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  2. <H2><A ID="SECTION000416000000000000000">
  3. Picture commands</A>
  4. </H2><DIV class="LEFT"><B><B><I>
  5.  
  6. <BR>
  7. <tex2html_image_mark>#decl519#
  8. <BR>
  9. The || command can be used in |picture| mode to draw a
  10. quadratic Bezier curve from position |(;SPMlt;AX;SPMgt;,;SPMlt;AY;SPMgt;)| to |(;SPMlt;CX;SPMgt;,;SPMlt;CY;SPMgt;)| with
  11. control point |(;SPMlt;BX;SPMgt;,;SPMlt;BY;SPMgt;)|.  The optional argument <#522#>N<#522#> gives the
  12. number of points on the curve.
  13.  
  14. For example, the diagram:
  15. </I></B></B></DIV>
  16. <DIV class="CENTER"><DIV class="LEFT"><B><B><I><BR>
  17. <tex2html_image_mark>#picture524#
  18. <BR></I></B></B></DIV></DIV><DIV class="LEFT"><B><B><I>
  19. is drawn with:
  20. </I></B></B></DIV><PRE><tex2html_verbatim_mark>verbatim57#</PRE><DIV class="LEFT"><B><B><I>
  21. The || command is the same, except that the argument <#530#>N<#530#> is not
  22. optional.  It is provided for compatibility with the L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X~2.09
  23. |bezier| document style option.
  24. </I></B></B></DIV>