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Ipe user macros

Ipe user macros make it possible to extend Ipe with new functions. Ipe user macros, or Iums for short, are simply programs that read and write files containing a description of Ipe objects. By listing them in Ipe's X resources, you can make them known to Ipe. When this is done, they can be called just like any other function of Ipe. You can even have keyboard shortcuts for Iums.

Ipe comes with a small set of useful Iums that perform functions that are not so often used or are too complicated to put into the Ipe kernel. These functions are described in this section. Furthermore, we describe how the interface between Ipe and its user macros works, and how you can write you own Ipe user macros.

Many other Ipe user macros can be found at the world wide Ium home page. These user macros have been written by Ipe users for Ipe users, and if you write other interesting Ipe user macros, it would be nice if you shared them with us.

  • Ipe user macros distributed with Ipe
  • How Ipe calls a user macro
  • Writing Ipe user macros

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