}{O{0,0} d() d() m m o }{%
  \IfNoValueTF{#2}{\PackageError{curve2e}%
      {\string\multiput\space initial point coordinates missing}%
      {Nothing done}
    }%
    {\IfNoValueTF{#3}{\PackageError{curve2e}
      {\string\multiput\space Increment components missing}%
      {Nothing done}
    }%
    {\put(#1){\let\c@multicnt\@multicnt
      \CopyVect #2 to \R 
      \CopyVect#3 to\D 
        \@multicnt=\inteval{#4}\relax
        \@whilenum \@multicnt > \z@\do{%
          \put(\R){#5}%
          \IfValueTF{#6}{#6}{\AddVect#3 and\R to \R}%
          \advance\@multicnt\m@ne
        }%
      }%
    }%
  }\ignorespaces
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% And here it is the new |\xmultiput| command; remember: the
% internal cycling \TeX\ counter |\@multicnt| is now accessible
% with the name |multicnt| as if it was a \LaTeX\ counter, in
% particular the user can access its contents with a command
% such as |\value{multicnt}|. Such counter is \emph{stepped up}
% at each cycle, instead of being \emph{stepped down} as in the
% original |\multiput| command. The code is not so different
% from the one used for the new version of |\multiput|,
% but it appears more efficient and its code more easily
% readable.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xmultiput}{O{0,0} d() d() m m o }{%
\IfNoValueTF{#2}{\PackageError{curve2e}{%
  \string\Xmultiput\space initial point coordinates missing}%
  {Nothing done}}%
  {\IfNoValueTF{#3}{\PackageError{curve2e}{%
    \string\Xmultiput\space Increment components missing}%
    {Nothing done}}%
  {\put(#1)%
  {\let\c@multicnt\@multicnt
  \CopyVect #2 to \R 
  \CopyVect #3 to \D
    \@multicnt=\@ne
      \fpdowhile{\value{multicnt} < \inteval{#4+1}}% Test
         {% 
         \put(\R){#5}
         \IfValueTF{#6}{#6}{%
           \AddVect#3 and\R to \R}
           \advance\@multicnt\@ne
      }
    }
  }}\ignorespaces
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Notice that the internal macros |\R| and |\D|, (respectively
% the  current point coordinates, in form of a complex number,
% where to put the \meta{object}, and the current displacement
% to find the next point) are accessible to the user both in
% the \meta{object} argument field and the \meta{handler}
% argument field. The code used in figure~18 of the user manual
% shows how to create the hour marks of a clock together with
% the rotated hour roman numerals.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Vectors}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% The redefinitions and the new definitions for vectors are a
% little more complicated than with segments, because each
% vector is drawn as a filled contour; the original
% \texttt{pict2e} 2004  macro checked if the slopes are
% corresponding to the limitations specified by Lamport
% (integer three digit signed numbers) and sets up a
% transformation in order to make it possible to draw each
% vector as an horizontal left-to-right arrow and then to
% rotate it by its angle about its tail point; with |pict2e|
% 2009, possibly this redefinition of |\vector| is not
% necessary, but we do it as well and for the same reasons we
% had for redefining |\line|; actually there are two macros for
% tracing the contours that are eventually filled by the
% principal macro; each contour macro draws the vector with a
% \LaTeX\ or a PostScript styled arrow tip whose parameters are
% specified by default or may be taken from the parameters
% taken from the |PSTricks| package if this one is loaded
% before |pict2e|; in any case we did not change the contour
% drawing macros because if they are modified the same
% modification is passed on to the arrows drawn with the
% |curve2e| package redefinitions.
%
% Because of these features the new macros are different from
% those used for straight lines.
%
% We start with the redefinition of |\vector| and we use the
% machinery for vectors (as complex numbers) we used for
% |\line|. The actual point is to let |\vector| accept the
% slope parameters also in polar form.
% Therefore it suffices to save the original definition of
% |\vector| as defined in |pict2e| and and use it as a fallback
% after redefining |\vector| in a “vector” format.\footnote{The
% previous version 2.2.9 of this package contained a glitch
% that was visible only with line widths larger than 1.5\.pt. I
% thank very much Ashish Kumar Das who spotted this glitch and
% kindly informed me.}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\original@vector\vector
\def\vector(#1)#2{%
  \begingroup
  \GetCoord(#1)\d@mX\d@mY
  \original@vector(\d@mX,\d@mY){\fpeval{round(abs(#2),6)}}%
  \endgroup}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% We define the macro that does not require the specification
% of the length or the $l_x$ length component; the way the new
% |\vector| macro works does not actually  require this
% specification, because \TeX\ can compute the vector length,
% provided the two direction components are exactly the
% horizontal and vertical vector components. If the horizontal
% component is zero, the actual length must be specified as
% the vertical component. The object defined with |\Vector|,
% as well as |\vector|, must be put in place by means of a
% |\put| command.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\Vector(#1){{%
\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY
\ifdim\@tX\p@=\z@
  \vector(\@tX,\@tY){\@tY}%
\else
  \vector(\@tX,\@tY){\@tX}%
\fi}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% On the opposite the next macro specifies a vector by means of
% the coordinates of its end points; the first point is where
% the vector starts, and the second point is the arrow tip
% side. We need the difference of these two coordinates,
% because it represents the actual vector.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\VECTOR(#1)(#2){\begingroup
\SubVect#1from#2to\@tempa
\expandafter\put\expandafter(#1){\expandafter\Vector\expandafter(\@tempa)}%
\endgroup\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The double tipped vector is built on  the |\VECTOR| macro by
% simply drawing two vectors from the middle point of the
% double tipped vector.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\VVECTOR(#1)(#2){{\SubVect#1from#2to\@tempb
\ScaleVect\@tempb by0.5to\@tempb
\AddVect\@tempb and#1to\@tempb
\VECTOR(\@tempb)(#2)\VECTOR(\@tempb)(#1)}\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The |pict2e| documentation says that if the vector length is
% zero the macro draws only the arrow tip; this may work with
% macro |\vector|, certainly not with |\Vector| and |\VECTOR|.
% This might be useful for adding an arrow tip to a circular
% arc. See the documentation |curve2e-manual.pdf| file.
%
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Polylines and polygons}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% We now define the polygonal line macro; its syntax is very
% simple:
% \begin{Sintassi}\ttfamily
% \cs{polyline}\oarg{join}\parg{$P_0$}\parg{$P_1$}\parg{$P_2$}...^^A
%\parg{$P_n$}
% \end{Sintassi}
% Remember: |\polyline| has been incorporated into |pict2e|
% 2009, but we redefine it so as to allow an optional argument
% to specify the line join type.
%
% In order to write a recursive macro we need aliases for the
% parentheses; actually we need only the left parenthesis, but
% some editors complain about unmatched delimiters, so we
% define an alias also for the right parenthesis.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\lp@r( \let\rp@r)
%    \end{macrocode}
% The first call to |\polyline|, besides setting the line 
% joins,
% examines the first point coordinates and moves the drawing
% position to this point; afterwards it looks for the second 
% point coordinates; they start with a left parenthesis; if
% this is found the coordinates should be there, but if the
% left parenthesis is missing (possibly preceded by spaces that
% are ignored by the |\@ifnextchar| macro) then a warning
% message is output together with the line number where the
% missing parenthesis causes the warning: beware, this line
% number might point to several lines further on along the
% source file!
% In any case it's necessary to insert a |\@killglue| command,
% because |\polyline| refers to absolute coordinates, and not
% necessarily is put in position through a |\put| command that
% provides to eliminate any spurious spaces preceding this
% command. 
%
%  \begin{figure}[!hb]\vspace*{-1ex}
%  \begin{minipage}{0.55\textwidth}
%\begin{Sintassi}\ttfamily\obeylines
%  \cs{unitlength}=0.07\cs{hsize}
%  \cs{begin}\Marg{picture}(8,8)(-4,-4)\cs{color}\{red\}
%  \cs{polygon*}(45:4)(135:4)(-135:4)(-45:4)
%  \cs{end}\Marg{picture}                             
%\end{Sintassi}
%  \end{minipage}
%  \hfill
%  \begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth}\centering
%  \unitlength=0.07\hsize
%  \begin{picture}(8,8)(-4,-4)\color{red}
%  \polygon*(45:4)(135:4)(-135:4)(-45:4)
%  \end{picture}
%  \end{minipage}\vspace*{-1ex}
%  \caption{The code and the result of defining a polygon with
%          its vertex polar coordinates}%
%          \label{fig:filled-polygon}
%  \end{figure}
%  
% In order to allow a specification for the joints of the
% various segments  of a polyline it is necessary to allow for
% an optional parameter; the default is the bevel join.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\renewcommand*\polyline[1][\beveljoin]{\p@lylin@[#1]}

\def\p@lylin@[#1](#2){\@killglue#1\GetCoord(#2)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@moveto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\p@lyline}{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}%
    {Polylines require at least two vertices!\MessageBreak
     Control your polyline specification\MessageBreak}%
    \ignorespaces}}

%    \end{macrocode}
% But if there is a further point coordinate, the recursive
% macro |\p@lyline| is called; it works on the next point and
% checks for a further point; if such a point exists the macro
% calls itself, otherwise it terminates the polygonal line by
% stroking it.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\p@lyline(#1){\GetCoord(#1)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@lineto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\p@lyline}{\strokepath\ignorespaces}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The same treatment must be done for the \cs{polygon} macros; we
% use the defining commands of package |xparse|, in order to use
% an optional asterisk; as it is usual with |picture| convex
% lines, the command with asterisk does not trace the contour,
% but fills the contour with the current color.The asterisk is
% tested at the beginning and, depending on its presence, a
% temporary switch is set to \texttt{true}; this being the case
% the contour is filled, otherwise it is simply stroked.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand\polygon{} 
\RenewDocumentCommand\polygon{s O{\beveljoin} }{\@killglue\begingroup
\IfBooleanTF{#1}{\@tempswatrue}{\@tempswafalse}%
\@polygon[#2]} 
 
\def\@polygon[#1](#2){\@killglue#1\GetCoord(#2)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@moveto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\@@polygon}{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}%
    {Polygons require at least two vertices!\MessageBreak
     Control your polygon specification\MessageBreak}%
    \ignorespaces}}
      
  \def\@@polygon(#1){\GetCoord(#1)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@lineto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\@@polygon}{\pIIe@closepath
      \if@tempswa\pIIe@fillGraph\else\pIIe@strokeGraph\fi
      \endgroup
      \ignorespaces}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Now, for example, a filled polygon can be drawn using polar
% coordinates for its vertices; see
% figure~\ref{fig:filled-polygon} on
% page~\pageref{fig:filled-polygon}.
%
% Remember; the polygon polar coordinates are relative to the
% origin of the local axes; therefore in order to put a polygon
% in a different position, it is necessary to do it through 
% |\put| command.

%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{The colored service grid}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% The next command is handy for debugging while
% editing one's drawing; it draws a red grid with
% square meshes that are ten drawing units apart;
% there is no graduation along the grid, since it
% is supposed to be a debugging aid and users
% should know what they are doing. The corner
% displacement does not need to be with
% coordinates multiples of !0; the new version of
% |curve2e| draws the square inner grid lines so
% as according to the dimensions of the grid 
% squares (10~|\unitlength| apart) the
% interior line may coincide only with the
% square median line,  or there are four lines
% apart, or, besides a thicker median line, there
% are lines 1~|\unitlength| apart, just as in a
% normal technical millimetre drawing paper. The
% syntax id the following
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{GraphGrid}\parg{picture dimensions}\parg{corner offset} \oarg{color}
%\end{Sintassi}
% where the first argument is mandatory, while
% the second and the third ones are optional.
% The default value for the \meta{color} argument
% is ‘red’; if another color is preferred,
% it must be chosen among the  relatively light
% ones, in order to avoid confusion with the real
% drawing elements. The second argument plays the
% same role as the second optional argument of
% the |picture| environment; it is the offset of
% the lower left picture corner with respect to
% the origin of the coordinates. 
%
% If the second argument is missing, the lower
% left corner is put at the origin of the canvas
% coordinates. Of course also the lower left
% corner offset is recommended to be specified
% with coordinates that are integer values.
% Actually, since both arguments are delimited
% with round parentheses, a single argument is
% assumed to contain both comma separated grid
% dimensions.
%
% In order to render the coloured grid a little
% more automatic, a subsidiary service macro of
% the |picture| environment has been redefined in
% order to store the coordinates of the canvas
% dimensions and of the lower left corner offset
% (the compulsory dimensions and the optional
% lower left corner shift arguments to the
% |picture| opening statement) in two new
% variables, so that when the user specifies the
% (non vanishing) dimensions of the canvas, the
% necessary data are already available and there
% is no need to repeat them to draw the grid.
%
% The new argument-less macro is named
% |\AutoGrid|, while the complete macro is
% |\GraphGrid| that requires its arguments as
% specified above. The advantage of the
% availability of both commands, consists in the
% fact that |\AutoGrid| covers the whole canvas,
% while |\GraphGrid| may compose a grid that
% covers either the whole canvas or just a part of
% it. In both cases, though, it is necessary the
% all the canvas coordinates are specified as
% integer values, better if multiples of 10
% (|\unitlength|s), but not mandatory. This is
% simple when |\GraphGrid| is used, while with
% |\AutoGrid| the default specification are
% already contained in the opening environment
% statement.
%
% Nevertheless even |\AutoGride| accepts both
% parameters as optional round parentheses
% delimited arguments. |\AutoGrid| differs from
% |\GraphGrid| only on the fact thay its
% arguments are both optional, while for
% |\GraphGrid| the first argument is mandatory;
% therefore very often it is possibile to
% substitute |\GraphGrid| with |\AutoGrid|, while
% the opposite is forbidden unless at least the
% first optional argument is specified.
%
% The |AutoGrid| syntax is almost identical to 
% the one of |\GraphGrid|:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{GrAutoGrid}\parg{picture dimensions}\parg{corner offset} \oarg{color}
%\end{Sintassi}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@picture(#1,#2)(#3,#4){%
  \edef\pict@dimen{#1,#2} % New 2.4.0
  \edef\pict@offset{#3,#4}% New 2.4.0
  \@picht#2\unitlength
  \setbox\@picbox\hb@xt@#1\unitlength\bgroup
    \hskip -#3\unitlength
    \lower #4\unitlength\hbox\bgroup
      \ignorespaces}
      
%    \end{macrocode}
% In order to draw grids with differently spaced
% grid lines, a single |\griglia| command
% (“griglia” stands for ”grid”, but it is less
% likely common to other packages control
% sequences and is similar to the English word)
% This command syntax is the following:
% \begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{griglia}\marg{line thickness}\marg{inter line space} \oarg{color}
% \end{Sintassi}
% The main grid squares are 10 units apart, and
% are always drawn on the canvas; the internal
% lines are at specified 5, or 2, or 1 units
% apart; suitable tests are made by the main grid
% macro to use this or that spacing. The control
% sequences with upper case initials in the
% following definition contain values computed by
% the main macro; those with lowercase initials
% are local values. The computations made with
% the |\fpeval| function are a way to compute
% integer multiples of 10, 5, 2, and 1, the
% spacing values for the horizontal and vertical
% grid lines. Notice that if users prefer to have
% the grid contain just the main lines 10 units
% apart, before activating the grid drawing by
% means of |\AutoGrid| or |\GraphGrid|, they can
% specify |\noinnerlines| and the inner lines are
% skipped in that particular |picture| 
% environment; if they specify |\noinnerlines|
% right after the |\begin{document}| statement,
% this setting becomes global and no |picture| 
% environment is going to contain any inner lines.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newif\ifinnerlines \let\ifinnerlines\iftrue
\def\noinnerlines{\let\ifinnerlines\iffalse}

\newcommand\griglia[2]{%
\linethickness{#1\p@}%
\edef\ggllx{\Goffx}
\fpdowhile{\ggllx!>\GridWd}{% 
\fptest{\ggllx=\fpeval{#2*(round(\ggllx/#2,0))}}%
{\segment(\ggllx,\Goffy)(\ggllx,\GridHt)}{\relax}%
\edef\ggllx{\fpeval{\ggllx+#2}}}%
%
\edef\gglly{\Goffy}
\fpdowhile{\gglly!>\GridHt}{%
\fptest{\gglly=\fpeval{#2*(round(\gglly/#2,0))}}%
{\segment(\Goffx,\gglly)(\GridWd,\gglly)}{\relax}
\edef\gglly{\fpeval{\gglly+#2}}}}

%    \end{macrocode}
% The grid main macro comes next. The first 6
% lines of its code are used to get the
% properties of the grid, as the grid colour, and
% computes the fixed elements such as the single
% coordinates of the canvas, the actual
% coordinates of its box relative to the offset
% canvas lower left corner. Such values are
% independent of the grid line density. The
% following macros use the |\griglia| macro to
% draw each set of grid lines of the proper
% thickness, when the actual dimensions are
% taken into account.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand\Gr@phGrid{d() d()}{\bgroup
\color{\GridColor}
\edef\Gdim{#1}\edef\Goff{#2}
\GetCoord(\Gdim)\Gllx\Glly
\GetCoord(\Goff)\Goffx\Goffy
\edef\GridWd{\fpeval{\Gllx+\Goffx}}%
\edef\GridHt{\fpeval{\Glly+\Goffy}}%
%
\griglia{1.0}{10}
%
\ifinnerlines
  \griglia{0.70}{5}%
  \unless\ifdim \unitlength < 1mm
    \griglia{0.70}{5}%
    \griglia{0.35}{1}%
  \fi
\fi
\egroup
\ignorespaces}

%    \end{macrocode}
% Eventually the user macros |\AutoGrid| and
% |\GrapgGrid| macros are defined. Their
% definitions are almost identical, the only 
% difference being the fact that their first
% arguments era optional for the first macro and
% mandatory for the second one. The mandatory
% and optional arguments are assigned the initial
% default values, as defined by the |picture|
% opening statement arguments. In facts, due to
% the agility of the |\AutoGrid| macro, one may
% wonder if the other macro has to be defined;
% Its utility is mainly for backwards
% compatibility. Nevertheless the companion
% document \textsf{curve2e-manual} displays a few
% examples where |\GraphGrid| is used, just to
% show its usage.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand\AutoGrid%
{D(){\pict@dimen} D(){\pict@offset} O{cyan!50!white}}{\bgroup
\def\GridColor{#3}%
\put(0,0){\Gr@phGrid(#1)(#2)}%
\egroup\ignorespaces}

\NewDocumentCommand\GraphGrid%
{R(){\pict@dimen} D(){\pict@offset} O{cyan!50!white}}
{\bgroup
\def\GridColor{#3}%
\put(#2){\Gr@phGrid(#1)(#2)}%
\egroup\ignorespaces}

%    \end{macrocode}
% For backwards compatibility we keep the macro
% used to round up the grid margins coordinates
% to multiples of~10.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\RoundUp#1modulo#2to#3{\edef#3{\fpeval{(ceil(#1/#2,0))*#2}}}%
%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The next |\Integer| macro takes a possibly
% fractional numeric argument whose decimal
% separator, if present, \textit{must} be the
% decimal point and uses the point as an argument
% delimiter. If users have the doubt that the
% number being passed  to |\Integer| might be an
% integer, they should call the macro with a
% further point; if the argument is truly integer
% this point works as the delimiter of the
% integer part; if the argument being passed is
% fractional this extra point gets discarded as
% well as the fractional part of the number. This
% macro was used within the definition of
% |\RoundUp|; with the |xfp| facilities the
% latter macro does not need it any more, but
% it continues to be used in several other
% macros.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\Integer#1.#2??{#1}%

%    \end{macrocode}
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \section{Labelling the graphical elements}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
% While drawing anything with the \pack{curve2e}
% package, it might be necessary to identify some
% graphical objects with some sort of “label”.^^A
%\footnote{Do not confuse this identifier label
% with the \cs{label} command.}
% 
% Some commands such as \cs{legenda}
% (\emph{legend}), \cs{Zbox}, and \cs{Pbox} have
% been always used in the documentation of this
% package and its siblings; but we used them in
% many other documents; therefore we thought it
% was useful to have them available to any user of
% \pack{curve2e}.
%
%Their commands follow the following syntax.
%\begin{Sintassi}
%|\Pbox|\parg{coordinates}\oarg{position}\marg{formula}\oarg{dot diameter}\meta{\texttt{*}}\aarg{angle}
%|\Zbox|\parg{coordinates}\oarg{position}\marg{formula}\oarg{dot diameter}
%|\legenda|\parg{coordinates}\marg{formula}
%\end{Sintassi}
%
% These commands have similar but different
% functionalities; the most general one is
% |\Pbox|, while the others are simplified
% versions that have a simpler syntax, and a
% subset of the |\Pbox| functionalities. While we
% describe the arguments of |\Pbox| we emphasise
% the small differences with the other two
% commands.
%\begin{description}
%\item[\meta{coordinates}]
% are the coordinates (explicit, or in vector 
% form) of the reference point of the “label”;
% for |\legenda| it is the lower left corner of
% the framed legend contents. They are delimited
% with the usual matched parentheses, and their
% default value is \texttt{(0,0)}, therefore
% either users specify other coordinates, or use
% the |\put| command to place the legend where
% they prefer.
%
%\item[\meta{position}]
% is the optional position of the reference point
% relative to the “label” contents: this means
% that if the “label” should be NE (North East)
% relative to the visible (or invisible) dot it
% labels, the \meta{position} codes should be
% \texttt{tr} (top right); the default
% \meta{position} is \texttt{cc} so that the
% “label” is vertically and horizontally centred
% at the reference point; actually these position
% parameters should always be specified if
% the dot diameter is positive (therefore
% visible), otherwise the “label” and the dot
% overwrite each other. 
%
%\item[\meta{formula}]
% may be almost anything; \meta{formula} means
% that the argument is typeset in math mode; if
% some text is desired the argument must be
% surrounded by a  matched couple of dollar signs;
% in any case it is possible to enter text mode by
% using a box (for example through a |\hbox| or a
% |\parbox|) so that actually this mandatory
% argument may contain almost anything.
%
%\item[\meta{dot diameter}] the dot diameter
% default value is positive; for |\Zbox| this
% parameter equals |1\unitlength|, while for
% |\Pbox| it equals \texttt{0.5ex}; the user
% should be careful in modifying this value; but
% if the dot diameter is set to zero, the dot is
% absent and the |\Zbox| command behaves almost as
% an unframed legend. The small difference is that
% |\Zbox| accepts a \meta{position} parameter
% while the |\legend| command does not.
%
%\item[\meta{\texttt{*}}] is an optional star; if
% specified the “label” is framed with a visible
% border, otherwise it is framed with an invisible
% one but with a blank gap that tries to adjust
% its thickness so that the “label” is always at
% the same distance from the reference point; if
% this reference point corresponds to a box corner
% it thickness is reduced by approximately a
% factor equal to $\sqrt{0.5}$, in oder to take
% into account the diagonal of the blank gap
% angle. 
%
%\item[\meta{angle}] is the rotation angle (in
% degrees) of the “label” about its reference
% point; sometimes such “labels” have to be
% rotated 90° anticlockwise; sometimes they need a
% positive or negative rotation angle in order to
% match the general direction of the “labelled”
% object, be it an oblique line, an axis, or
% whatever. We found it very useful also to
% label the cartesian axes, but also in other
% situations. For example, in order to label the
% $x$ axis the |\Pbox| command might have the
% arrow tip coordinates for the reference point
% and  have  \texttt{tr} for the \meta{position};
% for the $y$ axis, the reference point is again
% the arrow tip, and the position would be again
% \texttt{tr} if the “label” sits on the left of
% the axis.
%\end{description}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand\Pbox{}
\newlength\PbDim
\RenewDocumentCommand\Pbox{D(){0,0} O{cc} m O{0.5ex} s D<>{0}}{%
\put(#1){\rotatebox{#6}{\makebox(0,0){%
\settowidth\PbDim{#2}%
\edef\Rapp{\fpeval{\PbDim/{1ex}}}%
\fptest{\Rapp>1.5}{\fboxsep=0.5ex}{\fboxsep=0.75ex}%
\IfBooleanTF{#5}{\fboxrule=0.4pt}{\fboxrule=0pt}%
\fptest{#4=0sp}%
  {\makebox(0,0)[#2]{\fbox{$\relax#3\relax$}}}%
  {\edef\Diam{\fpeval{(#4)/\unitlength}}%
   \makebox(0,0){\circle*{\Diam}}%
   \makebox(0,0)[#2]{\fbox{$\relax\mathsf#3\relax$}}%
  }}}%
}\ignorespaces}

\providecommand\Zbox{}
\RenewDocumentCommand\Zbox{R(){0,0} O{cc} m O{1}}{%
\put(#1){\makebox(0,0)[#2]{\fboxrule=0pt\fboxsep=3pt\fbox{$#3$}}%
\makebox(0,0)[cc]{\circle*{#4}}}\ignorespaces}

\providecommand\legenda{}
\newbox\legendbox
\RenewDocumentCommand\legenda{D(){0,0} m}{\put(#1){%
   \setbox\legendbox\hbox{$\relax#2\relax$}%
   \edef\@tempA{\fpeval{(\wd\legendbox+3\p@)/\unitlength}}%
   \edef\@tempB{\fpeval{(\ht\legendbox+\dp\legendbox+3\p@)/\unitlength}}%
   \framebox(\@tempA,\@tempB){\box\legendbox}}\ignorespaces}
   
%    \end{macrocode}

% With the above labelling facilities and with use
% of the \pack{xfp} functionalities it is not
% difficult to create diagrams with linear or
% logarithmic axes. In effects the
% \pack{graphpaper} class uses these labelling
% macros and several other ones. 
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \section{Math operations on fractional operands}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% This is not the place to complain about the fact
% that all programs of the \TeX\ system use only
% integer arithmetics; now, with the 2018
% distribution of the modern \TeX\ system,
% package |xfp| is available: this package resorts
% in the background to language \LaTeX\,3; with
% this language now it is possible to compute
% fractional number operations; the numbers are
% coded in decimal notation, not in binary one,
% and it is possible also to use numbers written
% as in computer science, that is as a fractional,
% possibly signed, number followed by an
% expression that contains the exponent of~10
% necessary to (ideally) move the fractional
% separator in one or the other direction 
% according to the sign of the exponent of~ 10; in
% other words the L3 library for floating point
% calculations accepts such expressions as
% \texttt{123.456}, \texttt{0.12345e3}, and
% \texttt{12345e-3}, and any other equivalent
% expression. If the first number is integer, it
% assumes that the decimal separator is to the
% right of the rightmost digit of the numerical
% string.
%
% Floating point calculations may be done through
% the |\fpeval| L3 function with a very simple
% syntax:
%  \begin{Sintassi}
%  \cs{fpeval}\marg{mathematical expression}
%  \end{Sintassi}
% where \meta{mathematical expression} can contain
% the usual algebraic operation sings,
% |`+' - * / ** ^| and the function names of the
% most common algebraic, trigonometric, and
% transcendental functions; for direct and inverse
% trigonometric functions it accepts arguments in
% radians and in sexagesimal degrees; it accepts
% the group of rounding/truncating operators; it
% can perform several kinds of comparisons; as to
% now (Nov. 2019) the todo list includes the
% direct and inverse hyperbolic functions. The
% mantissa length of the floating point operands
% amounts to~16 decimal digits. Further details
% may be read in the documentations of the |xfp|
% and |interface3| packages, just by typing into a
% command line window the command \texttt{texdoc
% \meta{document}}, where \meta{document} is just
% the name of the above named files without the
% need of stating the extension.
%
% Furthermore we added a few interface macros with
% the internal L3 floating point functions;
% |\fptest| and |\fpdowhile|. They have the
% following syntax.
%\begin{Sintassi}\ttfamily\obeylines
% \string\fptest\marg{logical expression}\marg{true code}\marg{false code}
% \string\fptestT\marg{logical expression}\marg{true code}
% \string\fptestF\marg{logicalexpression}\marg{false code}
% \string\fpdowhile\marg{logical expression}\marg{code}
%\end{Sintassi}
% The \meta{logical expression} compares
% numerical values of any kind by means of the
% usual \texttt{>}, \texttt{=}, and \texttt{<}
% operators that may be negated with the “not”
% operator \texttt{!}; furthermore the logical
% results of these comparisons may be acted upon
% with the “and” operator \texttt{\&\&} and the
% “or” operator \texttt{\string|\string|}.
% The \meta{true code}, and  \meta{code} are
% executed if or while the \meta{logical
% expression} is true, while the \meta{false code}
% is executed if the \meta{logical expression}
% is false
%
% This package defines Some other advanced
% commands, although they are not used for
% drawing; they might be useful for some users.
% They are |\Modulo|, |\Ifodd|, |\IfEqual|; namely
% the function to compute the expression
% $x= a \mod b$, in other words the remainder of
% the integer quotient of $a/b$; the equivalent of 
% the native command |\ifodd| with the difference
% that it can test directly an integer expression;
% similarly |\IfEqual| extends the functionality
% of the native command |\ifx|, but can compare
% any kind of tokens; they are all robust commands
% while the original tests are fragile.
%
% Before the availability of the |xfp| package, it
% was necessary to fake fractional number
% computations by means of the native e-\TeX\ 
% commands |\dimexpr|, i.e. to multiply each
% fractional number by the unit |\p@| (1\,pt) so
% as to get a length; operate on such lengths, and
% then stripping off the `pt' component from the
% result; very error prone and with less
% precision as the one that the modern decimal
% floating point calculations can do. Of course it
% is not so important to use fractional numbers
% with more than 5 or 6 fractional digits,
% because the other \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ macros
% cannot handle them, but it is very convenient to
% have simpler and more readable code. We
% therefore switched to the new floating point
% functionality, even if this maintains the
% |curve2e| functionality, but renders this
% package unusable with older \LaTeX\  kernel
% installations. It has already been explained
% that the input of this up-to-date version of
% |curve2e| is aborted if the |xfp| package is not
% available, but the previous 1.61 version is
% loaded in its place; very little functionality
% is lost, but, hopefully, this new version
% performs in a better way.
%
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{The division macro}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

% The most important macro is the division of two
% fractional numbers; we seek a macro that gets
% dividend and divisor as fractional numbers and
% saves their ratio in a macro; this is done in a
% simple way with the following code.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\DividE#1by#2to#3{\edef#3{\fpeval{#1 / #2}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% In order to avoid problems with divisions by
% zero, or with numbers that yield results too
% large to be used as multipliers of unit lengths,
% it would be preferable that the above code be
% preceded or followed by some tests and possible
% messages.
% Actually we decided to avoid such tests and
% messages, because the internal L3 functions
% already provide some. This was done in the
% previous versions of this package, when the
% |\fpeval| L3 function was not available.
%
% Notice that operands |#1| and |#2| may be
% integer numbers or fractional, or mixed numbers.
% They may be also dimensions: in this case our
% function |\fpeval| treats the unit symbols as
% special numerical constants that transform the
% dimensions into typographical points; for
% example |mm| is the (dimensionless) ratio of
% two lengths 
%$1\mathrm{pt}/1\mathrm{mm}=(72{,}27\mathrm{pt/in})/(25{,}4\mathrm{mm/in})=2{,}84527559055118$; 
% therefore both expressions
%\begin{verbatim}
%\DividE(1mm)by(3mm)to\result
%\Divide 1mm by 3mm to\result
%\end{verbatim}
% yield correctly |\result=0.33333333|.
%
% For backwards compatibility we need an alias.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\DivideFN\DividE
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% We do the same in order to multiply two integer
% or fractional numbers held in the first two
% arguments, and the third argument is a definable
% token that will hold the result of
% multiplication in the form of a fractional
% number, possibly with a non null fractional
% part; a null fractional part is stripped off.
%    \begin{macrocode} 
\def\MultiplY#1by#2to#3{\edef#3{\fpeval{#1 * #2}}}\relax
\let\MultiplyFN\MultiplY
%    \end{macrocode}
% but with multiplication it is better to avoid
% computations with lengths.
%
% The next macro uses the |\fpeval| macro to get
% the numerical value of a measure in points. One
% has to call |\Numero| with a control sequence
% and a dimension, with the following syntax; the
% dimension value in points is assigned to the
% control sequence.
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{Numero}\meta{control sequence result}\meta{dimension}
%\end{Sintassi}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand\Numero[2]{\edef#1{\fpeval{round(#2,6)}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% The numerical value is rounded to 6 fractional
% digits that are more than sufficient for the
% graphical actions performed by |curve2e|.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Trigonometric functions}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% We now start with trigonometric functions. In
% previous versions of this package we defined the 
% macros |\SinOf|, |\CosOf|, and |\TanOf|
% (|\CotOf| did not appear so essential)
% by means of the parametric formulas that require
% the knowledge of the tangent of the half angle.
% We wanted, and still want, to specify the angles
% in sexagesimal degrees, not in radians, so that
% accurate reductions to the main quadrants are
% possible. The bisection formulas are
% \begin{eqnarray*}
% \sin\theta &=& \frac{2}{\cot x + \tan x}\\
% \cos\theta &=& \frac{\cot x - \tan x}{\cot x + \tan x}\\
% \tan\theta &=& \frac{2}{\cot x - \tan x}\\
% \noalign{\hbox{where}}
% x          &=& \theta/114.591559
% \end{eqnarray*}
% is the half angle in degrees converted to radians.
%
% But now, in this new version, the availability
% of the floating point computations with the
% specific L3 library makes all the above
% superfluous; actually the above approach gave
% good results but it was cumbersome and limited
% by the fixed radix computations of the \TeX\ 
% system programs.
%
% Matter of facts, we compared the results (with 6
% fractional digits) of the computations executed
% with the \texttt{sind} function name, in order
% to use the angles in degrees, and a table of
% trigonometric functions with the same number of
% fractional digits, and we did not find any
% difference, not even one unit on the sixth
% decimal digit. Probably the |\fpeval|
% computations, without rounding before the
% sixteenth significant digit, are much more
% accurate, but it is useless to have a higher
% accuracy when the other \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ 
% macros would not be able to exploit them.
%
% Having available such powerful instrument, even
% the tangent appears to be of little use for the
% kind of computations that are supposed to be
% required in this package.
%
% The codes for the computation of |\SinOf| and
% |\CosOf| of the angle in degrees is now
% therefore the following
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\SinOf#1to#2{\edef#2{\fpeval{round(sind#1,6)}}}\relax
\def\CosOf#1to#2{\edef#2{\fpeval{round(cosd#1,6)}}}\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
% Sometimes the argument of a complex number is
% necessary; therefore with macro |\ArgOfVect| we
% calculate the four quadrant arctangent (in
% degrees) of the given vector taking into account
% the sings of the vector components. We use the
% |xfp| |atand| with two arguments, so that it
% automatically takes into account all the signs
% for determining the argument of vector $x,y$ by
% giving the values $x$ and $y$ in the
% proper order to the function |atan|:
%\[
%\mbox{if\quad } x + \mathrm{i}y = M\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{i}\varphi}\mbox{\quad then\quad }
%\varphi = \mathtt{\string\fpeval\{atand(\mbox{$y$},\mbox{$x$})\}}
%\]
% The |\ArgOfVect| macro receives on input a
% vector and determines its four quadrant
% argument; it only checks if both vector
% components are zero, because in this case
% nothing is done, and the argument is assigned
% the value zero.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ArgOfVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1){\t@X}{\t@Y}%
\fptest{\t@X=\z@&&\t@Y=\z@}{\edef#2{0}%
\PackageWarning{curve2e}{Null vector}{%
Check your data\MessageBreak
Computations go on, but the results may be meaningless}%
}{\edef#2{\fpeval{round(atand(\t@Y,\t@X),6)}}}%
\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Since the argument of a null vector is
% meaningless, we set it to zero in case that
% input data refer to such a null vector.
% Computations go on anyway, but the results may
% be meaningless; such strange results are an
% indications that some controls on the code
% should be done by the user.
%
% It is worth examining the following table, where
% the angles of nine vectors $45^\circ$ degrees
% apart from one another are computed by using
% this macro.
% \begin{center}
% \begin{tabular}{l*9r}
% Vector &0,\,0 &1,\,0 &1,\,1 & 0,\,1 & -1,\,1& -1,\,0&-1,\,-1&0, -1&1,\,-1\\
% Angle  &  0 & 0  & 45 & 90  & 135 & 180 &-135 & -90& -45
% \end{tabular}
% \end{center}
% Real computations with the |\ArgOfVect| macro
% produce those very numbers without the need of
% rounding; |\fpeval| produces by itself all the
% necessary trimming of lagging zeros and the
% result rounding.
%
%
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
% \subsection{Arcs and curves preliminary information}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% We would like to define now a macro for drawing
% circular arcs of any radius and any angular
% aperture; the macro should require the arc
% center, the arc starting point and the angular
% aperture. The arc has its reference point in its
% center, therefore it does not need to be put in
% place by the command |\put|; nevertheless if
% |\put| is used, it may displace the arc into
% another position.
%
% The command should have the following syntax:
% \begin{Sintassi}
% \cs{Arc}(\meta{center})(\meta{starting point})\marg{angle}
% \end{Sintassi}
% which is totally equivalent to:
% \begin{Sintassi}
% \cs{put}(\meta{center})\marg{\upshape\cs{Arc}(0,0)(\meta{starting
%      point})\marg{angle}}
% \end{Sintassi}
% If the \meta{angle}, i.e. the arc angular
% aperture, is positive the arc runs
% counterclockwise from the starting
% point; clockwise if it is negative.
% Notice that since the \meta{starting point} is
% relative to the \meta{center} point, its polar
% coordinates are very convenient, since they
% become \parg{\meta{start angle}:\meta{radius}},
% where the \meta{start angle} is relative to the
% arc center. Therefore you can think about a
% syntax such as this one:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{Arc}\parg{center}\parg{start angle\texttt{\upshape :}{radius}}\marg{angle}
%\end{Sintassi}
%
% The difference between the |pict2e| |\arc|
% definition  consists in a very different syntax:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{arc}\Oarg{\meta{start angle}\texttt{,}\meta{end angle}}\marg{radius}
%\end{Sintassi}
% and the center is assumed to be at the
% coordinate established with a required |\put|
% command; moreover the difference in
% specifying angles is that \meta{end angle}
% equals the sum of \meta{start angle} and
% \meta{angle}. With the definition of this
% |curve2e| package use of a |\put| command is not
% prohibited, but it may be used for fine tuning
% the arc position by means of a simple
% displacement; moreover the \meta{starting point}
% may be specified with polar coordinates (that
% are relative to the arc center). 
%
% It's necessary to determine the end point and
% the control points of the Bézier spline(s) that
% make up the circular arc.
%
% The end point is obtained from the rotation of
% the starting point around the center; but the
% \texttt{pict2e} command |\pIIe@rotate| is such
% that the pivoting point appears to be non
% relocatable. It is therefore necessary to resort
% to low level \TeX\ commands and the defined
% trigonometric functions and a set of macros that
% operate on complex numbers used as vector
% roto-amplification operators.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Complex number macros}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% In this package \emph{complex number} is a vague
% phrase; it may be used in the mathematical sense
% of an ordered pair of real numbers; it can be
% viewed as a vector joining the origin of the
% coordinate axes to the coordinates indicated by
% the ordered pair; it can be interpreted as a
% roto-amplification operator that scales its
% operand and rotates it about a pivot point;
% besides the usual conventional representation
% used by the mathematicians where the ordered
% pair is enclosed in round parentheses (which is
% in perfect agreement with the standard code used
% by the |picture| environment) there is the
% other conventional representation used by the
% engineers that stresses the roto-amplification
% nature of a complex number:
%\[
%(x, y) = x + \mathrm{j}y =M \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{j}\theta}
%\]
% Even the imaginary unit is indicated with
% $\mathrm{i}$ by  mathematicians and with
% $\mathrm{j}$ by engineers. In spite of
% these differences, such objects, the
% \emph{complex numbers}, are used without any
% problem by both mathematicians and engineers.
% 
% The important point is that these objects can be 
% summed,% subtracted, multiplied, divided, raised
% to any power (integer, fractional, positive or
% negative), be the argument of transcendental
% functions according to rules that are agreed
% upon by everybody. We do not need all these
% properties, but we need some and we must create
% the suitable macros for doing some of these
% operations.
%
% In facts we need macros for summing,
% subtracting, multiplying, dividing complex
% numbers, for determining their directions
% (unit vectors or versors); a unit vector is the
% complex number divided by its magnitude so that
% the result is the cartesian or polar form of the
% Euler's formula
% \[
% \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{j}\phi} = \cos\phi+\mathrm{j}\sin\phi
% \]
%
% The magnitude of a vector is determined by
% taking the positive square root of the sum of
% the squared real and imaginary parts (often
% called \emph{Pitagorean sum}); see further on.
%
% It's better to represent each complex number
% with one control sequence; this implies frequent
% assembling and disassembling the pair of real
% numbers that make up a complex number. These
% real components are assembled into the defining
% control sequence as a couple of coordinates,
% i.e.\ two comma separated integer or fractional
% signed decimal numbers.
%
% For assembling two real numbers into a complex
% number we use the following elementary macro:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\MakeVectorFrom#1#2to#3{\edef#3{#1,#2}}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% Another elementary macro copies a complex number
% into another one:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\CopyVect#1to#2{\edef#2{#1}\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The magnitude is determined with the macro
% |\ModOfVect| with delimited arguments; as usual
% it is assumed that the results are retrieved by
% means of control sequences, not used directly.
%
% In the preceding versions of package |curve2e|
% the magnitude $M$ was determined by taking the
% moduli of the real and imaginary parts, by
% changing their signs if necessary; the larger
% component was then taken as the reference one,
% so that, if $a$ is larger than $b$, the square
% root of the sum of their squares is computed as
% such:
% \[
% M = \sqrt{a^2+b^2} = \vert a\vert\sqrt{1+(b/a)^2}
% \]
% In this way the radicand never exceeds 2 and it
% was quite easy to get its square root by means
% of the Newton iterative process; due to the
% quadratic convergence, five iterations were more
% than sufficient. When one of the components was
% zero, the Newton iterative process was skipped.
%
% With the availability of the |xfp| package
% functionalities  and its floating point
% algorithms it is much easier to compute the
% magnitude of a complex number; since these
% algorithms allow to use very large numbers, it
% is not necessary to normalise the complex
% number components to the largest one; therefore
% the code is much simpler than the one used for
% implementing the Newton method used in the
% previous
% versions of this package.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ModOfVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\edef#2{\fpeval{round(sqrt(\t@X*\t@X + \t@Y*\t@Y),6)}}\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Since the macro for determining the magnitude of
% a vector is available, we can now normalise the
% vector to its magnitude, therefore getting the
% Cartesian form of the direction vector.
% If by any chance the direction of the null
% vector is  requested, the output is again the
% null vector, without
% normalisation.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\DirOfVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\ModOfVect#1to\@tempa
\fptestF{\@tempa=\z@}{%
  \edef\t@X{\fpeval{round(\t@X/\@tempa,6)}}%
  \edef\t@Y{\fpeval{round(\t@Y/\@tempa,6)}}%
}\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#2\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% A cumulative macro uses the above ones to
% determine with one call both the magnitude and
% the direction of a complex number.
% The first argument is the input complex number,
% the second its magnitude, and the third is again
% a complex number normalised to unit magnitude
% (unless the input was the null complex number);
% remember always that output quantities must be
% specified with control sequences to be used at a
% later time.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ModAndDirOfVect#1to#2and#3{%
\ModOfVect#1to#2%
\DirOfVect#1to#3\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The next macro computes the magnitude and the
% direction of the difference of two complex
% numbers; the first input argument is the
% minuend, the second is the subtrahend; the
% output quantities are the third argument
% containing the magnitude of the difference and
% the fourth is the direction of the difference.
% Please notice the difference between
% |\ModAndDirOfVect| and |\DistanceAndDirOfVect|;
% the former computes the modulus and the
% direction of a complex number, that is a vector
% with its tail in the origin of the axes; the
% latter measures the length of the difference of
% two complex numbers; in a way |\ModAndDirOfVect|
% \meta{vector} |to| \meta{macro} |and|
% \meta{versor} produces the same result as
% |\DistanceAndDirOfVect| \meta{vector}
% |minus {0,0} to| \meta{macro} |and|
% \meta{versor}.
% Actually |\DistanceAndDirOfVect| yields the
% distance of two complex numbers and the
% direction of their difference.
% The service macro |\SubVect| executes the
% difference of two complex numbers and is
% described further on; its code implements just
% this statement.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\DistanceAndDirOfVect#1minus#2to#3and#4{%
\SubVect#2from#1to\@tempa 
\ModAndDirOfVect\@tempa to#3and#4\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% We now have two macros intended to fetch just
% the real or, respectively, the imaginary part of
% the input complex number.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\XpartOfVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)#2\@tempa\ignorespaces}%
%
\def\YpartOfVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)\@tempa#2\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% With the next macro we create a direction vector
% (second argument) from a given angle (first
% argument, in degrees).
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\DirFromAngle#1to#2{%
\edef\t@X{\fpeval{round(cosd#1,6)}}%
\edef\t@Y{\fpeval{round(sind#1,6)}}%
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#2\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Sometimes it is necessary to scale (multiply) a
% vector by an arbitrary real factor; this implies
% scaling both the real and imaginary part of the
% input given vector.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ScaleVect#1by#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\edef\t@X{\fpeval{#2 * \t@X}}%
\edef\t@Y{\fpeval{#2 * \t@Y}}%
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% Again, sometimes it is necessary to reverse the
% direction of rotation; this implies changing the
% sign of the imaginary part of a given complex
% number; this operation produces the complex
% conjugate of the given number.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ConjVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\edef\t@Y{-\t@Y}\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#2\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% With all the low level elementary operations we
% can now proceed to the definitions of the binary 
% operations on complex numbers. We start with the
% addition:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\AddVect#1and#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\tu@X\tu@Y
\GetCoord(#2)\td@X\td@Y 
\edef\t@X{\fpeval{\tu@X + \td@X}}%
\edef\t@Y{\fpeval{\tu@Y + \td@Y}}%
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% Then the subtraction:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\SubVect#1from#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\tu@X\tu@Y
\GetCoord(#2)\td@X\td@Y 
\edef\t@X{\fpeval{\td@X - \tu@X}}%
\edef\t@Y{\fpeval{\td@Y - \tu@Y}}%
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% For the multiplication we need to split the
% operation according to the fact that we want to
% multiply by the second operand or by the complex
% conjugate of the second operand; it would be
% nice if we could use the usual postfixed
% asterisk notation for the complex conjugate, but
% in the previous versions of this package we
% could not find a simple means for doing so.
% Therefore the previous version contained a
% definition of the |\MultVect| macro that
% followed a simple syntax with an optional
% asterisk \emph{prefixed} to the second operand.
% Its syntax, therefore, allowed the following
% two forms:
%\begin{Sintassi}\ttfamily
%\cs{MultVect}\meta{first factor} by \meta{second factor} to \meta{output macro}\\
%\cs{MultVect}\meta{first factor} by $\star$ \meta{second factor} to \meta{output macro}\\
%\end{Sintassi}
%
% With the availability of the |xparse| package
% and its special argument descriptors for the
% arguments, we were able to define a different
% macro, |\Multvect|, with both optional positions
% for the asterisk: \emph{after} and
% \emph{before}; its syntax allows the
% following four forms:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{Multvect}\marg{first factor}\marg{second factor}\meta{output macro}
%\cs{Multvect}\marg{first factor}$\star$\marg{second factor}\meta{output macro}
%\cs{Multvect}\marg{first factor}\marg{second factor}$\star$\meta{output macro}
%\cs{Multvect}\marg{first factor}$\star$\marg{second factor}$\star$\meta{output macro}
%\end{Sintassi}
%
% Nevertheless we maintain a sort of interface
% between the old syntax and the new one, so that
% the two old forms can be mapped to two suitable
% forms of the new syntax. Old documents are still
% compilable; users who got used to the old syntax
% can maintain their habits.
%
% First we define the new macro: it receives the
% three arguments, the first two as balanced
% texts; the last one must always be a macro,
% therefore a single (complex) token that does not
% require braces, even if it is not forbidden
% to use them. Asterisks are optional. The input
% arguments are transformed into couples of
% argument and modulus; this makes multiplication
% much simpler as the output modulus is just the
% product of the input moduli, while the output
% argument is just the sum of input arguments;
% eventually it is necessary to transform this
% polar version of the result into an ordered
% couple of cartesian values to be assigned to the
% output macro. In order to maintain the single
% macros pretty simple we need a couple of service
% macros and a named counter. We use |\ModOfVect|
% previously defined, and a new macro
% |\ModAndAngleOfVect| with the following syntax:
%\begin{Sintassi}\ttfamily \cs{ModAndAngleOfVect}\meta{input vector} to \meta{output modulus} and \meta{output angle in degrees}
%\end{Sintassi}
% The output quantities are always macros, so they
% do not need balanced bracing; angles in degrees
% are always preferred because, in case of
% necessity, they are easy to reduce to the range
% $-180^\circ < \alpha \leq +180^\circ$.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ModAndAngleOfVect#1to#2and#3{\ModOfVect#1to#2\relax
\ArgOfVect#1to#3\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
% We name a new service counter
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcount\MV@C
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Now comes the real macro\footnote{A warm
% thank-you to Enrico Gregorio, who kindly
% attracted my attention on the necessity of
% braces when using this kind of macro; being
% used to the syntax with delimited arguments I
% had taken the bad habit of avoiding braces.
% Braces are very important, but the syntax of the
% original \TeX\ language, that did not
% have available the L3 one, spoiled me with the
% abuse of delimited arguments.}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand\Multvect{m s m s m}%
{\ModAndAngleOfVect#1to\MV@uM and\MV@uA 
\ModAndAngleOfVect#3to\MV@dM and\MV@dA 
\fptestT{%
\IfBooleanTF{#2}{1}{0}+\IfBooleanTF{#4}{1}{0}!=0}%
{\edef\MV@dA{-\MV@dA}}%
\edef\MV@rM{\fpeval{round((\MV@uM*\MV@dM),6)}}%
\edef\MV@rA{\fpeval{round((\MV@uA+\MV@dA),6)}}%
\edef#5{\fpeval{\MV@rM*cosd\MV@rA},\fpeval{\MV@rM*sind\MV@rA}}}

%    \end{macrocode}
%
% In order to remain backward compatible, the
%  macro reduces to two simple macros that take
% the input delimited arguments and passes them
% in braced form to the above 
% general macro:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\MultVect#1by{\@ifstar{\let\MV@c1\@MultVect#1 by}{\let\MV@c0\@MultVect#1by}}

\def\@MultVect#1by#2to#3{%
  \fptest{\MV@c!=0}{\Multvect{#1}{#2}*{#3}}%
    {\Multvect{#1}{#2}{#3}}%
}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% Testing of both the new and the old macros shows
% that they behave as expected, although, using
% real numbers for trigonometric functions, some
% small rounding unit on the sixth decimal digit
% still remains; nothing to worry about with a
% package used for drawing.
%
%
% The division of two complex numbers implies
% scaling down the dividend by the magnitude of
% the divisor and by rotating the dividend scaled
% vector by the conjugate versor of the divisor:
%\[
% \frac{\vec{N}}{\vec{D}}= \frac{\vec{N}}{M\vec{u}}=
% \frac{\vec{N}}{M}\vec{u}^{\mkern2mu\star}
%\] 
% therefore:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\DivVect#1by#2to#3{\Divvect{#1}{#2}{#3}}

\NewDocumentCommand \Divvect{m m m}%
{\ModOfVect#2to\DV@dD
\fptest{\DV@dD=0}{\PackageWarning{curve2e}{^^J%
******************************************^^J%
Division by zero!^^J%
Result set to maxdimen in scaled points^^J%
******************************************^^J}%
\edef#3{\fpeval{\maxdimen*2**16},0}}%
{\edef\DV@sF{\fpeval{1/\DV@dD**2}}%
\Multvect{#2}{\DV@sF,0}{\DV@dD}%
\Multvect{#1}{\DV@dD}*{#3}}}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% Macros |\DivVect| and |\Divvect| are almost
% equivalent; the second is possibly slightly more
% robust. They match the corresponding macros for
% multiplying two vectors.
% Attention! The new macro |\Divvect| performs a
% test on a zero valued divisor; in case it issues
% a warning, and sets the result as the maxdimen
% value expressed in scaled points and it does not
% stop the job; the following results are going to
% be very wrong, but the strongly emphasised
% warning message in the console and\slash or in
% the log file warns users to review their data.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Arcs and curved vectors}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% We are now in the position of really doing
% graphic work.
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsubsection{Arcs}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% We provide two ways to produce arcs so as to use 
% different although similar macros; they follow
% the following syntax:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%  \cs{Arc}\parg{center coordinates}\parg{starting point cartesian coordinates}\marg{angle}
%  
%  \cs{Arc}\parg{centercoordinates}\parg{starting point polar coordinates}\marg{ange}
%\end{Sintassi}
%
% The difference between these macros and that of
% the standard \pack{pict2e} package assumes that
% these new ones are easier to use. The latter
% does no require the center coordinates and must
% be put in place with a |\put| command; its
% reference point becomes the arc center; is it
% necessary to specify the coordinates of both the
% starting and the ending point angles and the
% radius; this implies that the user specifies
% compatible data; not too difficult, but it is
% delicate for choosing the correct angles and the
% correct distance from the implicit center.
%
% These new alternative macros leave the
% calculation of the radius to the software and
% the Pythagorean distance between the center and
% the starting point, and require the
% specification of the rotation angle; but even
% in this way, used in the previous version of
% this package, the cartesian coordinates of the
% staring point are very easy when they imply
% an angle of an integer number of right angles
% starting from the $x$ axis, but they become not
% that easy when the center and the starting point
% don't share either their abscissas or their
% ordinates. The new alternate syntax uses the
% polar coordinates; their reference point is the
% arc center and it appears to be easier to
% specify the position of the starting point,
% because its angle and it distance are both
% specified by the user. With the drawings made
% with the extended |picture| environment it seems
% to be easier to have available both the absolute
% cartesian specification and the centred polar
% specification.
%
% Therefore tracing a circular arc of arbitrary
% center, arbitrary starting point and arbitrary
% aperture; the first macro checks the aperture;
% if this is not zero it actually proceeds with
% the necessary computations, otherwise it does
% nothing.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\Arc(#1)(#2)#3{\begingroup
\edef\tempG{#3}% 
\fptestF{#3=0}{\@Arc(#1)(#2)}}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The aperture is already memorised in |\@tdA|;
% the |\@Arc| macro receives the center
% coordinates in the first argument and the
% coordinates of the starting point in the second
% argument. For easier calculation we assume that
% the angles are positive when rotating
% counterclockwise; if the user specification is
% negative, we change sign, but remember the
% original sign so that in the end the arc will
% floe=w in the right direction
%    \begin{macrocode}

\def\@Arc(#1)(#2){%
\fptest{\tempG>\z@}%
       {\let\Segno+}%
       {\let\Segno-%
        \edef\tempG{\fpeval{abs(\tempG)}}%
               }%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The rotation angle sign is memorised in |\Segno|
% and |\@tdA| now contains the absolute value of
% the arc aperture.
%
% If the rotation angle is larger than $360^\circ$
% a message is issued that informs the user that
% the angle will be reduced modulo $360^\circ$;
% this operation is performed by successive
% subtractions rather than with modular
% arithmetics on the assumption that in general
% one subtraction suffices.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\fptestT{\tempG>360}{%
 \PackageWarning{curve2e}%
     {The arc aperture is \tempG\space degrees
      and gets reduced^^J%
      to the interval 0--360 taking the sign into
      consideration}%
      \edef\tempG{\Modulo{\tempG}{360}}%
      }%
%    \end{macrocode}
% Now the radius is determined and the drawing
% point is moved to the starting point.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\GetCoord(#2)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\ifCV@polare 
  \ModOfVect#2to\@Raggio 
  \CopyVect#1to\@Cent 
  \AddVect#2and#1to\@pPun%          starting point
  \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\else
  \SubVect#2from#1to\@V 
  \ModOfVect\@V to\@Raggio
  \CopyVect#2to\@pPun
  \CopyVect#1to\@Cent 
  \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\fi
%    \end{macrocode}
% From now on it's better to define a new macro
% that will be used also in the subsequent macros
% that draw arcs; here we already have the
% starting point coordinates and the angle to
% draw the arc, therefore we just call the new
% macro, stroke the line and exit.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\@@Arc\strokepath\endgroup\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% And the new macro |\@@Arc| starts with moving
% the drawing point to the first point and does
% everything needed for drawing the requested arc,
% except stroking it; we leave the |\strokepath|
% command to the completion of the calling macro
% and nobody forbids to use the |\@@Arc| macro for
% other purposes.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@@Arc{%
\pIIe@moveto{\@pPunX\unitlength}%
            {\@pPunY\unitlength}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% If the aperture is larger than $180^\circ$ it
% traces a% semicircle in the right direction and
% correspondingly reduces
% the overall aperture.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\fptestT{\tempG>180}{%
  \edef\tempG{\fpeval{\tempG-180}}%
  \SubVect\@pPun from\@Cent to\@V
  \AddVect\@V and\@Cent to\@sPun
  \Multvect{\@V}{0,-1.3333333}{\@V}% 
  \if\Segno-\ScaleVect\@V by-1to\@V\fi
  \AddVect\@pPun and\@V to\@pcPun
  \AddVect\@sPun and\@V to\@scPun
  \GetCoord(\@pcPun)\@pcPunX\@pcPunY
  \GetCoord(\@scPun)\@scPunX\@scPunY
  \GetCoord(\@sPun)\@sPunX\@sPunY
  \pIIe@curveto{\@pcPunX\unitlength}%
               {\@pcPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@scPunX\unitlength}%
               {\@scPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@sPunX\unitlength}%
               {\@sPunY\unitlength}%
  \CopyVect\@sPun to\@pPun}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% If the remaining aperture is not zero it
% continues tracing the rest of the arc. Here we
% need the extrema of the arc and the coordinates
% of the control points of the Bézier cubic spline
% that traces the arc. The control points lay on
% the  perpendicular to the vectors that join the
% arc center to the% starting and end points
% respectively. 
%
% With reference to figure~12 of the 
% |curve2e-manual.pdf| file, the points $P_1$ and
% $P_2$ are the arc end-points; $C_1$ and $C_2$
% are the Bézier-spline control-points; $P$ is the 
% arc mid-point, that should be distant from the
% center of the arc the same as $P_1$ and $P_2$.
% Choosing a convenient orientation of the arc
% relative to the coordinate axes, the coordinates
% of these five points are:
%\begin{align*}
%P_1 &= (-R\sin\theta, 0)\\
%P_2 &= (R\sin\theta, 0)\\
%C_1 &= (-R\sin\theta+K\cos\theta, K\sin\theta)\\
%C_2 &= (R\sin\theta-K\cos\theta, K\sin\theta)\\
%P   &= (0, R(1-\cos\theta))
%\end{align*}
% The Bézier cubic spline interpolating the end
% and mid points is given by the parametric
% equation:
%\begin{equation*}
%P= P_1(1-t)^3 + 3C_1 (1-t)^2t + 3C_2 (1-t)t^2 + P_2t^3
%\end{equation*}
% where the mid point is obtained for $t=0.5$;
% the four coefficients then become
% $1/8, 3/8, 3/8, 1/8$ and the only unknown
% remains $K$. Solving for $K$ we obtain the
% formula
%\begin{equation}\label{equ:corda}
% K= \frac{4}{3}\,\frac{1-\cos\theta}{\sin\theta}R
% =\frac{4}{3}\,\frac{1-\cos\theta}{\sin^2\theta}s
%\end{equation}
% where $\theta$ is half the arc aperture, $R$ is
% its radius, and $s$ is half the arc chord.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\fptestT{\tempG>0}{%
  \DirFromAngle\tempG to\@Dir 
  \if\Segno-\ConjVect\@Dir to\@Dir \fi
  \SubVect\@Cent from\@pPun to\@V
  \Multvect{\@V}{\@Dir}\@V
  \AddVect\@Cent and\@V to\@sPun
  \edef\tempG{\fpeval{\tempG/2}}%
  \DirFromAngle\tempG to\@Phimezzi
  \GetCoord(\@Phimezzi)\@cosphimezzi\@sinphimezzi
  \@tdB=1.3333333\p@ \@tdB=\@Raggio\@tdB
  \@tdC=\p@ \advance\@tdC -\@cosphimezzi\p@
  \Numero\@tempa\@tdC
  \@tdB=\@tempa\@tdB 
  \DividE\@tdB by\@sinphimezzi\p@ to\@cZ
  \ScaleVect\@Phimezzi by\@cZ to\@Phimezzi
  \ConjVect\@Phimezzi to\@mPhimezzi
  \if\Segno-%
    \let\@tempa\@Phimezzi
    \let\@Phimezzi\@mPhimezzi
    \let\@mPhimezzi\@tempa
  \fi
  \SubVect\@sPun from\@pPun to\@V
  \DirOfVect\@V to\@V
  \Multvect{\@Phimezzi}{\@V}\@Phimezzi
  \AddVect\@sPun and\@Phimezzi to\@scPun
  \ScaleVect\@V by-1to\@V
  \Multvect{\@mPhimezzi}{\@V}\@mPhimezzi
  \AddVect\@pPun and\@mPhimezzi to\@pcPun
  \GetCoord(\@pcPun)\@pcPunX\@pcPunY
  \GetCoord(\@scPun)\@scPunX\@scPunY
  \GetCoord(\@sPun)\@sPunX\@sPunY
  \pIIe@curveto{\@pcPunX\unitlength}%
               {\@pcPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@scPunX\unitlength}%
               {\@scPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@sPunX\unitlength}%
               {\@sPunY\unitlength}%
}}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% It is important to remember that the cubic spline
% used to draw the arc is not the equation of an
% arc circumference, but a very good approximation;
% the approximation error is zero at the arc end
% points and at the midpoint by construction. The
% approximation error is maximum more or less at
% the mid point between $\textsf{P}_1$ and
% $\textsf{P}$, and between  $\textsf{P}$ and
% $\textsf{P}_2$. 
% See figure~\ref{fig:arc error}, where the red
% line should be much more close to the desired
% arc, and the black arc is the one obtained with
% the \cs{Arc} macro.
%\begin{figure}\centering
%\unitlength=0.00925\textwidth
%\begin{picture}(100,50)(-50,0)
%{\linethickness{1pt}\Arc(0,0)(50,0){180}}\relax
%{\color{red}\Arc(0,0)(50,0){90}\relax
%            \Arc(0,0)(0,50){90}}\relax
%\Zbox(50,0)[l]{P_2}[1]
%\Zbox(0,50)[b]{P}[1]
%\Zbox(-50,0)[r]{P_1}[1]
%\Zbox(0,0)[br]{O}[1]
%\VVECTOR(0,0)(45:50)\Zbox(45:25)[tl]{R}[0]
%\end{picture}
%\caption{Approximation of a Bézier arc (black) to a circumference arc (red)}%
%\label{fig:arc error}
%\end{figure}
%
% As it can be seen in figure~\ref{fig:arc error}
% the error is hardly noticed and in most
% circumstances the error is negligible, since it
% amounts to about 2\% of the radius with an arc
% opening of 180°; it becomes absolutely invisible
% if the arc aperture gets smaller and smaller; in
% a 90° arc the error exists but it is invisible.
% In rare circumstances it might be necessary to
% split the total arc in two or three sub-arcs.
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsubsection{Arc vectors}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% We exploit much of the above definitions of the
% |\Arc| macro for drawing circular arcs with an
% arrow tip at one or both ends; the first macro
% |\VectorArc| draws an arrow at the ending point
% of the arc; the second macro |\VectorARC| (with 
% alias |\VVectorArc|) draws arrows at both ends;
% the arrows tips have the same shape as those for
% vectors; actually they are drawn by putting a
% vector of zero length at the proper arc end(s),
% therefore they are styled as traditional \LaTeX\ 
% or PostScript arrows according to the specific
% option to the \texttt{pict2e} package.
%
% It goes by itself that the ending point may be
% specified as absolute cartesian coordinates or
% centred polar ones, the same as it was described
% above for the arcs without vector tips.
%
% But the arc drawing done here shortens it so as
% not to overlap on the arrow tip(s); the only
% arrow tip (or both tips) are also lightly tilted
% in order to avoid the impression of a corner
% where the arc enters the arrow tip.
%
% All these operations require a lot of “playing”
% with vector directions, but even if the
% operations are numerous, they do not do anything
% else but: (a) determining the end point and
% its direction; (b) determining the arrow length
% as an angular quantity, i.e. the arc amplitude
% that must be subtracted from the total arc to be
% drawn; (c) the direction of the arrow should
% correspond to the tangent to the arc at the point
% where the arrow tip is attached; (d) tilting the
% arrow tip by half its angular amplitude; (e)
% determining the resulting position and direction
% of the arrow tip so as to draw a zero length
% vector; (f\/) possibly repeating the same
% procedure for the other end of the arc; (g)
% shortening the total arc angular amplitude by the
% amount of the  arrow tip(s) already set, and
% finally (h) drawing the circular arc that joins
% the starting point to the final arrow or one
% arrow to the other one.
%
% The calling macros are very similar to the |\Arc|
% macro initial one:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\VectorArc(#1)(#2)#3{\begingroup
\def\tempG{#3}%
\fptestF{#3=0}{\@VArc(#1)(#2)}}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The single arrow tipped arc is defined with the
% following long macro where all the described
% operations are performed more or less in the
% described succession; probably the macro requires
% a little cleaning, but since it works fine we did
% not try to optimise it for time or number of
% tokens. The final part of the macro is almost
% identical to that of the plain arc; the
% beginning also is quite similar. The central part
% is dedicated to the positioning of the arrow tip
% and to the necessary calculations for determining
% the tip tilt and the reduction of the total arc
% length; pay attention that the arrow length,
% stored in |\@tdE| is a real length, while the
% radius stored in |\@Raggio| is just a multiple of
% the |\unitlength|, so that the division (that
% yields a good angular approximation to the
% arrow length as seen from the center of the
% arc) must be done with real lengths. The already
% defined |\@@Arc| macro actually draws the curved
% vector stem without stroking it.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@VArc(#1)(#2){%
\fptest{\tempG>\z@}%
       {\let\Segno+}%
       {\let\Segno-%
        \edef\tempG{\fpeval{abs(\tempG)}}}%
\let\@gradi\tempG
\fptestT{\tempG>360}
 {\PackageWarning{curve2e}%
     {The arc aperture is \tempG\space degrees
      and gets reduced^^J%
      to the range 0--360 taking the sign into
      consideration}%
      \edef\tempG{\Modulo{\tempG}{360}}%
      }%
\let\@gradi\tempG
\GetCoord(#2)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\ifCV@polare 
  \ModOfVect#2to\@Raggio \CopyVect#2to\@V
  \CopyVect#1to\@Cent 
  \AddVect#2and#1to\@pPun%          punto iniziale
  \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\else
  \SubVect#1from#2to\@V \ModOfVect\@V to\@Raggio 
  \CopyVect#2to\@pPun
  \CopyVect#1to\@Cent \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\fi
\@tdE=\pIIe@FAW\@wholewidth \@tdE=\pIIe@FAL\@tdE 
\DividE\@tdE by \@Raggio\unitlength to\DeltaGradi
\@tdD=\DeltaGradi\p@
\@tdD=57.29578\@tdD \Numero\DeltaGradi\@tdD 
\@tdD=\ifx\Segno--\fi\@gradi\p@ \Numero\@tempa\@tdD 
\DirFromAngle\@tempa to\@Dir 
\Multvect{\@V}{\@Dir}\@sPun 
\edef\@tempA{\ifx\Segno-\m@ne\else\@ne\fi}%
\Multvect{\@sPun}{0,\@tempA}\@vPun 
\DirOfVect\@vPun to\@Dir
\AddVect\@sPun and #1 to \@sPun
\GetCoord(\@sPun)\@tdX\@tdY
\@tdD\ifx\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\@tdD=.5\@tdD \Numero\DeltaGradi\@tdD
\DirFromAngle\DeltaGradi to\@Dird
\Multvect{\@Dir}*{\@Dird}\@Dir%
\GetCoord(\@Dir)\@xnum\@ynum
\put(\@tdX,\@tdY){\vector(\@xnum,\@ynum){0}}%
\@tdE =\ifx\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\advance\@tdA -\@tdE \Numero\@gradi\@tdA
\CopyVect#1to\@Cent \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\@@Arc
\strokepath\endgroup\ignorespaces}%
%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The macro for the arc terminated with arrow tips
% at both ends is again very similar, but it is
% necessary to repeat the arrow tip positioning
% also at the starting point. The |\@@Arc| macro
% draws the curved stem.
%    \begin{macrocode}
%
\def\VectorARC(#1)(#2)#3{\begingroup
\def\tempG{#3}%
 \fptestF{#3=0}{\@VARC(#1)(#2)}}%
%
\let\VVectorArc\VectorARC%                   alias
%

\def\@VARC(#1)(#2){%
\fptest{\tempG>\z@}%
       {\let\Segno+}%
       {\let\Segno-%
         \edef\tempG{\fpeval{abs(\tempG)}}}%
\let\@gradi\tempG
\fptestT{\tempG>360}{%
 \PackageWarning{curve2e}%
     {The arc aperture is \@gradi\space degrees
      and gets reduced\MessageBreak%
      to the range 0--360 taking the sign into
      consideration}%
 \edef\tempG{\Modulo{\tempG}{360}\p@}}
 \@tdA=\tempG\p@ \let\@gradi\tempG   
\GetCoord(#2)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\ifCV@polare 
  \ModOfVect#2to\@Raggio \CopyVect#2to\@V
  \CopyVect#1to\@Cent 
  \AddVect#2and#1to\@pPun%          punto iniziale
  \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\else
  \SubVect#1from#2to\@V \ModOfVect\@V to\@Raggio
  \CopyVect#2to\@pPun
  \CopyVect#1to\@Cent \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\fi
%
\@tdE=\pIIe@FAW\@wholewidth \@tdE=\pIIe@FAL\@tdE
\DividE\@tdE by \@Raggio\unitlength to\DeltaGradi
\edef\DeltaGradi{\fpeval{57.29578*\DeltaGradi}}
\@tdD=\if\Segno--\fi\@gradi\p@ \Numero\@tempa\@tdD
\DirFromAngle\@tempa to\@Dir
\Multvect{\@V}{\@Dir}\@sPun% correct the end point
\edef\@tempA{\if\Segno--\fi1}%
\Multvect{\@sPun}{0,\@tempA}\@vPun
\DirOfVect\@vPun to\@Dir
\AddVect\@sPun and #1 to \@sPun
\GetCoord(\@sPun)\@tdX\@tdY
\@tdD\if\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\@tdD=.5\@tdD \Numero\@tempB\@tdD
\DirFromAngle\@tempB to\@Dird
\Multvect{\@Dir}*{\@Dird}\@Dir
\GetCoord(\@Dir)\@xnum\@ynum
\put(\@tdX,\@tdY){\vector(\@xnum,\@ynum){0}}% end point arrow tip
\@tdE =\DeltaGradi\p@
\advance\@tdA -2\@tdE \Numero\@gradi\@tdA
\CopyVect#1to\@Cent \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\SubVect\@Cent from\@pPun to \@V
\edef\@tempa{\if\Segno-\else-\fi\@ne}%
\Multvect{\@V}{0,\@tempa}\@vPun
\@tdE\if\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\Numero\@tempB{0.5\@tdE}%
\DirFromAngle\@tempB to\@Dird
\Multvect{\@vPun}{\@Dird}\@vPun% correct the starting point
\DirOfVect\@vPun to\@Dir\GetCoord(\@Dir)\@xnum\@ynum
\put(\@pPunX,\@pPunY){\vector(\@xnum,\@ynum){0}}% starting point arrow tip
\edef\@tempa{\if\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi}%
\DirFromAngle\@tempa to \@Dir
\SubVect\@Cent from\@pPun to\@V
\Multvect{\@V}{\@Dir}\@V
\AddVect\@Cent and\@V to\@pPun
\GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\@@Arc
\strokepath\endgroup\ignorespaces}%

%    \end{macrocode}
%
% It must be understood that the curved vectors,
% i.e.~the above circular arcs terminated with an
% arrow tips at one or both ends, have a nice
% appearance only if the arc radius is not too
% small, or, said in a different way, if the arrow
% tip angular width does not exceed a maximum of a
% dozen degrees (and this is probably already too
% much); the tip does not get curved as the arc is,
% therefore there is not a smooth transition from
% the curved stem and the straight arrow tip if
% this one is large in comparison to the arc
% radius.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{General curves}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
% The most used method to draw curved lines with
% computer programs is to connect several simple
% curved lines, general “arcs”, one to another
% generally maintaining the same tangent at the
% junction. If the direction changes we are dealing
% with a cusp.
%
% The simple general arcs that are directly
% implemented in every program that displays
% typeset documents, are those drawn with the
% parametric curves called \emph{Béźier splines};
% given a sequence of points in the $x,y$ plane,
% say $P_0, P_1, P_2, P_3, \dots$ (represented as
% coordinate pairs, i.e. by complex numbers), the
% most common Bézier splines are the
% following ones:
% \begin{align}
% \mathcal{B}_1 &= P_0(1-t) + P_1t                   \label{equ:B-1}  \\
% \mathcal{B}_2 &= P_0(1-t)^2 + P_1 2(1-t)t + P_2t^2 \label{equ:B-2}  \\
% \mathcal{B}_3 &= P_0(1-t)^3 + P_1 3(1-t)^2t +P_2 3(1-t)t^2 +P_3t^3
% \label{equ:B-3}
% \end{align}
%
% All these splines depend on parameter $t$; they
% have the property that for $t=0$ each line starts
% at the first point, while for $t=1$ they reach
% the last point; in each case the generic point
% $P$ on each curve takes off with a direction
% that points to the next point, while it lands on
% the destination point with a direction coming
% from the penultimate point; moreover, when $t$
% varies from 0 to 1, the curve arc is completely
% contained within the convex hull formed by the
% polygon that has the spline points as vertices.
%
% Last but not least first order splines implement
% just straight lines and they are out of question
% for what concerns maxima, minima, inflection
% points and the like. Quadratic splines draw
% just parabolas, therefore they draw arcs that
% have the concavity just on one side of the path;
% therefore no inflection points. Cubic splines are
% extremely versatile and can draw lines with
% maxima, minima and inflection points.
% Virtually a multi-arc curve may be drawn by a set
% of cubic splines as well as a set of quadratic
% splines (fonts are a good example: Adobe Type~1
% fonts have their contours described by cubic
% splines, while TrueType fonts have their contours
% described with quadratic splines; at naked eye it
% is impossible to notice the difference).
%
% Each program that processes the file to be
% displayed is capable of drawing first order
% Bézier splines (segments) and third order Bézier
% splines, for no other reason, at least, because
% they have to draw vector fonts whose contours are
% described by Bézier splines; sometimes they have
% also the program commands to draw second order
% Bézier splines, but not always these machine code
% routines are available to the user for general
% use. For what concerns |pdftex|, |xetex| and
% |luatex|, they have the user commands for
% straight lines and cubic arcs. At least with
% |pdftex|, quadratic arcs must be simulated with
% a clever use of third order Bézier splines.
%
% Notice that the \LaTeXe\ environment |picture|
% by itself is capable of drawing both cubic and
% quadratic Bézier splines as single arcs; but it
% resorts to “poor man” solutions. The |pict2e|
% package removes all the old limitations and
% implements the interface macros for sending the
% driver the necessary drawing information,
% including the transformation from typographical
% points (72.27\,pt/inch) to PostScript big points
% (72\,bp/inch). But for what concerns the
% quadratic spline it resorts to the clever use of
% a cubic spline.
%
% Therefore here we treat first the drawings that
% can be made with cubic splines; then we describe
% the approach to quadratic splines.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%\subsection{Cubic splines}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
% Now we define a macro for tracing a general, not
% necessarily circular, arc. This macro resorts to
% a general triplet of macros with which it is
% possible to draw almost anything. It traces a
% single Bézier spline from a first point where the
% tangent direction is specified to a second point
% where again it is specified the tangent
% direction. Actually this is a special (possibly
% useless) case where the general |\curveto| macro
% of |pict2e| could do the same or a better
% job. In any case\dots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\CurveBetween#1and#2WithDirs#3and#4{%
  \StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#3}\relax
  \CurveTo#2WithDir{#4}\CurveFinish\ignorespaces
}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Actually the above macro is a special case of
% concatenation of the triplet formed by macros
% |\StartCurve|, |\CurveTo| and |\CurveFinish|; the
% second macro can be repeated an arbitrary number
% of times. In any case the directions specified
% with the direction arguments the angle between
% the indicated tangent and the arc chord may give
% raise to some little problems when they are very
% close to 90° in absolute value. Some control is
% exercised on these values, but some tests might
% fail if the angle derives from other
% calculations; this is a good place to use polar
% forms for the direction vectors. The same
% comments apply also to the more general macro
% |\Curve|,
%
% The first macro initialises the drawing and the
% third one strokes it; the real work is done by
% the second macro. The first macro initialises the
% drawing but also memorises the starting
% direction; the second macro traces the current
% Bézier arc reaching the destination point with
% the specified direction, but memorises this
% direction as the one with which to start the next
% arc. The overall curve is then always smooth
% because the various Bézier arcs join with
% continuous tangents.
% If a cusp is desired it is necessary to change
% the memorised direction at the end of the arc
% before the cusp and before the start of the next
% arc; this is better than stroking the curve
% before the cusp and then starting another curve,
% because the curve joining point at the cusp is
% not stroked with the same command, therefore we
% get two superimposed curve terminations.
% To avoid this imperfection, we need another small
% macro |\ChangeDir| to perform this task.
%
% It is necessary to recall that the direction
% vectors point to the control points, but they do
% not define the control points themselves; they
% are just directions, or, even better, they are
% simply vectors with the desired direction; the
% macros  themselves provide to the normalisation
% and memorisation.
%
% The next desirable feature would be to design a
% macro that accepts optional node directions and
% computes the missing ones according to a suitable
% strategy. We can think of many such strategies,
% but none seems to be generally applicable, in the
% sense that one strategy might give good results,
% say, with sinusoids and another one, say, with
% cardioids, but neither one is suitable for both
% cases.
%
% For the moment we refrain from automatic
% direction computation, but we design the general
% macro as if directions were optional.
%
% Here we begin with the first initialising macro
% that receives with the first argument the
% starting point and with the second argument the
% direction of the tangent (not necessarily
% normalised to a unit vector)
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\StartCurveAt#1WithDir#2{%
\begingroup
\GetCoord(#1)\@tempa\@tempb
\CopyVect\@tempa,\@tempb to\@Pzero
\pIIe@moveto{\@tempa\unitlength}{\@tempb\unitlength}%
\GetCoord(#2)\@tempa\@tempb
\CopyVect\@tempa,\@tempb to\@Dzero
\DirOfVect\@Dzero to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
% And this re-initialises the direction to create
% a cusp:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ChangeDir<#1>{%
\GetCoord(#1)\@tempa\@tempb
\CopyVect\@tempa,\@tempb to\@Dzero
\DirOfVect\@Dzero to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The next macros are the finishing ones; the first
% strokes the whole curve, while the second fills
% the (closed) curve with the default color; both
% close the group that was opened with
% |\StartCurve|. The third macro is going to be
% explained in a while; we anticipate it is
% functional to chose between the first two macros
% when a star is possibly used to switch between
% stroking and filling.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\CurveFinish{\strokepath\endgroup\ignorespaces}
\def\FillCurve{\fillpath\endgroup\ignorespaces}
\def\CurveEnd{\fillstroke\endgroup\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% In order to draw the internal arcs it would be
% desirable to have a single macro that, given the
% destination point, computes the control points
% that produce a cubic Bézier spline that joins the
% starting point with the destination point in the
% best possible way. The problem is strongly ill
% defined and has an infinity of solutions; here we
% give two solutions: $(a)$ a supposedly smart one
% that resorts to osculating circles and requires
% only the direction at the destination point; and
% $(b)$ a less smart solution that requires the
% control points to be specified in a certain
% format.
%
% We start with solution $(b)$, |\CbezierTo|, the
% code of which is simpler than that of solution
% $(a)$; then we will produce the solution $(a)$,
% |\CurveTo|,  that will become the main
% building block for a general path construction
% macro, |\Curve|. 
%
% The “naïve” macro |\CBezierTo| simply uses the
% previous point direction saved in |\@Dzero| as a
% unit vector by the starting macro; specifies a
% destination point, the distance of the first
% control point from the starting point, the
% destination point direction that will save also
% for the next arc-drawing macro as a unit vector,
% and the distance of the second control point from
% the destination point along this last direction.
% Both distances must be positive possibly
% fractional numbers. The syntax therefore is the
% following:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{CbezierTo}\meta{end point}|WithDir|\meta{direction}%
%|AndDists|\meta{$K_0$}|And|\meta{$K_1$}
%\end{Sintassi}
% where \meta{end point} is a vector macro or a
% comma separated pair of values; again
% \meta{direction} is another vector macro or a
% comma separated pair of values, that not
% necessarily indicate a unit vector, since the
% macro provides to normalise it to unity;
% \meta{$K_0$} and \meta{$K_1$} are the distances
% of the control points from their respective node
% points; they must be integers or fractional
% positive numbers. If \meta{$K_1$} is a number, it
% must be enclosed in curly braces, while if it is
% a macro name (containing the desired fractional
% or integer value) there is no need for braces.
%
% This macro uses the input information in order to
% activate the internal |pict2e| macro
% |\pIIe@curveto| with the proper arguments, and to
% save the final direction into the same |\@Dzero|
% macro for successive use of other arc-drawing
% macros.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\CbezierTo#1WithDir#2AndDists#3And#4{%
\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY \MakeVectorFrom\@tX\@tY to\@Puno
\GetCoord(#2)\@tX\@tY \MakeVectorFrom\@tX\@tY to \@Duno
\DirOfVect\@Duno to\@Duno
\ScaleVect\@Dzero by#3to\@Czero \AddVect\@Pzero and\@Czero to\@Czero
\ScaleVect\@Duno by-#4to \@Cuno \AddVect\@Puno and\@Cuno to \@Cuno
\GetCoord(\@Czero)\@XCzero\@YCzero
\GetCoord(\@Cuno)\@XCuno\@YCuno
\GetCoord(\@Puno)\@XPuno\@YPuno
\pIIe@curveto{\@XCzero\unitlength}{\@YCzero\unitlength}%
             {\@XCuno\unitlength}%
             {\@YCuno\unitlength}%
             {\@XPuno\unitlength}%
             {\@YPuno\unitlength}%
\CopyVect\@Puno to\@Pzero
\CopyVect\@Duno to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% With this building block it is not difficult to
% set up a macro that draws a Bézier arc between
% two given points, similarly to the other macro
% |\CurveBetween| previously described and
% defined here:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\CbezierBetween#1And#2WithDirs#3And#4UsingDists#5And#6{\StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#3}\relax
\CbezierTo#2WithDir#4AndDists#5And{#6}\CurveFinish}
%    \end{macrocode}

%
% An example of use is shown in figure~13 of the 
% |curve2e-manual.pdf| file; notice that the
% tangents at the end points are the same for the
% black curve drawn with |\CurveBetween| and the
% five red curves drawn with |\CbezierBetween|; the 
% five red curves differ only for the distance of
% their control point $C_0$ from the starting
% point; the differences are remarkable and the
% topmost curve even presents a slight inflection
% close to the end point.
% These effects cannot be obtained with the
% “smarter” macro |\CurveBetween|. But certainly
% this simpler macro is more difficult to use
% because the distances of the control points
% are difficult to estimate and require a number
% of cut-and-try experiments.
%
% The “smarter” curve macro comes next; it is
% supposed to determine the control points for
% joining the previous point  (initial node) with
% the specified direction to the next point (final
% node) with another specified direction.
%
% Since the control points are along the specified
% directions, it is necessary to determine the 
% distances from the adjacent curve nodes. This
% must work correctly even if nodes and directions
% imply an inflection point somewhere along the
% arc.
%
% The strategy we devised consists in determining
% each control point as if it were the control
% point of a circular arc, precisely an arc of an
% osculating circle, i.e. a circle tangent to the
% curve at that node. The ambiguity of the stated
% problem may be solved by establishing that the
% chord of the osculating circle has the same
% direction as the chord of the arc being drawn,
% and that the curve chord is divided into two
% equal parts each of which should be interpreted
% as half the chord of the osculating circle. 
%
% This makes the algorithm a little rigid;
% sometimes the path drawn is very pleasant, while
% in other circumstances the determined curvatures
% are too large or too small. We therefore add some
% optional information that lets us have some
% control over the curvatures; the idea is based on 
% the concept of \emph{tension}, similar but not
% identical to the one used in the drawing programs
% \MF\ and \MP. We add to the  direction
% information, with which the control nodes of the
% osculating circle arcs are determined, a scaling
% factor that should be intuitively related to the
% tension of the arc (actually, since the tension
% of the ‘rope’ is high when this parameter is low,
% probably a name such as ‘looseness’ would be
% better suited): the smaller this number, the
% closer the arc resembles to a straight line as a
% rope subjected to a  high tension; value zero is
% allowed, while a value of 4 is close to
% “infinity” and turns a quarter circle into a line
% with an unusual loop; a value of 2 turns a
% quarter circle almost into a polygonal line with
% rounded vertices.
% Therefore these tension factors should be used
% only for fine tuning the arcs, not when a path is
% drawn for the first time.
%
% We devised a syntax for specifying direction and
% tensions:
%\begin{Sintassi}
% \meta{direction\texttt{\upshape;}tension factors}
%\end{Sintassi}
% where \emph{direction} contains the complex
% number that not necessarily refers to the
% components of a unit vector direction, but simply
% to a vector with the desired orientation (polar
% form is OK); the information contained from the
% semicolon (included) to the rest of the
% specification is optional; if it is present, the
% \emph{tension factor} is simply a comma separated 
% pair of fractional or integer numbers that
% represent respectively the tension at the
% starting or the ending node of a path arc.
%
% We therefore need a macro to extract the
% mandatory and optional parts:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@isTension#1;#2!!{\def\@tempA{#1}%
\def\@tempB{#2}\unless\ifx\@tempB\empty \strip@semicolon#2\fi}

\def\strip@semicolon#1;{\def\@tempB{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% By changing the tension values we can achieve
% different results: see figure~14 in the user
% manual |curve2e-manual.pdf|.
%
% We use the formula we got for
% arcs~\eqref{equ:corda}, where the half chord is
% indicated with $s$, and we derive the necessary
% distances:
%\begin{subequations}\label{equ:Kzero-Kuno}
%\begin{align}
%K_0 &= \frac{4}{3} s\frac{1-\cos\theta_0}{\sin^2\theta_0}\\
%K_1 &=\frac{4}{3}s\frac{1-\cos\theta_1}{\sin^2\theta_1}
%\end{align}
%\end{subequations} 
%
% We therefore start with getting the points and
% directions and calculating the chord and its
% direction:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\CurveTo#1WithDir#2{%
\def\@Tuno{1}\def\@Tzero{1}\relax
\edef\@Puno{#1}\@isTension#2;!!%
\expandafter\DirOfVect\@tempA to\@Duno
\bgroup\unless\ifx\@tempB\empty\GetCoord(\@tempB)\@Tzero\@Tuno\fi
\DistanceAndDirOfVect\@Puno minus\@Pzero to\@Chord and\@DirChord
%    \end{macrocode}
% Then we rotate everything about the starting
% point so as to bring the chord on the real axis
%    \begin{macrocode}
\Multvect{\@Dzero}*{\@DirChord}\@Dpzero
\Multvect{\@Duno}*{\@DirChord}\@Dpuno
\GetCoord(\@Dpzero)\@DXpzero\@DYpzero
\GetCoord(\@Dpuno)\@DXpuno\@DYpuno
\DivideFN\@Chord by2 to\@semichord
%    \end{macrocode}
% The chord needs not be actually rotated because
% it suffices its length along the real axis; the
% chord length is memorised in |\@Chord| and its
% half is saved in |\@semichord|.
%
% We now examine the various degenerate cases, when
% either tangent is perpendicular or parallel to
% the chord. Notice that we are calculating the
% distances of the control points from the adjacent
% nodes using the half chord length, not the full
% length. We also distinguish between the
% computations relative to the arc starting point
% and those relative to the end point.
%
% Notice that if the directions of two successive
% nodes are identical, it is necessary to draw a
% line, not a third order spline\footnote{Many
% thanks to John Hillas who spotted this bug, that
% passed unnoticed for a long time, because it is a
% very unusual situation.}; therefore it is
% necessary to make a suitable test that is more
% comfortable to do after the chord has been
% rotated to be horizontal; in facts, if the two
% directions are equal, the vertical components of
% the directions are both  vanishing values;
% probably, instead of testing with respect to
% zero, it might be advisable to test the absolute
% value with respect to a small number such as, for
% example, “1.e-6.”
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%
\fptest{abs(\@DYpuno)<=0.01&& abs(\@DYpzero)<=0.01}
{\GetCoord(\@Puno)\@tX\@tY
  \pIIe@lineto{\@tX\unitlength}%
              {\@tY\unitlength}%
}{%
  \fptestT{abs(\@DXpzero)<=0.01}%
   {\@tdA=1.333333\p@
   \Numero\@KCzero{\@semichord\@tdA}}%
\fptestT{abs(\@DYpzero)<=0.01}%
  {\@tdA=1.333333\p@
  \Numero\@Kpzero{\@semichord\@tdA}}%
%
%    \end{macrocode}
% The distances we are looking for are positive
% generally fractional numbers; so if the
% components are negative, we take the absolute
% values. Eventually we determine the absolute
% control point coordinates. 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\unless\ifdim\@DXpzero\p@=\z@
  \unless\ifdim\@DYpzero\p@=\z@
    \edef\@CosDzero{\ifdim\@DXpzero\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DXpzero}%
    \edef\@SinDzero{\ifdim\@DYpzero\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DYpzero}%
    \@tdA=\@semichord\p@ \@tdA=1.333333\@tdA
    \DividE\@tdA by\@SinDzero\p@ to \@KCzero
    \@tdA=\dimexpr(\p@-\@CosDzero\p@)\relax
    \DividE\@KCzero\@tdA by\@SinDzero\p@ to \@KCzero
  \fi
\fi
\MultiplyFN\@KCzero by \@Tzero to \@KCzero
\ScaleVect\@Dzero by\@KCzero to\@CPzero
\AddVect\@Pzero and\@CPzero to\@CPzero
%    \end{macrocode}
% We now repeat the calculations for the arc end
% point, taking into consideration that the end
% point direction points outwards, so that in
% computing the end point control point we have to
% take this fact into consideration by using a
% negative sign for the distance; in this way the
% displacement of the control point from the end
% point takes place in a backwards direction.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ifdim\@DXpuno\p@=\z@
   \@tdA=-1.333333\p@
   \Numero\@KCuno{\@semichord\@tdA}%
\fi
\ifdim\@DYpuno\p@=\z@
  \@tdA=-1.333333\p@
  \Numero\@KCuno{\@semichord\@tdA}%
\fi
\unless\ifdim\@DXpuno\p@=\z@
    \unless\ifdim\@DYpuno\p@=\z@
    \edef\@CosDuno{\ifdim\@DXpuno\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DXpuno}%
    \edef\@SinDuno{\ifdim\@DYpuno\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DYpuno}%
    \@tdA=\@semichord\p@ \@tdA=-1.333333\@tdA
    \DividE\@tdA by \@SinDuno\p@ to \@KCuno
    \@tdA=\dimexpr(\p@-\@CosDuno\p@)\relax
    \DividE\@KCuno\@tdA by\@SinDuno\p@ to \@KCuno
  \fi
\fi
\MultiplyFN\@KCuno by \@Tuno to \@KCuno
\ScaleVect\@Duno by\@KCuno to\@CPuno
\AddVect\@Puno and\@CPuno to\@CPuno
%    \end{macrocode}
% Now we have the four points and we can instruct
% the internal \texttt{pict2e} macros to do the
% path drawing.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\GetCoord(\@Puno)\@XPuno\@YPuno
\GetCoord(\@CPzero)\@XCPzero\@YCPzero
\GetCoord(\@CPuno)\@XCPuno\@YCPuno
\pIIe@curveto{\@XCPzero\unitlength}%
             {\@YCPzero\unitlength}%
             {\@XCPuno\unitlength}%
             {\@YCPuno\unitlength}%
             {\@XPuno\unitlength}%
             {\@YPuno\unitlength}}\egroup
%    \end{macrocode}
% It does not have to stroke the curve because
% other Bézier splines might still be added to the
% path. On the opposite it memorises the final
% point to be used as the initial point of the next
% spline
%    \begin{macrocode}
\CopyVect\@Puno to\@Pzero
\CopyVect\@Duno to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
% We finally define the overall |\Curve| macro that
% has two flavours: starred and unstarred; the
% former fills the curve path with the locally
% selected color, while the latter just strokes the 
% path. Both recursively examine an arbitrary list
% of nodes and directions; node coordinates are
% grouped within round parentheses while direction
% components are grouped within angle brackets.
% Before testing for a possible star, this initial
% command kills any space or glue that might
% precede it\footnote{Thanks to John Hillas who
% spotted the effects of this missing glue
% elimination.} The first call of the macro
% initialises the drawing process and checks for
% the next node and direction; if a second node is
% missing, it issues a warning message and does not
% draw anything. It does not check for a change in
% direction, because it would be meaningless at the
% beginning of a curve. The second macro defines
% the path to the next point and checks for another
% node; if the next list item is a square bracket
% delimited argument, it interprets it as a change
% of direction, while if it is another parenthesis
% delimited argument it interprets it as a new
% node-direction specification; if the node and
% direction list is terminated, it issues the
% stroking or filling command through |\CurveEnd|,
% and exits the recursive process. The |\CurveEnd|
% control sequence has a different meaning
% depending on the fact that the main macro was
% starred or unstarred. The |@ChangeDir| macro is
% just an interface to execute the regular
% |\ChangeDir| macro, but also for recursing
% again by recalling |\@Curve|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\Curve{\@killglue\@ifstar{\let\fillstroke\fillpath\Curve@}%
{\let\fillstroke\strokepath\Curve@}}

\def\Curve@(#1)<#2>{%
    \StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Curve{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}{%
    Curve specifications must contain at least 
    two nodes!^^J
    Please, control your \string\Curve\space
    specifications^^J}}}
    
\def\@Curve(#1)<#2>{%
    \CurveTo#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Curve{%
    \@ifnextchar[\@ChangeDir\CurveEnd}}
\def\@ChangeDir[#1]{\ChangeDir<#1>\@Curve}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% As a concluding remark, please notice that the
% |\Curve| macro is certainly the most comfortable
% to use, but it is sort of frozen in its
% possibilities. The user may certainly use the
% |\StartCurve|, |\CurveTo|, |\ChangeDir|, and
% |\CurveFinish| or |\FillCurve| for a more
% versatile set of drawing macros; evidently nobody
% forbids to exploit the full power of the
% |\cbezier| original macro for cubic splines; we
% made available macros |\CbezierTo| and the
% isolated Bézier arc macro% |\CbezierBetween| in
% order to use the general internal cubic Bézier
% splines in a more comfortable way.
%
% As it can be seen in figure~15 of the
% |curve2e-manual.pdf| file, the two diagrams
% should approximately represent a sine
% wave. With Bézier curves, that resort on
% polynomials, it is impossible to represent a
% transcendental function, but it is only possible
% to approximate it. It is evident that the
% approximation obtained with full control on the
% control points requires less arcs and it is more
% accurate than the approximation obtained with the
% recursive |\Curve| macro; this macro requires
% almost two times as many pieces of information
% in order to minimise the effects of the lack of
% control on the control points, and even with this
% added information the macro approaches the sine
% wave with less accuracy. At the same time for
% many applications the |\Curve| recursive macro
% proves to be much easier to use than single arcs
% drawn with the |\CbezierBetween| macro.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \subsection{Quadratic splines}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
%
% We want to create a recursive macro with the same
% properties as the above described |\Curve| macro,
% but that uses quadratic splines; we call it
% |\Qurve| so that the macro name initial letter
% reminds us of the nature of the splines being
% used. For the rest they have an almost identical
% syntax; with quadratic splines it is not possible
% to specify the distance of the control points
% from the extrema, since quadratic splines have
% just one control point that must lay at the
% intersection of the two tangent directions;
% therefore with quadratic splines the tangents at
% each point cannot have the optional part that
% starts with a semicolon. The syntax, therefore,
% is just:
%\begin{Sintassi}
%\cs{Qurve}\parg{first point}\aarg{direction}...\parg{any point}\aarg{direction}...\parg{last point}\aarg{direction}
%\end{Sintassi}
% As with |\Curve|, also with |\Qurve| there is no
% limitation on the number of points, except for
% the computer memory size; it is advisable not to
% use many arcs otherwise it might become very
% difficult to find errors.
% 
% The first macros that set up the recursion are
% very similar to those we wrote for |\Curve|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\Qurve{%
  \@ifstar{\let\fillstroke\fillpath\Qurve@}%
  {\let\fillstroke\strokepath\Qurve@}%
}%

\def\Qurve@(#1)<#2>{%
    \StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Qurve{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}{%
      Quadratic curve specifications must contain
      at least two nodes!^^J
      Please, control your Qurve
      specifications^^J}}}%
      
\def\@Qurve(#1)<#2>{\QurveTo#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Qurve{%
    \@ifnextchar[\@ChangeQDir\CurveEnd}}%
    
\def\@ChangeQDir[#1]{\ChangeDir<#1>\@Qurve}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Notice that in case of long paths it might be
% better to use the single macros |\StartCurveAt|,
% |\QurveTo|, |\ChangeDir| and |\CurveFinish| (or
% |\FillCurve|), with their respective syntax, in
% such a way that a long list of node-direction
% specifications passed to |\Qurve| may be split
% into shorter input lines in order to edit the
% input data in a more comfortable way.
%
% The macro that does everything is |\QurveTo|. It
% starts by reading its arguments received through
% the calling macro |\@Qurve|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\QurveTo#1WithDir#2{%
\edef\@Puno{#1}\DirOfVect#2to\@Duno\bgroup
\DistanceAndDirOfVect\@Puno minus\@Pzero to\@Chord and\@DirChord
%    \end{macrocode}
% It verifies if |\@Dpzero| and |\@Dpuno|, the
% directions at the two extrema of the arc, are
% parallel or anti-parallel by taking their
% “scalar” product (|\@Dpzero| times |\@Dpuno*|);
% if the imaginary component  of the scalar product
% vanishes the two directions are parallel; in this
% case we produce an error message, but we continue
% by skipping this arc destination point; evidently 
% the drawing will not be the desired one, but
% the job should not abort.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\Multvect{\@Dzero}*{\@Duno}\@Scalar
\YpartOfVect\@Scalar to \@YScalar
\ifdim\@YScalar\p@=\z@
\PackageWarning{curve2e}%
   {Quadratic Bezier arcs cannot have their
   starting^^J
   and ending directions parallel or antiparallel
   with each other.^^J 
   This arc is skipped and replaced with 
   a dotted line.^^J}%
   \Dotline(\@Pzero)(\@Puno){2}\relax
\else
%    \end{macrocode}
% Otherwise we rotate everything about the starting
% point so as to bring the chord on the real axis;
% we get also the  components of the two directions
% that, we should remember, are unit vectors, not
% generic vectors, although  users can use the
% vector specifications that are more
% understandable to them:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\Multvect{\@Dzero}*{\@DirChord}\@Dpzero
\Multvect{\@Duno}*{\@DirChord}\@Dpuno
\GetCoord(\@Dpzero)\@DXpzero\@DYpzero
\GetCoord(\@Dpuno)\@DXpuno\@DYpuno
%    \end{macrocode}
% We check if the two directions point to the same
% half plane; this implies that these rotated
% directions point to different sides of the chord
% vector; all this is equivalent to the fact that
% the two direction Y components have opposite
% signs, so that their product is strictly
% negative, while the two X components product is
% not negative.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\MultiplyFN\@DXpzero by\@DXpuno to\@XXD
\MultiplyFN\@DYpzero by\@DYpuno to\@YYD
\unless\ifdim\@YYD\p@<\z@\ifdim\@XXD\p@<\z@
\PackageWarning{curve2e}%
   {Quadratic Bezier arcs cannot have 
   inflection points^^J
   Therefore the tangents to the 
   starting and ending arc^^J
   points cannot be directed to the
   same half plane.^^J
   This arc is skipped and replaced by 
   a dotted line^^J}%
   \Dotline(\@Pzero)(\@Puno){2}\fi
\else
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% After these tests we should be in a “normal”
% situation. We first copy the expanded input
% information into new macros that have more
% explicit names: macros starting with `S' denote
% the sine of the direction angle, while those
% starting with ‘C’ denote the cosine of that
% angle. We will use these expanded definitions as
% we know we are working with the actual values.
% These directions are those relative to the arc
% chord.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\edef\@CDzero{\@DXpzero}\relax
\edef\@SDzero{\@DYpzero}\relax
\edef\@CDuno{\@DXpuno}\relax
\edef\@SDuno{\@DYpuno}\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
% Suppose we write the parametric equations of a
% straight line that departs from the beginning of
% the chord with direction angle $\phi_0$ and the
% corresponding equation of the straight line
% departing from the end of the chord (of length
% $c$) with direction angle $\phi_1$. We have to
% find the coordinates of the intersection point of
% these two straight lines.
%\begin{subequations}
%\begin{align}
% t \cos\phi_0 - s \cos\phi_1 &= c\\
% t \sin\phi_0 - s \sin\phi_1 &= 0
%\end{align}
%\end{subequations}
% The parameters $t$ and $s$ are just the running
% parameters; we have to solve those simultaneous
% equations in the unknown variables $t$ and $s$;
% these values let us compute the coordinates of
% the intersection point:
%\begin{subequations}\begin{align}
% X_C &=\dfrac{c\cos\phi_0\sin\phi_1}{\sin\phi_0\cos\phi_1 - \cos\phi_0\sin\phi_1} \\
% Y_C &=\dfrac{c\sin\phi_0\sin\phi_1}{\sin\phi_0\cos\phi_1 - \cos\phi_0\sin\phi_1}
%\end{align}\end{subequations}
%
% Having performed the previous tests we are sure
% that the denominator is not vanishing (directionw
% are not parallel or anti-parallel) and that the
% intersection point lays at the same side as the
% direction with angle $\phi_0$ with respect to the
% chord.
%
% The coding then goes on like this:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\MultiplY\@SDzero by\@CDuno to\@tempA 
\MultiplY\@SDuno by\@CDzero to\@tempB 
\edef\@tempA{\strip@pt\dimexpr\@tempA\p@-\@tempB\p@}\relax
\@tdA=\@SDuno\p@ \@tdB=\@Chord\p@ \@tdC=\@tempA\p@
\edef\@tempC{\strip@pt\dimexpr \@tdA*\@tdB/\@tdC}\relax
\MultiplY\@tempC by\@CDzero to \@XC 
\MultiplY\@tempC by\@SDzero to \@YC 
\ModOfVect\@XC,\@YC to\@KC            
%    \end{macrocode}
% Now we have the coordinates and the module of the
% intersection point vector taking into account the
% rotation of the real axis; getting back to the
% original coordinates before rotation, we get:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ScaleVect\@Dzero by\@KC to\@CP       
\AddVect\@Pzero and\@CP to\@CP       
\GetCoord(\@Pzero)\@XPzero\@YPzero    
\GetCoord(\@Puno)\@XPuno\@YPuno      
\GetCoord(\@CP)\@XCP\@YCP             
%    \end{macrocode}
% We have now the coordinates of the two end points
% of the quadratic arc and of the single control
% point. Keeping in mind that the symbols $P_0$,
% $P_1$ and $C$ denote geometrical points but also
% their coordinates as ordered pairs of real
% numbers (i.e. they are complex numbers) we have
% to determine the parameters of a cubic spline
% that with suitable values gets simplifications in
% its parametric equation so that it becomes a
% second degree function instead of a third degree
% one. It is possible, even if it appears
% impossible that a cubic form becomes a quadratic
% one; we should determine the values of $P_a$ and
% $P_b$ such that:
%\[
% P_0(1-t)^3 +3P_a(1-t)^2t +3P_b(1-t)t^2 +P_1t^3
%\]
% is equivalent to
%\[
% P_0(1-t)^2 + 2C(1-t)t + P_1t^2
%\]
% It turns out that the solution is given by
%\begin{equation}
%    P_a= C+(P_0-C)/3 \qquad \text{and}\qquad P_b = C+(P_1- C)/3
%\label{equ:spline3}
%\end{equation}
%
% The transformations implied by 
% equations~\eqref{equ:spline3}
% are performed by the following macros already
% available from the |pict2e| package; we use them
% here with the actual arguments used for this
% task:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\@ovxx=\@XPzero\unitlength \@ovyy=\@YPzero\unitlength
\@ovdx=\@XCP\unitlength \@ovdy=\@YCP\unitlength
\@xdim=\@XPuno\unitlength \@ydim=\@YPuno\unitlength
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@ovxx\@ovdx\@ovro
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@ovyy\@ovdy\@ovri
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@xdim\@ovdx\@clnwd
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@ydim\@ovdy\@clnht
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% We call the basic |pict2e| macro to draw a cubic
% spline and we finish the conditional statements
% with which we started these calculations;
% eventually we close the group we opened at the
% beginning and we copy the terminal node
% information (position and direction) into the
% zero-labelled macros that indicate the starting
% point of the next arc.
%    \begin{macrocode}
      \pIIe@curveto\@ovro\@ovri\@clnwd\@clnht\@xdim\@ydim
\fi\fi\egroup
\CopyVect\@Puno to\@Pzero
\CopyVect\@Duno to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% An example of usage is shown at the left in
% figure~16 of the |curve2e-manual.pdf|
% file\footnote{%
% The commands \cs{legenda}, \cs{Pall} and
% \cs{Zbox} are specifically defined in the
% preamble of this document; they must be used
% within a \texttt{picture} environment.
% \cs{legenda} draws a framed legend made up of a
% single (short) math formula; \cs{Pall} is just a
% shorthand to put a sized dot at a specified
% position; \cs{Zbox} puts a symbol in math mode a
% little displaced in the proper direction relative 
% to a specified position. They are just handy to
% label certain objects in a \texttt{picture}
% diagram. They have been defined at the beginning
% of the \texttt{curve2e.sty} code.} created with
% the code shown in the same page as the figure.
%
% Notice also that the inflexed line is made with
% two arcs that meet at the inflection point; the
% same is true for the line that resembles a sine
% wave. The cusps of the inner border of the green
% area are obtained with the usual optional
% argument already used also with the |\Curve|
% recursive macro.
%
% The “circle” inside the square frame is visibly
% different from a real circle, in spite of the
% fact that the maximum deviation from the true
% circle is just about 6\% relative to the radius;
% a quarter circle obtained with a single parabola
% is definitely a poor approximation of a real
% quarter circle; possibly by splitting each
% quarter circle in three or four partial arcs the
% approximation of a real quarter circle would be
% much better. On the right of figure~16 of the
% user manual it is possible to compare a “circle”
% obtained with quadratic arcs with the the
% internal circle obtained with cubic arcs; the
% difference is easily seen even without using
% measuring instruments.
%
% With quadratic arcs we decided to avoid defining
% specific macros similar to |\CurveBetween| and
% |\CbezierBetween|; the first macro would not save
% any typing to the user; furthermore it may be
% questionable if it was really useful even with
% cubic splines; the second macro with quadratic
% arcs is meaningless, since with quadratic arcs
% there is just one control point and there is no
% choice on its position.
%
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \section{Conclusion}
%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% I believe that the set of new macros provided by
% this package can really help users to draw their
% diagrams with more agility; it will be the
% accumulated experience to decide if this is true.
%
% As a personal experience I found very comfortable
% to draw ellipses and to define macros to draw not
% only such shapes or filled elliptical areas, but
% also to create “legends” with coloured
% backgrounds and borders. But this is just an
% application of the functionality implemented in
% this package. In 2020 I added to CTAN another
% specialised package,
% |euclideangeometry.sty| with its manual
% |euclideangeometry-man.pdf| that uses the
% facilities of |curve2e| to draw complex diagrams
% that plot curves, and other facilities that solve 
% some geometrical problems dealing with ellipses.
%
%\iffalse
%
%\fi
%
%
%\iffalse
%<*readme>
%\fi
% \section{The \texttt{README.txt} file}
% The following is the text that forms the contents
% of the |README.txt| file that accompanies the
% package. We found it handy to have it in the
% documented source, because in this way certain
% pieces of information don't need to be repeated
% again and again in different files. 
%    \begin{macrocode}
The package bundle curve2e is composed of the following files

curve2e.dtx
curve2e-manual.tex

The derived files are

curve2e.sty
curve2e-v161.sty
curve2e.pdf
curve2e-manual.pdf
README.txt

If you install curve2e without using your TeX system package handler,
Compile curve2e.dtx and curve2e-manual.tex two or three times until 
all labels and citation keys are completely resolved. Then move the 
primary and derived files as follows:

Move curve2e.dtx and curve2e-manual.tex to ROOT/source/latex/curve2e/
Move curve2e.pdf and curve2e-manual.pdf to ROOT/doc/latex/curve2e/
Move curve2e.sty and curve2e-v161.sty   to ROOT/tex/latex/curve2e/
Move README.txt                         to ROOT/doc/latex/curve2e/

curve2e.dtx is the documented TeX source file of the derived files 
curve2e.sty, curve2e.pdf, curve2e-v161.sty and README.txt. 

You get curve2e.sty, curve2e.pdf, curve2e-v161.sty, and README.txt 
by running pdflatex on curve2e.dtx. 

The curve2e-manual files contains the user manual; in
this way the long preliminary descriptive part of the previous versions 
curve2e.pdf file has been transferred to a shorter dedicated file, and the 
"normal" user should have enough information to use the package. The 
curve2e.pdf file, extracted from the .dtx one, contains the code 
documentation and is intended for the developers, or for the curious 
advanced users. For what concerns curve2e-v161.sty, it is a previous 
version of this package; see below why the older version might become 
necessary to the end user.

README.txt, this file, contains general information.

This bundle contains also package curve2e-v161.sty, a roll-back 
version needed in certain rare cases. 

Curve2e.sty is an extension of the package pict2e.sty which extends the
standard picture LaTeX environment according to what Leslie Lamport
specified in the second edition of his LaTeX manual (1994).

This further extension curve2e.sty to pict2e.sty allows to draw lines 
and vectors with any non integer slope parameters, to draw dashed and 
dotted lines of any slope, to draw arcs and curved vectors, to draw 
curves where just the interpolating nodes are specified together with 
the tangent directions at such nodes; closed paths of any shape can be 
filled with color; all coordinates are treated as ordered pairs, i.e. "complex 
numbers"; coordinates may be expressed also in polar form. Coordinates 
may be specified with macros, so that editing any drawing is rendered 
much simpler: any point specified with a macro is modified only once 
in its macro definition.
Some of these features have been incorporated in the 2009 version of
pict2e; therefore this package avoids any modification to the original
pict2e commands. In any case the version of curve2e is compatible with 
later versions of pict2e; see below.

Curve2e now accepts polar coordinates in addition to the usual cartesian
ones; several macros have been upgraded; a new macro for tracing cubic
Bezier splines with their control nodes specified in polar form is
available. The same applies to quadratic Bezier splines. The multiput
command has been completely modified in a backwards compatible way; the
new version allows to manipulate the increment components in a configurable
way. A new xmultiput command has been defined that is more configurable
than the original one; both commands multiput and xmultiput are backwards
compatible with the original picture environment definition.

Curve2e solves a conflict with package eso-pic.

This version of curve2e is almost fully compatible with pict2e version 0.4z and later.

If you specify

\usepackage[]{curve2e}

the package pict2e is automatically invoked with the specified options.

The -almost fully compatible- phrase is necessary to explain that this
version of curve2e uses some "functions" of the LaTeX3 language that were
made available to the LaTeX developers by mid October 2018. Should the user
have an older or a basic/incomplete installation of the TeX system,
such L3 functions might not be available. This is why this
package checks the presence of the developer interface; in case
such interface is not available it rolls back to the previous version
renamed curve2e-v161.sty, which is part of this bundle; this roll-back
file name must not be modified in any way. The compatibility mentioned
above implies that the user macros remain the same, but their
implementation requires the L3 interface. Some macros and environments
rely totally on the xfp package functionalities, but legacy documents
source files should compile correctly.

The package has the LPPL status of maintained.

According to the LPPL licence, you are entitled to modify this package,
as long as you fulfil the few conditions set forth by the Licence.

Nevertheless this package is an extension to the standard LaTeX
pict2e (2014) package. Therefore any change must be controlled on the
parent package pict2e, so as to avoid redefining or interfering with
what is already contained in that package.

If you prefer sending me your modifications, as long as I will maintain
this package, I will possibly include every (documented) suggestion or
modification into this package and, of course, I will acknowledge your
contribution.

Claudio Beccari

claudio dot beccari at gmail dot com
%    \end{macrocode}
%\iffalse
%
%\fi
%\iffalse
%<*v161>
%\fi
% \section{The roll-back package version \texttt{curve2e-v161}}
% This is the fall-back version of |curve2e-v161.sty| to which
% the main file |curve2e.sty| falls back in case the interface
% packages |xfp| and |xparse| are not available.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2016/01/01]
\ProvidesPackage{curve2e-v161}%
        [2019/02/07 v.1.61 Extension package for pict2e]

\RequirePackage{color}
\RequirePackageWithOptions{pict2e}[2014/01/01]
\RequirePackage{xparse}
\def\TRON{\tracingcommands\tw@ \tracingmacros\tw@}%
\def\TROF{\tracingcommands\z@ \tracingmacros\z@}%
\ifx\undefined\@tdA \newdimen\@tdA \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdB \newdimen\@tdB \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdC \newdimen\@tdC \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdD \newdimen\@tdD \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdE \newdimen\@tdE \fi
\ifx\undefined\@tdF \newdimen\@tdF \fi
\ifx\undefined\defaultlinewidth \newdimen\defaultlinewidth \fi
\gdef\linethickness#1{\@wholewidth#1\@halfwidth.5\@wholewidth\ignorespaces}%
\newcommand\defaultlinethickness[1]{\defaultlinewidth=#1\relax
\def\thicklines{\linethickness{\defaultlinewidth}}%
\def\thinlines{\linethickness{.5\defaultlinewidth}}%
\thinlines\ignorespaces}
\def\LIne(#1){{\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY
      \moveto(0,0)
      \pIIe@lineto{\@tX\unitlength}{\@tY\unitlength}\strokepath}\ignorespaces}%
\def\segment(#1)(#2){\@killglue\polyline(#1)(#2)}%
\def\line(#1)#2{\begingroup
  \@linelen #2\unitlength
  \ifdim\@linelen<\z@\@badlinearg\else
    \expandafter\DirOfVect#1to\Dir@line
    \GetCoord(\Dir@line)\d@mX\d@mY
    \ifdim\d@mX\p@=\z@\else
      \DividE\ifdim\d@mX\p@<\z@-\fi\p@ by\d@mX\p@ to\sc@lelen
      \@linelen=\sc@lelen\@linelen
    \fi
    \moveto(0,0)
    \pIIe@lineto{\d@mX\@linelen}{\d@mY\@linelen}%
    \strokepath
  \fi
\endgroup\ignorespaces}%
\ifx\Dashline\undefined
\def\Dashline{\@ifstar{\Dashline@@}{\Dashline@}}
\def\Dashline@(#1)(#2)#3{%
\bgroup
   \countdef\NumA3254\countdef\NumB3252\relax
   \GetCoord(#1)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttA
   \GetCoord(#2)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttB
   \SubVect\V@ttA from\V@ttB to\V@ttC
   \ModOfVect\V@ttC to\DlineMod
   \DivideFN\DlineMod by#3 to\NumD
   \NumA\expandafter\Integer\NumD.??
   \ifodd\NumA\else\advance\NumA\@ne\fi
   \NumB=\NumA \divide\NumB\tw@
   \DividE\DlineMod\p@ by\NumA\p@  to\D@shMod
   \DividE\p@ by\NumA\p@ to \@tempa
   \MultVect\V@ttC by\@tempa,0 to\V@ttB
   \MultVect\V@ttB by 2,0 to\V@ttC
   \advance\NumB\@ne
   \edef\@mpt{\noexpand\egroup
   \noexpand\multiput(\V@ttA)(\V@ttC){\number\NumB}%
      {\noexpand\LIne(\V@ttB)}}%
   \@mpt\ignorespaces}%
\let\Dline\Dashline

\def\Dashline@@(#1)(#2)#3{\put(#1){\Dashline@(0,0)(#2){#3}}}
\fi
\ifx\Dotline\undefined
\def\Dotline{\@ifstar{\Dotline@@}{\Dotline@}}
\def\Dotline@(#1)(#2)#3{%
\bgroup
   \countdef\NumA 3254\relax \countdef\NumB 3255\relax
   \GetCoord(#1)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttA
   \GetCoord(#2)\@tA\@tB \MakeVectorFrom\@tA\@tB to\V@ttB
   \SubVect\V@ttA from\V@ttB to\V@ttC
   \ModOfVect\V@ttC to\DotlineMod
   \DivideFN\DotlineMod by#3 to\NumD
   \NumA=\expandafter\Integer\NumD.??
   \DivVect\V@ttC by\NumA,0 to\V@ttB
   \advance\NumA\@ne
   \edef\@mpt{\noexpand\egroup
   \noexpand\multiput(\V@ttA)(\V@ttB){\number\NumA}%
      {\noexpand\makebox(0,0){\noexpand\circle*{0.5}}}}%
   \@mpt\ignorespaces}%

\def\Dotline@@(#1)(#2)#3{\put(#1){\Dotline@(0,0)(#2){#3}}}
\fi
\AtBeginDocument{\@ifpackageloaded{eso-pic}{%
\renewcommand\LenToUnit[1]{\strip@pt\dimexpr#1*\p@/\unitlength}}{}}

\def\GetCoord(#1)#2#3{%
\expandafter\SplitNod@\expandafter(#1)#2#3\ignorespaces}
\def\isnot@polar#1:#2!!{\def\@tempOne{#2}\ifx\@tempOne\empty
\expandafter\@firstoftwo\else
\expandafter\@secondoftwo\fi
{\SplitNod@@}{\SplitPolar@@}}

\def\SplitNod@(#1)#2#3{\isnot@polar#1:!!(#1)#2#3}%
\def\SplitNod@@(#1,#2)#3#4{\edef#3{#1}\edef#4{#2}}%
\def\SplitPolar@@(#1:#2)#3#4{\DirFromAngle#1to\@DirA
\ScaleVect\@DirA by#2to\@DirA
\expandafter\SplitNod@@\expandafter(\@DirA)#3#4}

\let\originalput\put
\def\put(#1){\bgroup\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY
\edef\x{\noexpand\egroup\noexpand\originalput(\@tX,\@tY)}\x}

\let\originalmultiput\multiput
\let\original@multiput\@multiput

\long\def\@multiput(#1)#2#3{\bgroup\GetCoord(#1)\@mptX\@mptY
\edef\x{\noexpand\egroup\noexpand\original@multiput(\@mptX,\@mptY)}%
\x{#2}{#3}\ignorespaces}

\gdef\multiput(#1)#2{\bgroup\GetCoord(#1)\@mptX\@mptY
\edef\x{\noexpand\egroup\noexpand\originalmultiput(\@mptX,\@mptY)}\x(}%)
  \def\vector(#1)#2{%
    \begingroup
      \GetCoord(#1)\d@mX\d@mY
      \@linelen#2\unitlength
      \ifdim\d@mX\p@=\z@\ifdim\d@mY\p@=\z@\@badlinearg\fi\fi
      \ifdim\@linelen<\z@ \@linelen=-\@linelen\fi
      \MakeVectorFrom\d@mX\d@mY to\@Vect
      \DirOfVect\@Vect to\Dir@Vect
        \YpartOfVect\Dir@Vect to\@ynum \@ydim=\@ynum\p@
        \XpartOfVect\Dir@Vect to\@xnum \@xdim=\@xnum\p@
        \ifdim\d@mX\p@=\z@
        \else\ifdim\d@mY\p@=\z@
          \else
            \DividE\ifdim\@xnum\p@<\z@-\fi\p@ by\@xnum\p@ to\sc@lelen
            \@linelen=\sc@lelen\@linelen
          \fi
        \fi
      \@tdB=\@linelen
\pIIe@concat\@xdim\@ydim{-\@ydim}\@xdim{\@xnum\@linelen}{\@ynum\@linelen}%
        \@linelen\z@
        \pIIe@vector
        \fillpath
      \@linelen=\@tdB
      \@tdA=\pIIe@FAW\@wholewidth
      \@tdA=\pIIe@FAL\@tdA
      \advance\@linelen-\@tdA
      \ifdim\@linelen>\z@
        \moveto(0,0)
        \pIIe@lineto{\@xnum\@linelen}{\@ynum\@linelen}%
        \strokepath\fi
    \endgroup}
\def\Vector(#1){{%
\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY
\ifdim\@tX\p@=\z@\vector(\@tX,\@tY){\@tY}
\else
\vector(\@tX,\@tY){\@tX}\fi}}
\def\VECTOR(#1)(#2){\begingroup
\SubVect#1from#2to\@tempa
\expandafter\put\expandafter(#1){\expandafter\Vector\expandafter(\@tempa)}%
\endgroup\ignorespaces}
\let\lp@r( \let\rp@r)
\renewcommand*\polyline[1][\beveljoin]{\p@lylin@[#1]}

\def\p@lylin@[#1](#2){\@killglue#1\GetCoord(#2)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@moveto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\p@lyline}{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}%
    {Polylines require at least two vertices!\MessageBreak
     Control your polyline specification\MessageBreak}%
    \ignorespaces}}

\def\p@lyline(#1){\GetCoord(#1)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@lineto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\p@lyline}{\strokepath\ignorespaces}}
\providecommand\polygon{}
\RenewDocumentCommand\polygon{s O{\beveljoin} }{\@killglue\begingroup
\IfBooleanTF{#1}{\@tempswatrue}{\@tempswafalse}%
\@polygon[#2]}

\def\@polygon[#1](#2){\@killglue#1\GetCoord(#2)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@moveto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\@@polygon}{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}%
    {Polygons require at least two vertices!\MessageBreak
     Control your polygon specification\MessageBreak}%
    \ignorespaces}}

  \def\@@polygon(#1){\GetCoord(#1)\d@mX\d@mY
    \pIIe@lineto{\d@mX\unitlength}{\d@mY\unitlength}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r{\@@polygon}{\pIIe@closepath
      \if@tempswa\pIIe@fillGraph\else\pIIe@strokeGraph\fi
      \endgroup
      \ignorespaces}}
\def\GraphGrid(#1,#2){\bgroup\textcolor{red}{\linethickness{.1\p@}%
\RoundUp#1modulo10to\@GridWd \RoundUp#2modulo10to\@GridHt
\@tempcnta=\@GridWd \divide\@tempcnta10\relax \advance\@tempcnta\@ne
\multiput(0,0)(10,0){\@tempcnta}{\line(0,1){\@GridHt}}%
\@tempcnta=\@GridHt \divide\@tempcnta10\advance\@tempcnta\@ne
\multiput(0,0)(0,10){\@tempcnta}{\line(1,0){\@GridWd}}\thinlines}%
\egroup\ignorespaces}
\def\RoundUp#1modulo#2to#3{\expandafter\@tempcnta\Integer#1.??%
\count254\@tempcnta\divide\count254by#2\relax
\multiply\count254by#2\relax
\count252\@tempcnta\advance\count252-\count254
\ifnum\count252>0\advance\count252-#2\relax
\advance\@tempcnta-\count252\fi\edef#3{\number\@tempcnta}\ignorespaces}%
\def\Integer#1.#2??{#1}%
\ifdefined\dimexpr
    \unless\ifdefined\DividE
\def\DividE#1by#2to#3{\bgroup
\dimendef\Num2254\relax \dimendef\Den2252\relax
\dimendef\@DimA 2250
\Num=\p@ \Den=#2\relax
\ifdim\Den=\z@
  \edef\x{\noexpand\endgroup\noexpand\def\noexpand#3{\strip@pt\maxdimen}}%
\else
  \@DimA=#1\relax
  \edef\x{%
    \noexpand\egroup\noexpand\def\noexpand#3{%
       \strip@pt\dimexpr\@DimA*\Num/\Den\relax}}%
\fi
\x\ignorespaces}%
\fi
    \unless\ifdefined\DivideFN
         \def\DivideFN#1by#2to#3{\DividE#1\p@ by#2\p@ to{#3}}%
    \fi
    \unless\ifdefined\MultiplY
        \def\MultiplY#1by#2to#3{\bgroup
        \dimendef\@DimA 2254 \dimendef\@DimB2255
        \@DimA=#1\p@\relax \@DimB=#2\p@\relax
        \edef\x{%
           \noexpand\egroup\noexpand\def\noexpand#3{%
             \strip@pt\dimexpr\@DimA*\@DimB/\p@\relax}}%
        \x\ignorespaces}%
        \let\MultiplyFN\MultiplY
    \fi
\fi

\unless\ifdefined\Numero
  \def\Numero#1#2{\bgroup\dimen3254=#2\relax
    \edef\x{\noexpand\egroup\noexpand\edef\noexpand#1{%
      \strip@pt\dimen3254}}\x\ignorespaces}%
\fi
\def\g@tTanCotanFrom#1to#2and#3{%
\DividE 114.591559\p@ by#1to\X@ \@tdB=\X@\p@
\countdef\I=2546\def\Tan{0}\I=11\relax
\@whilenum\I>\z@\do{%
   \@tdC=\Tan\p@ \@tdD=\I\@tdB
   \advance\@tdD-\@tdC \DividE\p@ by\@tdD to\Tan
   \advance\I-2\relax}%
\def#2{\Tan}\DividE\p@ by\Tan\p@ to\Cot \def#3{\Cot}\ignorespaces}%
\def\SinOf#1to#2{\bgroup%
\@tdA=#1\p@%
\ifdim\@tdA>\z@%
  \@whiledim\@tdA>180\p@\do{\advance\@tdA -360\p@}%
\else%
  \@whiledim\@tdA<-180\p@\do{\advance\@tdA 360\p@}%
\fi \ifdim\@tdA=\z@
  \def\@tempA{0}%
\else
  \ifdim\@tdA>\z@
    \def\Segno{+}%
  \else
    \def\Segno{-}%
    \@tdA=-\@tdA
  \fi
  \ifdim\@tdA>90\p@
    \@tdA=-\@tdA \advance\@tdA 180\p@
  \fi
  \ifdim\@tdA=90\p@
    \def\@tempA{\Segno1}%
  \else
    \ifdim\@tdA=180\p@
      \def\@tempA{0}%
    \else
      \ifdim\@tdA<\p@
        \@tdA=\Segno0.0174533\@tdA
        \DividE\@tdA by\p@ to \@tempA%
      \else
        \g@tTanCotanFrom\@tdA to\T and\Tp
        \@tdA=\T\p@ \advance\@tdA \Tp\p@
        \DividE \Segno2\p@ by\@tdA to \@tempA%
      \fi
    \fi
  \fi
\fi
\edef\endSinOf{\noexpand\egroup
  \noexpand\def\noexpand#2{\@tempA}\noexpand\ignorespaces}%
\endSinOf}%
\def\CosOf#1to#2{\bgroup%
\@tdA=#1\p@%
\ifdim\@tdA>\z@%
  \@whiledim\@tdA>360\p@\do{\advance\@tdA -360\p@}%
\else%
  \@whiledim\@tdA<\z@\do{\advance\@tdA 360\p@}%
\fi
\ifdim\@tdA>180\p@
  \@tdA=-\@tdA \advance\@tdA 360\p@
\fi
\ifdim\@tdA<90\p@
  \def\Segno{+}%
\else
  \def\Segno{-}%
  \@tdA=-\@tdA \advance\@tdA 180\p@
\fi
\ifdim\@tdA=\z@
  \def\@tempA{\Segno1}%
\else
  \ifdim\@tdA<\p@
    \@tdA=0.0174533\@tdA \Numero\@tempA\@tdA
    \@tdA=\@tempA\@tdA \@tdA=-.5\@tdA
    \advance\@tdA \p@
    \DividE\@tdA by\p@ to\@tempA%
  \else
    \ifdim\@tdA=90\p@
      \def\@tempA{0}%
    \else
      \g@tTanCotanFrom\@tdA to\T and\Tp
      \@tdA=\Tp\p@ \advance\@tdA-\T\p@
      \@tdB=\Tp\p@ \advance\@tdB\T\p@
      \DividE\Segno\@tdA by\@tdB to\@tempA%
    \fi
  \fi
\fi
\edef\endCosOf{\noexpand\egroup
    \noexpand\def\noexpand#2{\@tempA}\noexpand\ignorespaces}%
\endCosOf}%
\def\TanOf#1to#2{\bgroup%
\@tdA=#1\p@%
\ifdim\@tdA>90\p@%
  \@whiledim\@tdA>90\p@\do{\advance\@tdA -180\p@}%
\else%
  \@whiledim\@tdA<-90\p@\do{\advance\@tdA 180\p@}%
\fi%
\ifdim\@tdA=\z@%
  \def\@tempA{0}%
\else
  \ifdim\@tdA>\z@
    \def\Segno{+}%
  \else
    \def\Segno{-}%
    \@tdA=-\@tdA
  \fi
  \ifdim\@tdA=90\p@
    \def\@tempA{\Segno16383.99999}%
  \else
    \ifdim\@tdA<\p@
        \@tdA=\Segno0.0174533\@tdA
        \DividE\@tdA by\p@ to\@tempA%
    \else
      \g@tTanCotanFrom\@tdA to\T and\Tp
      \@tdA\Tp\p@ \advance\@tdA -\T\p@
      \DividE\Segno2\p@ by\@tdA to\@tempA%
    \fi
  \fi
\fi
\edef\endTanOf{\noexpand\egroup
   \noexpand\def\noexpand#2{\@tempA}\noexpand\ignorespaces}%
\endTanOf}%
\def\ArcTanOf#1to#2{\bgroup
\countdef\Inverti 4444\Inverti=0
\def\Segno{}
\edef\@tF{#1}\@tdF=\@tF\p@ \@tdE=57.295778\p@
\@tdD=\ifdim\@tdF<\z@ -\@tdF\def\Segno{-}\else\@tdF\fi
\ifdim\@tdD>\p@
\Inverti=\@ne
\@tdD=\dimexpr\p@*\p@/\@tdD\relax
\fi
\unless\ifdim\@tdD>0.02\p@
    \def\@tX{\strip@pt\dimexpr57.295778\@tdD\relax}%
\else
    \edef\@tX{45}\relax
    \countdef\I 2523 \I=9\relax
    \@whilenum\I>0\do{\TanOf\@tX to\@tG
    \edef\@tG{\strip@pt\dimexpr\@tG\p@-\@tdD\relax}\relax
    \MultiplY\@tG by57.295778to\@tG
    \CosOf\@tX to\@tH
    \MultiplY\@tH by\@tH to\@tH
    \MultiplY\@tH by\@tG to \@tH
    \edef\@tX{\strip@pt\dimexpr\@tX\p@ - \@tH\p@\relax}\relax
    \advance\I\m@ne}%
\fi
\ifnum\Inverti=\@ne
\edef\@tX{\strip@pt\dimexpr90\p@-\@tX\p@\relax}
\fi
\edef\x{\egroup\noexpand\edef\noexpand#2{\Segno\@tX}}\x\ignorespaces}%
\def\MakeVectorFrom#1#2to#3{\edef#3{#1,#2}\ignorespaces}%
\def\CopyVect#1to#2{\edef#2{#1}\ignorespaces}%
\def\ModOfVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\@tempdima=\t@X\p@ \ifdim\@tempdima<\z@ \@tempdima=-\@tempdima\fi
\@tempdimb=\t@Y\p@ \ifdim\@tempdimb<\z@ \@tempdimb=-\@tempdimb\fi
\ifdim\@tempdima=\z@
    \ifdim\@tempdimb=\z@
        \def\@T{0}\@tempdimc=\z@
    \else
        \def\@T{0}\@tempdimc=\@tempdimb
    \fi
\else
    \ifdim\@tempdima>\@tempdimb
       \DividE\@tempdimb by\@tempdima to\@T
       \@tempdimc=\@tempdima
    \else
          \DividE\@tempdima by\@tempdimb to\@T
          \@tempdimc=\@tempdimb
    \fi
\fi
\unless\ifdim\@tempdimc=\z@
    \unless\ifdim\@T\p@=\z@
       \@tempdima=\@T\p@ \@tempdima=\@T\@tempdima
       \advance\@tempdima\p@%
       \@tempdimb=\p@%
       \@tempcnta=5\relax
       \@whilenum\@tempcnta>\z@\do{\DividE\@tempdima by\@tempdimb to\@T
       \advance\@tempdimb \@T\p@ \@tempdimb=.5\@tempdimb
       \advance\@tempcnta\m@ne}%
       \@tempdimc=\@T\@tempdimc
    \fi
\fi
\Numero#2\@tempdimc
\ignorespaces}%
\def\DirOfVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\ModOfVect#1to\@tempa
\unless\ifdim\@tempdimc=\z@
   \DividE\t@X\p@ by\@tempdimc to\t@X
   \DividE\t@Y\p@ by\@tempdimc to\t@Y
\fi
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#2\ignorespaces}%
\def\ModAndDirOfVect#1to#2and#3{%
\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\ModOfVect#1to#2%
\ifdim\@tempdimc=\z@\else
  \DividE\t@X\p@ by\@tempdimc to\t@X
  \DividE\t@Y\p@ by\@tempdimc to\t@Y
\fi
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
\def\DistanceAndDirOfVect#1minus#2to#3and#4{%
\SubVect#2from#1to\@tempa
\ModAndDirOfVect\@tempa to#3and#4\ignorespaces}%
\def\XpartOfVect#1to#2{%
\GetCoord(#1)#2\@tempa\ignorespaces}%
\def\YpartOfVect#1to#2{%
\GetCoord(#1)\@tempa#2\ignorespaces}%
\def\DirFromAngle#1to#2{%
\CosOf#1to\t@X
\SinOf#1to\t@Y
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#2\ignorespaces}%
\def\ArgOfVect#1to#2{\bgroup\GetCoord(#1){\t@X}{\t@Y}%
\def\s@gno{}\def\addflatt@ngle{0}
\ifdim\t@X\p@=\z@
  \ifdim\t@Y\p@=\z@
    \def\ArcTan{0}%
  \else
    \def\ArcTan{90}%
    \ifdim\t@Y\p@<\z@\def\s@gno{-}\fi
  \fi
\else
  \ifdim\t@Y\p@=\z@
    \ifdim\t@X\p@<\z@
      \def\ArcTan{180}%
    \else
      \def\ArcTan{0}%
    \fi
  \else
    \ifdim\t@X\p@<\z@%
      \def\addflatt@ngle{180}%
      \edef\t@X{\strip@pt\dimexpr-\t@X\p@}%
      \edef\t@Y{\strip@pt\dimexpr-\t@Y\p@}%
      \ifdim\t@Y\p@<\z@
        \def\s@gno{-}%
        \edef\t@Y{-\t@Y}%
      \fi
    \fi
  \DivideFN\t@Y by\t@X to \t@A
  \ArcTanOf\t@A to\ArcTan
  \fi
\fi
\edef\ArcTan{\unless\ifx\s@gno\empty\s@gno\fi\ArcTan}%
\unless\ifnum\addflatt@ngle=0\relax
   \edef\ArcTan{%
   \strip@pt\dimexpr\ArcTan\p@\ifx\s@gno\empty-\else+\fi
   \addflatt@ngle\p@\relax}%
\fi
\edef\x{\noexpand\egroup\noexpand\edef\noexpand#2{\ArcTan}}%
\x\ignorespaces}
\def\ScaleVect#1by#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\@tempdima=\t@X\p@ \@tempdima=#2\@tempdima\Numero\t@X\@tempdima
\@tempdima=\t@Y\p@ \@tempdima=#2\@tempdima\Numero\t@Y\@tempdima
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
\def\ConjVect#1to#2{\GetCoord(#1)\t@X\t@Y
\@tempdima=-\t@Y\p@\Numero\t@Y\@tempdima
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#2\ignorespaces}%
\def\AddVect#1and#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\tu@X\tu@Y
\GetCoord(#2)\td@X\td@Y
\@tempdima\tu@X\p@\advance\@tempdima\td@X\p@ \Numero\t@X\@tempdima
\@tempdima\tu@Y\p@\advance\@tempdima\td@Y\p@ \Numero\t@Y\@tempdima
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
\def\SubVect#1from#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\tu@X\tu@Y
\GetCoord(#2)\td@X\td@Y
\@tempdima\td@X\p@\advance\@tempdima-\tu@X\p@ \Numero\t@X\@tempdima
\@tempdima\td@Y\p@\advance\@tempdima-\tu@Y\p@ \Numero\t@Y\@tempdima
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
\def\MultVect#1by{\@ifstar{\@ConjMultVect#1by}{\@MultVect#1by}}%
\def\@MultVect#1by#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\tu@X\tu@Y
\GetCoord(#2)\td@X\td@Y
\@tempdima\tu@X\p@ \@tempdimb\tu@Y\p@
\@tempdimc=\td@X\@tempdima\advance\@tempdimc-\td@Y\@tempdimb
\Numero\t@X\@tempdimc
\@tempdimc=\td@Y\@tempdima\advance\@tempdimc\td@X\@tempdimb
\Numero\t@Y\@tempdimc
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}%
\def\@ConjMultVect#1by#2to#3{\GetCoord(#1)\tu@X\tu@Y
\GetCoord(#2)\td@X\td@Y \@tempdima\tu@X\p@ \@tempdimb\tu@Y\p@
\@tempdimc=\td@X\@tempdima\advance\@tempdimc+\td@Y\@tempdimb
\Numero\t@X\@tempdimc
\@tempdimc=\td@X\@tempdimb\advance\@tempdimc-\td@Y\@tempdima
\Numero\t@Y\@tempdimc
\MakeVectorFrom\t@X\t@Y to#3\ignorespaces}
\def\DivVect#1by#2to#3{\ModAndDirOfVect#2to\@Mod and\@Dir
\DividE\p@ by\@Mod\p@ to\@Mod \ConjVect\@Dir to\@Dir
\ScaleVect#1by\@Mod to\@tempa
\MultVect\@tempa by\@Dir to#3\ignorespaces}%
\def\Arc(#1)(#2)#3{\begingroup
\@tdA=#3\p@
\unless\ifdim\@tdA=\z@
  \@Arc(#1)(#2)%
\fi
\endgroup\ignorespaces}%
\def\@Arc(#1)(#2){%
\ifdim\@tdA>\z@
  \let\Segno+%
\else
  \@tdA=-\@tdA \let\Segno-%
\fi
\Numero\@gradi\@tdA
\ifdim\@tdA>360\p@
 \PackageWarning{curve2e}{The arc aperture is \@gradi\space degrees
      and gets reduced\MessageBreak%
      to the range 0--360 taking the sign into consideration}%
 \@whiledim\@tdA>360\p@\do{\advance\@tdA-360\p@}%
\fi
\SubVect#2from#1to\@V \ModOfVect\@V to\@Raggio \CopyVect#2to\@pPun
\CopyVect#1to\@Cent \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\@@Arc
\strokepath\ignorespaces}%
\def\@@Arc{%
\pIIe@moveto{\@pPunX\unitlength}{\@pPunY\unitlength}%
\ifdim\@tdA>180\p@
  \advance\@tdA-180\p@
  \Numero\@gradi\@tdA
  \SubVect\@pPun from\@Cent to\@V
  \AddVect\@V and\@Cent to\@sPun
  \MultVect\@V by0,-1.3333333to\@V \if\Segno-\ScaleVect\@V by-1to\@V\fi
  \AddVect\@pPun and\@V to\@pcPun
  \AddVect\@sPun and\@V to\@scPun
  \GetCoord(\@pcPun)\@pcPunX\@pcPunY
  \GetCoord(\@scPun)\@scPunX\@scPunY
  \GetCoord(\@sPun)\@sPunX\@sPunY
  \pIIe@curveto{\@pcPunX\unitlength}{\@pcPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@scPunX\unitlength}{\@scPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@sPunX\unitlength}{\@sPunY\unitlength}%
  \CopyVect\@sPun to\@pPun
\fi
\ifdim\@tdA>\z@
  \DirFromAngle\@gradi to\@Dir \if\Segno-\ConjVect\@Dir to\@Dir \fi
  \SubVect\@Cent from\@pPun to\@V
  \MultVect\@V by\@Dir to\@V
  \AddVect\@Cent and\@V to\@sPun
  \@tdA=.5\@tdA \Numero\@gradi\@tdA
  \DirFromAngle\@gradi to\@Phimezzi
  \GetCoord(\@Phimezzi)\@cosphimezzi\@sinphimezzi
  \@tdB=1.3333333\p@ \@tdB=\@Raggio\@tdB
  \@tdC=\p@ \advance\@tdC -\@cosphimezzi\p@ \Numero\@tempa\@tdC
  \@tdB=\@tempa\@tdB
  \DividE\@tdB by\@sinphimezzi\p@ to\@cZ
  \ScaleVect\@Phimezzi by\@cZ to\@Phimezzi
  \ConjVect\@Phimezzi to\@mPhimezzi
  \if\Segno-%
    \let\@tempa\@Phimezzi
    \let\@Phimezzi\@mPhimezzi
    \let\@mPhimezzi\@tempa
  \fi
  \SubVect\@sPun from\@pPun to\@V
  \DirOfVect\@V to\@V
  \MultVect\@Phimezzi by\@V to\@Phimezzi
  \AddVect\@sPun and\@Phimezzi to\@scPun
  \ScaleVect\@V by-1to\@V
  \MultVect\@mPhimezzi by\@V to\@mPhimezzi
  \AddVect\@pPun and\@mPhimezzi to\@pcPun
  \GetCoord(\@pcPun)\@pcPunX\@pcPunY
  \GetCoord(\@scPun)\@scPunX\@scPunY
  \GetCoord(\@sPun)\@sPunX\@sPunY
  \pIIe@curveto{\@pcPunX\unitlength}{\@pcPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@scPunX\unitlength}{\@scPunY\unitlength}%
               {\@sPunX\unitlength}{\@sPunY\unitlength}%
\fi}
\def\VectorArc(#1)(#2)#3{\begingroup
\edef\tempG{#3}\@tdA=#3\p@ 
\fptestF{#3=0}{\@VArc(#1)(#2)}}%

\def\VectorARC(#1)(#2)#3{\begingroup
\edef\tempG{#3}\@tdA=#3\p@ 
\fptestF{#3=0}{\@VArc(#1)(#2)}}%

\def\@VArc(#1)(#2){%
\fptest{\tempG>\z@}{\let\Segno+}%
               {\edef\tempG={-\tempG}\let\Segno-}%
\fptestT{\tempG>360}{%
\PackageWarning{curve2e}{The arc aperture is \tempG\space degrees
      and gets reduced^^J%
      to the range 0--360 taking the sign into
      consideration}%
      \edef\tempG{\Modulo{\tempG}{360}}}%
\@tdA=\tempG\p@
\Numero\@gradi\@tdA
\SubVect#1from#2to\@V \ModOfVect\@V to\@Raggio \CopyVect#2to\@pPun
\@tdE=\pIIe@FAW\@wholewidth \@tdE=\pIIe@FAL\@tdE
\DividE\@tdE by \@Raggio\unitlength to\DeltaGradi
\@tdD=\DeltaGradi\p@
\@tdD=57.29578\@tdD \Numero\DeltaGradi\@tdD
\@tdD=\ifx\Segno--\fi\@gradi\p@ \Numero\@tempa\@tdD
\DirFromAngle\@tempa to\@Dir
\MultVect\@V by\@Dir to\@sPun
\edef\@tempA{\ifx\Segno--\@ne\fi}%
\MultVect\@sPun by 0,\@tempA to\@vPun
\DirOfVect\@vPun to\@Dir
\AddVect\@sPun and #1 to \@sPun
\GetCoord(\@sPun)\@tdX\@tdY
\@tdD\ifx\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\@tdD=0.5\@tdD \Numero\DeltaGradi\@tdD
\DirFromAngle\DeltaGradi to\@Dird
\MultVect\@Dir by*\@Dird to\@Dir
\GetCoord(\@Dir)\@xnum\@ynum
\put(\@tdX,\@tdY){\vector(\@xnum,\@ynum){0}}%
\@tdE =\ifx\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\advance\@tdA -\@tdE \Numero\@gradi\@tdA
\CopyVect#1to\@Cent \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\@@Arc\strokepath\endgroup\ignorespaces}%

\def\@VARC(#1)(#2){%
\fptest{\tempG>\z@}{\let\Segno+}%
               {\edef\tempG={-\tempG}\let\Segno-}%
\@tdA=\tempG\p@
\Numero\@gradi\@tdA
\fptestT{\tempG>360}{%
 \PackageWarning{curve2e}{The arc aperture is \tempG\space degrees
      and gets reduced^^J%
      to the range 0--360 taking the sign into 
      consideration}%
      \edef\tempG{\Modulo{\tempG}{360}}%
}
\SubVect#1from#2to\@V \ModOfVect\@V to\@Raggio \CopyVect#2to\@pPun
\@tdE=\pIIe@FAW\@wholewidth \@tdE=0.8\@tdE
\DividE\@tdE by \@Raggio\unitlength to\DeltaGradi
\@tdD=\DeltaGradi\p@ \@tdD=57.29578\@tdD \Numero\DeltaGradi\@tdD
\@tdD=\if\Segno--\fi\@gradi\p@ \Numero\@tempa\@tdD
\DirFromAngle\@tempa to\@Dir
\MultVect\@V by\@Dir to\@sPun% corrects the end point
\edef\@tempA{\if\Segno--\fi1}%
\MultVect\@sPun by 0,\@tempA to\@vPun
\DirOfVect\@vPun to\@Dir
\AddVect\@sPun and #1 to \@sPun
\GetCoord(\@sPun)\@tdX\@tdY
\@tdD\if\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\@tdD=.5\@tdD \Numero\@tempB\@tdD
\DirFromAngle\@tempB to\@Dird
\MultVect\@Dir by*\@Dird to\@Dir
\GetCoord(\@Dir)\@xnum\@ynum
\put(\@tdX,\@tdY){\vector(\@xnum,\@ynum){0}}% end point arrowt ip
\@tdE =\DeltaGradi\p@
\advance\@tdA -2\@tdE \Numero\@gradi\@tdA
\CopyVect#1to\@Cent \GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\SubVect\@Cent from\@pPun to \@V
\edef\@tempa{\if\Segno-\else-\fi\@ne}%
\MultVect\@V by0,\@tempa to\@vPun
\@tdE\if\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi\p@
\Numero\@tempB{0.5\@tdE}%
\DirFromAngle\@tempB to\@Dird
\MultVect\@vPun by\@Dird to\@vPun% corrects the starting point
\DirOfVect\@vPun to\@Dir\GetCoord(\@Dir)\@xnum\@ynum
\put(\@pPunX,\@pPunY){\vector(\@xnum,\@ynum){0}}% starting point arrow tip
\edef\@tempa{\if\Segno--\fi\DeltaGradi}%
\DirFromAngle\@tempa to \@Dir
\SubVect\@Cent from\@pPun to\@V
\MultVect\@V by\@Dir to\@V
\AddVect\@Cent and\@V to\@pPun
\GetCoord(\@pPun)\@pPunX\@pPunY
\@@Arc
\strokepath\ignorespaces}%
\def\CurveBetween#1and#2WithDirs#3and#4{%
\StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#3}\relax
\CurveTo#2WithDir{#4}\CurveFinish\ignorespaces}%
\def\StartCurveAt#1WithDir#2{%
\begingroup
\GetCoord(#1)\@tempa\@tempb
\CopyVect\@tempa,\@tempb to\@Pzero
\pIIe@moveto{\@tempa\unitlength}{\@tempb\unitlength}%
\GetCoord(#2)\@tempa\@tempb
\CopyVect\@tempa,\@tempb to\@Dzero
\DirOfVect\@Dzero to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}
\def\ChangeDir<#1>{%
\GetCoord(#1)\@tempa\@tempb
\CopyVect\@tempa,\@tempb to\@Dzero
\DirOfVect\@Dzero to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}
\def\CurveFinish{\strokepath\endgroup\ignorespaces}%
\def\FillCurve{\fillpath\endgroup\ignorespaces}
\def\CurveEnd{\fillstroke\endgroup\ignorespaces}
\def\CbezierTo#1WithDir#2AndDists#3And#4{%
\GetCoord(#1)\@tX\@tY \MakeVectorFrom\@tX\@tY to\@Puno
\GetCoord(#2)\@tX\@tY \MakeVectorFrom\@tX\@tY to \@Duno
\DirOfVect\@Duno to\@Duno
\ScaleVect\@Dzero by#3to\@Czero \AddVect\@Pzero and\@Czero to\@Czero
\ScaleVect\@Duno by-#4to \@Cuno \AddVect\@Puno and\@Cuno to \@Cuno
\GetCoord(\@Czero)\@XCzero\@YCzero
\GetCoord(\@Cuno)\@XCuno\@YCuno
\GetCoord(\@Puno)\@XPuno\@YPuno
\pIIe@curveto{\@XCzero\unitlength}{\@YCzero\unitlength}%
             {\@XCuno\unitlength}{\@YCuno\unitlength}%
             {\@XPuno\unitlength}{\@YPuno\unitlength}%
\CopyVect\@Puno to\@Pzero
\CopyVect\@Duno to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}%
\def\CbezierBetween#1And#2WithDirs#3And#4UsingDists#5And#6{%
\StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#3}\relax
\CbezierTo#2WithDir#4AndDists#5And{#6}\CurveFinish}

\def\@isTension#1;#2!!{\def\@tempA{#1}%
\def\@tempB{#2}\unless\ifx\@tempB\empty\strip@semicolon#2\fi}
\def\strip@semicolon#1;{\def\@tempB{#1}}
\def\CurveTo#1WithDir#2{%
\def\@Tuno{1}\def\@Tzero{1}\relax
\edef\@Puno{#1}\@isTension#2;!!%
\expandafter\DirOfVect\@tempA to\@Duno
\bgroup\unless\ifx\@tempB\empty\GetCoord(\@tempB)\@Tzero\@Tuno\fi
\DistanceAndDirOfVect\@Puno minus\@Pzero to\@Chord and\@DirChord
\MultVect\@Dzero by*\@DirChord to \@Dpzero
\MultVect\@Duno by*\@DirChord to \@Dpuno
\GetCoord(\@Dpzero)\@DXpzero\@DYpzero
\GetCoord(\@Dpuno)\@DXpuno\@DYpuno
\DivideFN\@Chord by2 to\@semichord
\ifdim\@DXpzero\p@=\z@
   \@tdA=1.333333\p@
   \Numero\@KCzero{\@semichord\@tdA}%
\fi
\ifdim\@DYpzero\p@=\z@
  \@tdA=1.333333\p@
  \Numero\@Kpzero{\@semichord\@tdA}%
\fi
\unless\ifdim\@DXpzero\p@=\z@
  \unless\ifdim\@DYpzero\p@=\z@
    \edef\@CosDzero{\ifdim\@DXpzero\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DXpzero}%
    \edef\@SinDzero{\ifdim\@DYpzero\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DYpzero}%
    \@tdA=\@semichord\p@ \@tdA=1.333333\@tdA
    \DividE\@tdA by\@SinDzero\p@ to \@KCzero
    \@tdA=\dimexpr(\p@-\@CosDzero\p@)\relax
    \DividE\@KCzero\@tdA by\@SinDzero\p@ to \@KCzero
  \fi
\fi
\MultiplyFN\@KCzero by \@Tzero to \@KCzero
\ScaleVect\@Dzero by\@KCzero to\@CPzero
\AddVect\@Pzero and\@CPzero to\@CPzero
\ifdim\@DXpuno\p@=\z@
   \@tdA=-1.333333\p@
   \Numero\@KCuno{\@semichord\@tdA}%
\fi
\ifdim\@DYpuno\p@=\z@
  \@tdA=-1.333333\p@
  \Numero\@KCuno{\@semichord\@tdA}%
\fi
\unless\ifdim\@DXpuno\p@=\z@
    \unless\ifdim\@DYpuno\p@=\z@
    \edef\@CosDuno{\ifdim\@DXpuno\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DXpuno}%
    \edef\@SinDuno{\ifdim\@DYpuno\p@<\z@ -\fi\@DYpuno}%
    \@tdA=\@semichord\p@ \@tdA=-1.333333\@tdA
    \DividE\@tdA by \@SinDuno\p@ to \@KCuno
    \@tdA=\dimexpr(\p@-\@CosDuno\p@)\relax
    \DividE\@KCuno\@tdA by\@SinDuno\p@ to \@KCuno
  \fi
\fi
\MultiplyFN\@KCuno by \@Tuno to \@KCuno
\ScaleVect\@Duno by\@KCuno to\@CPuno
\AddVect\@Puno and\@CPuno to\@CPuno
\GetCoord(\@Puno)\@XPuno\@YPuno
\GetCoord(\@CPzero)\@XCPzero\@YCPzero
\GetCoord(\@CPuno)\@XCPuno\@YCPuno
\pIIe@curveto{\@XCPzero\unitlength}{\@YCPzero\unitlength}%
             {\@XCPuno\unitlength}{\@YCPuno\unitlength}%
             {\@XPuno\unitlength}{\@YPuno\unitlength}\egroup
\CopyVect\@Puno to\@Pzero
\CopyVect\@Duno to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}%
\def\Curve{\@ifstar{\let\fillstroke\fillpath\Curve@}%
{\let\fillstroke\strokepath\Curve@}}
\def\Curve@(#1)<#2>{%
    \StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Curve{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}{%
    Curve specifications must contain at least two nodes!\MessageBreak
    Please, control your Curve specifications\MessageBreak}}}

\def\@Curve(#1)<#2>{%
    \CurveTo#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Curve{%
    \@ifnextchar[\@ChangeDir\CurveEnd}}
\def\@ChangeDir[#1]{\ChangeDir<#1>\@Curve}
\def\Qurve{\@ifstar{\let\fillstroke\fillpath\Qurve@}%
{\let\fillstroke\strokepath\Qurve@}}

\def\Qurve@(#1)<#2>{%
    \StartCurveAt#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Qurve{%
    \PackageWarning{curve2e}{%
      Quadratic curve specifications must contain at least
      two nodes!\MessageBreak
      Please, control your Qurve specifications\MessageBreak}}}%
\def\@Qurve(#1)<#2>{\QurveTo#1WithDir{#2}%
    \@ifnextchar\lp@r\@Qurve{%
    \@ifnextchar[\@ChangeQDir\CurveEnd}}%
\def\@ChangeQDir[#1]{\ChangeDir<#1>\@Qurve}%
\def\QurveTo#1WithDir#2{%
\edef\@Puno{#1}\DirOfVect#2to\@Duno\bgroup
\DistanceAndDirOfVect\@Puno minus\@Pzero to\@Chord and\@DirChord
\MultVect\@Dzero by*\@Duno to \@Scalar
\YpartOfVect\@Scalar to \@YScalar
\ifdim\@YScalar\p@=\z@
\PackageWarning{curve2e}%
   {Quadratic Bezier arcs cannot have their starting\MessageBreak
   and ending directions parallel or antiparallel with\MessageBreak
   each other. This arc is skipped and replaced with
   a dotted line.\MessageBreak}%
   \Dotline(\@Pzero)(\@Puno){2}\relax
\else
\MultVect\@Dzero by*\@DirChord to \@Dpzero
\MultVect\@Duno by*\@DirChord to \@Dpuno
\GetCoord(\@Dpzero)\@DXpzero\@DYpzero
\GetCoord(\@Dpuno)\@DXpuno\@DYpuno
\MultiplyFN\@DXpzero by\@DXpuno to\@XXD
\MultiplyFN\@DYpzero by\@DYpuno to\@YYD
\unless\ifdim\@YYD\p@<\z@\ifdim\@XXD\p@<\z@
\PackageWarning{curve2e}%
   {Quadratic Bezier arcs cannot have inflection points\MessageBreak
   Therefore the tangents to the starting and ending arc\MessageBreak
   points cannot be directed to the same half plane.\MessageBreak
   This arc is skipped and replaced by a dotted line\MessageBreak}%
   \Dotline(\@Pzero)(\@Puno){2}\fi
\else
\edef\@CDzero{\@DXpzero}\relax
\edef\@SDzero{\@DYpzero}\relax
\edef\@CDuno{\@DXpuno}\relax
\edef\@SDuno{\@DYpuno}\relax
\MultiplyFN\@SDzero by\@CDuno to\@tempA
\MultiplyFN\@SDuno by\@CDzero to\@tempB
\edef\@tempA{\strip@pt\dimexpr\@tempA\p@-\@tempB\p@}\relax
\@tdA=\@SDuno\p@ \@tdB=\@Chord\p@ \@tdC=\@tempA\p@
\edef\@tempC{\strip@pt\dimexpr \@tdA*\@tdB/\@tdC}\relax
\MultiplyFN\@tempC by\@CDzero to \@XC
\MultiplyFN\@tempC by\@SDzero to \@YC
\ModOfVect\@XC,\@YC to\@KC
\ScaleVect\@Dzero by\@KC to\@CP
\AddVect\@Pzero and\@CP to\@CP
\GetCoord(\@Pzero)\@XPzero\@YPzero
\GetCoord(\@Puno)\@XPuno\@YPuno
\GetCoord(\@CP)\@XCP\@YCP
\@ovxx=\@XPzero\unitlength \@ovyy=\@YPzero\unitlength
\@ovdx=\@XCP\unitlength \@ovdy=\@YCP\unitlength
\@xdim=\@XPuno\unitlength \@ydim=\@YPuno\unitlength
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@ovxx\@ovdx\@ovro
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@ovyy\@ovdy\@ovri
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@xdim\@ovdx\@clnwd
      \pIIe@bezier@QtoC\@ydim\@ovdy\@clnht
      \pIIe@moveto\@ovxx\@ovyy
      \pIIe@curveto\@ovro\@ovri\@clnwd\@clnht\@xdim\@ydim
\fi\fi\egroup
\CopyVect\@Puno to\@Pzero
\CopyVect\@Duno to\@Dzero
\ignorespaces}

%    \end{macrocode}
%\iffalse
%
%\fi
% \Finale
% \endinput

%^^A%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%