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\documentclass[fontsize=11pt,english,BCOR=10mm,DIV=12,bibliography=totoc,parskip=false,
   headings=small, headinclude=false,footinclude=false,oneside,abstract=on]{pst-doc}
\usepackage{pst-lsystem}
\let\pstFV\fileversion
\usepackage{dtk-logos}
\usepackage{xltabular}
\renewcommand\bgImage{%
\begin{pspicture}(-2,-0.5)(3,6) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=Y,
  X={X[-FFF][+FFF]FX},
  Y={YFX[+Y][-Y]},
  Angle=25,
  N=6,
  Ftype=1,
  BaseLength=2.5pt,
  usecolor=2](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
}

\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}


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\begin{document}

\title{\texttt{pst-lsystem}}
\subtitle{Creating images, based on the Lindenmayer-system; v.\pstFV}
\author{Herbert VoÃŸ}
\docauthor{}
\date{\today}
\maketitle

\tableofcontents

\begin{abstract}
\noindent
\LPack{pst-lsystem} loads by default the following packages:  \LPack{pst-xkey}, and, of course \LPack{pstricks}.
All should be already part of your local \TeX\ installation. If not, or in case
of having older versions, go to \url{http://www.CTAN.org/} and load the newest version.



\vfill\noindent
Thanks to \\
Michel Charpentier,
and last but not least
    \url{http://mathworld.wolfram.com}.

\end{abstract}


\clearpage


\section{Introduction}
A L-system or Lindenmayer system is a parallel rewriting system and a type of 
formal grammar. An L-system consists of an alphabet of symbols that can be used 
to make strings, a collection of production rules that expand each symbol into 
some larger string of symbols, an initial Â»axiomÂ« string from which to begin construction, 
and a mechanism for translating the generated strings into geometric structures. 
L-systems were introduced and developed in 1968 by Aristid Lindenmayer, 
a Hungarian theoretical biologist and botanist at the University of Utrecht.~\cite{wikipedia}


\section{Usage}
There are no optional arguments for the package:
\begin{verbatim}
\usepackage{pst-lsystem}
\end{verbatim}

There is only one command:

\begin{BDef}
\Lcs{pslsystem}\OptArgs\Largr{x,y}
\end{BDef}

If the coordinates for the origin are missing, then $(0,0)$ is assumed. The L-System ist
defined by the three functions $F$, $X$, and $Y$. At least one function must be given.

\subsection{Optional arguments}

The following optional arguments for the macro are possible:

\begin{xltabular}{\linewidth}{@{} l l X @{}}\toprule
\emph{name} &amp; \emph{default} &amp; \emph{menaing}\\\midrule 
\Lkeyword{F} &amp; &amp; Rule $F\rightarrow(F)$\\
\Lkeyword{X} &amp; &amp; Rule $X\rightarrow(F,X,Y)$\\
\Lkeyword{Y} &amp; &amp; Rule $Y\rightarrow(F,X,Y)$\\
\Lkeyword{Start} &amp; &amp; Startrule $S\rightarrow(F,X,Y)$\\
\Lkeyword{Angle} &amp; 45 &amp; Angle for the drection change\\
\Lkeyword{N} &amp; 5 &amp; Number of the recursive calls\\
\Lkeyword{Ftype} &amp; 4 &amp; How the F-rule should be handled\\
\Lkeyword{BaseLength} &amp; 1mm &amp; The length of a base line, created by the ruke F (Forward)\\
\Lkeyword{usecolor} &amp; 0 &amp; Which color should be used for the lines.\\
%\define@key[psset]{pst-lsystem}{order}[5]{\pst@getint{#1}\psk@lsystem@order}
%\define@key[psset]{pst-lsystem}{factor}[2]{\pst@checknum{#1}\psk@lsystem@factor}
% Size (the smaller, the bigger), no need to be changed, normally
%\define@key[psset]{pst-lsystem}{size}[4]{\pst@getint{#1}\psk@lsystem@size}
%\define@key[psset]{pst-lsystem}{type}[0]{\pst@getint{#1}\psk@lsystem@type}
\bottomrule
\end{xltabular}

\bigskip
If the rules contain square brackets then it must be enclosed by braces:
\verb|X=F[-X]| is wrong and \verb|X={F[-X]}| is correct.

\subsection{Different types for the F-rule}

It depends to the given rule(s) what kind of the F-type must be used.
There are five possibilities:

\begin{xltabular}{\linewidth}{@{} &gt;{\ttfamily}l X @{}} 
0 &amp; $F\rightarrow \textrm{draw line element}$ \\
  &amp; in PostScript: \verb|/F { D } def|\\
1 &amp; $F\rightarrow \textrm{If loop variable }=0 \textrm{ then draw line element}$\\
  &amp; in PostScript: \verb|/F { 0 eq { D } if } def|\\
2 &amp; $F\rightarrow \textrm{If loop variable }=0 \textrm{ then draw line element and keep variable}$\\
  &amp; in PostScript: \verb|/F { dup 0 eq { D } if } def|\\
3 &amp; $F\rightarrow \textrm{draw line element and delete current loop variable}$\\
  &amp; in PostScript: \verb|/F { pop D } def|\\
4 &amp; $F\rightarrow \textrm{If loop variable }=0 $ then draw line element! If not $=0$ decrease loop variable, duplicate it
    $n-1$ times (n is the number of functions in $F$) and put F-rule on stack\\
  &amp; in PostScript: \verb|/F { dup 0 eq { D }{ 1 sub N 1 sub {dup} repeat F-rule } ifelse pop } def|
\end{xltabular}

\iffalse
\begin{verbatim}
\ifcase\psk@lsystem@Ftype
  /F { D } def    % type 0
\or % 1
  /F { 0 eq { D } if } def 
\or % 2
  /F { dup 0 eq { D } if } def 
\or % 3
  /F { pop D } def 
\else % 4
  /F { dup 0 eq { D }{ 1 sub \psk@lsystem@Fnumber {dup} repeat \psk@lsystem@F } ifelse pop } def
\fi
\end{verbatim}
\fi

The function D does nothing else than drawing a line in the current direction.
Its length is given by the optional parameter BaseLength.

\subsection{Color}
There are four predefined color modes, where mode=0 is no color.


\psset{linewidth=0.1pt}

\section{Examples}
\subsection{Dragon}
\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1.5)(4,6) 
\pslsystem[
  X=-FX++FY-,
  Y=+FX--FY+,
  Ftype=1,
  Start=X,
  Angle=45,
  N=9,
  BaseLength=2mm](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}

\subsection{Hilbert}
\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-1,-0.5)(4,4) 
\pslsystem[
  X=-YF+XFX+FY-,
  Y=+XF-YFY-FX+,
  Ftype=3,
  Start=X,
  Angle=90](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}



\clearpage
\subsection{Kochflake}

If the rule for \Lkeyword{Start} has more than one function name, one has to repeat
the number of iterations, which is \Lkeyword{N}, before every following function, but not
for the first one. That is done already internally:

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-.5)(5,6) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=F--NF--NF,%    repeat number of iterations N
  F=F+F--F+F,
  Angle=60,
  N=4,
  BaseLength=2pt,
  linecolor=red](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}



\subsection{Plant 1}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-2.3)(4,6) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=F,
  F={FF-[-F+F+F]+[+F-F-F]},
  Angle=22.5,
  BaseLength=2pt,
  usecolor=4](0,-2)
\psdot(0,-2)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}


\clearpage

\subsection{Plant 2}


\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-3,-2.3)(2,6) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=X,
  X={F-[[X]+X]+F[+FX]-X},
  F=FF,
  Angle=22.5,
  N=6,
  BaseLength=1.25pt,
  usecolor=3](0,-2)
\psdot(0,-2)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}



\subsection{Plant 3}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-2.5)(2,5) 
\psset{xunit=3}
\pslsystem[
  Start=F,
  F={F[+F]F[-F][F]},
  Angle=20,
  usecolor=3](0,-2)
\psdot(0,-2)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}

\clearpage


\clearpage

\subsection{Plant 4}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-0.5)(3,6) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=Y,
  X={X[-FFF][+FFF]FX},
  Y={YFX[+Y][-Y]},
  Angle=25,
  N=6,
  Ftype=1,
  BaseLength=2.5pt,
  usecolor=2](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}



\subsection{Plant 5}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-3,-.5)(3,9) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=X,
  X={F[+X][-X]FX},
  F={FF},
  Angle=25,
  N=7,
  BaseLength=1pt,
  usecolor=2](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}

\clearpage

\clearpage

\subsection{Plant 6}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-3,-.5)(3,9) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=X,
  X={F[+X]F[-X]+X},
  F={FF},
  Angle=20,
  N=7,
  BaseLength=1pt,
  usecolor=2](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}

\subsection{Plant 7}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-3,-.5)(3,9) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=F,
  F={F[+F]F[-F]F},
  Angle=25,
  BaseLength=1pt,
  usecolor=2](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}

\clearpage


\subsection{Plant 8}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-4,-.5)(5,9) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=F,
  F={F[+F[+F][-F]F][-F[+F][-F]F]F[+F][-F]F},
  Angle=30,
  BaseLength=1pt,
  usecolor=4](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}

\subsection{Special case}

\begin{LTXexample}[pos=r]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-0.5)(1,4) 
\pslsystem[
  Start=X,
  F=FF,
  X=F+X-F-X+F,
  Angle=90,
  N=6,
  BaseLength=1pt](0,0)
\psdot(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\end{LTXexample}



\clearpage
\section{List of all optional arguments for \nxLPack{pst-lsystem}}

\xkvview{family=pst-lsystem,columns={key,type,default}}


\bgroup
\raggedright
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography
\egroup

\printindex



\end{document}



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