Go Typesetting
This section should include all resources related with typesetting Go boards using different tools. It is especially dedicated with publicly available tools to typeset Go boards and games in LaTeX.
psgoThe PSGO package provides functionality to draw Go diagrams with LaTeX. It is built on top of the PSTricks package. As PSTricks is included in the standard LaTeX distribution, this should not be a portability problem. (Homepage does not work anymore, but you can get psgo from CTAN)
- GoDiag is a extension module for
Lout (a Postscript-based typesetting system comparable to LaTeX) to create Go diagrams. It uses a markup language similar to the one used here on Sensei's Library.
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Alpine Fonts provides a set of truetype fonts for many games, including Go. These are NOT free. This is not an endorsement, and I'm not even a customer. It's just something I ran across at one point. - Remillard
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sgf2dg, by Reid Augustin is a rewrite of sgf2tex. It produces diagrams in TeX, ASCII, Postscript, PDF and Metapost.
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sgf2tex, written by Daniel Bump and Reid Augustin, converts an SGF file into a TeX/LaTeX representation. It comes with its own go fonts, which can be converted to Type 1 (postscript) fonts using
mftrace. Using the Type 1 fonts, pretty go documents can be created in PDF format (using
PDFlatex). - pwaldron?
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Adam Buczynski has a tool to convert SGF to printable diagrams.
- gofigs freeware go diagram program
- SmartGo can create EPS and PDF book-quality diagrams.
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igo LaTeX package for nice typesetting
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GOWrite can create EPS, SVG and WMF book-quality diagrams.
(REQ) I would really like the go fonts by Daniel Bump in Type1 version. However I am too lazy and dull to convert it myself. I would be very glad if somebody sends me the fonts. Tia --tasuki