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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

luamplib

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Version: 2.41.0 2026-04-28
License: gpl2

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* new options for shading:
- new macros withshadingpoints, withshadingcenters, and withshadingextend
- revise the documentation on shading accordingly (1.2.6)

* new options for transparency group, though both are not encouraged:
- add colorspace option to \mplibgroup
- allow color expressions in rgb/cmyk model after withmaskingbgcolor

* [doc] replace the example in \mplibgroup section with a new one (1.2.14)

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

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Version: 2.40.1 2026-03-17
License: gpl2

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* new option for withmaskinggroup, withmaskingbgcolor <numeric>
which sets the background color of the masking group

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

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Version: 2.41.1 2026-05-05
License: gpl2

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* address the issue on the displacement of pdf link boxes (#189)

* address the ages-old issue on nested mplibcode environments (#63)

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

luamplib

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Version: 2.41.2 2026-05-12
License: gpl2

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* new optional macro for shading: withshadingmatrix

* new optional macros for fading: withfadestep, withfadefraction,
withfadeextend, withfadematrix

* new option for \mplibgroup: asgroup="wrapped"

* fix the issue #63 (previous version was faulty with codeinherit)

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

luamplib

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Version: 2.41.3 2026-05-26
License: gpl2

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* new optional argument for asgroup operator: wrapped

* fix the parsing of asgroup option

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

luamplib

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Version: 2.42.0 2026-06-10
License: gpl2

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* new shading method "coons" which implemented Coons patch mesh shading

* withshadingmatrix is available with path as well as picture objects

* [doc] rearrange the order of subsections about metapost macros

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

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Version: 2.42.1 2026-06-17
License: gpl2

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* new shading methods: "triangle", "lattice", and "tensor"

* Coons patch mesh shading is available in DVI mode as well

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

luamplib

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Version: 2.42.3 2026-07-09
License: gpl2

Summary description: Use LuaTeXrCOs built-in MetaPost interpreter

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- allow using the following macros multiple times:
withcoonspatchinit, withtensorpatchinit, withtrianglepatchinit.

- fix a bug that blocked shading between spot color and process color:
only l3color's spot colors are supported for this feature,
as colorspace.sty allows a new colorspace only in the preamble.

- utilize l3color's raw export function if available --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

luamplib

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Version: 2.42.5 2026-08-07
License: gpl2

Summary description: Use LuaTeXos built-in MetaPost interpreter

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clean up color-related codes (adapt to recent version of l3kernel)

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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

luamplib

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Version: 2.42.6 2026-08-11
License: gpl2

Summary description: Use LuaTeXos built-in MetaPost interpreter

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* withshadingstroke works with picture object as well as path object.
See the documentation 1.2.12 for details.

* new optional macro for tiling pattern: withpatternstroke
See the documentation 1.2.14 for details.

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