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		Koshkin on May 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Penrose: Create diagrams by typing mathematical no... It is an interesting approach to drawing - it’s almost like what you do is, you make the tool understand the meaning of what you want to draw, and the tool is expected to do an optimal job at getting it done.

_ZeD_ on May 11, 2020 | [–]

Look at graphviz for the best tool you can find about

JadeNB on May 11, 2020 | | [–]

For more on declarative drawing, you might be interested in wrapping your mind around Eukleides: https://ctan.org/tex-archive/support/eukleides .

nurettin on May 11, 2020 | [–]

What you describe sounds very similar to the definition of a "domain specific language".

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