Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Feynmp/f

[Matt_993]

Hi there, I've been trying for a while now to get this package to work. I've downloaded it from http://www.ctan.org/pkg/feynmf and followed all online instructions I have found for Miktex without any success.

If someone with who has used this package before could lend me a hand with getting it to work, I'd be very grateful. I'm relatively new to LaTeX so be gentle and use simplified terminology please!

[Johannes_B]

Hi and welcome, how are you trying to use it? Can you give us an example of this?

[Matt_993]

Hi, thanks for the reply. Basically I'm following these instructions http://szczypka.web.cern.ch/szczypka/gu ... eynmp.html. However, being as out of touch with computer lingo as I am; I get confused with what it means when I'm meant to process the file with:

user$ pdflatex feyn_test
user$ mpost fgraphs
user$ pdflatex feyn_test
user$ pdflatex feyn_text

[Johannes_B]

pdflatex is most likely the standard program you are running with your tex editor. Running metapost requires to open a command line, in windows right click on the parent folder of your tex file (maybe you need to press shift as well, don't remember) and click »Open terminal here« (or something the like). Then just type in mpost and the name of the file.

This is not a LaTeX matter here, it is rather an OS specific deal. Most useers nowadays are uncomfortable using a terminal, which is unfortunate.