JaxoDraw: A graphical user interface for drawing Feynman diagrams. Version 2.0 release notes

TL;DR

JaxoDraw version 2.0 introduces significant improvements including Bezier curve drawing, real-time editing updates, undo/redo features, plugin support, and enhanced memory performance, making Feynman diagram creation more flexible and efficient.

Contribution

This release provides a major rewrite of JaxoDraw with new features like Bezier curves, plugin infrastructure, and improved performance, enhancing user experience and functionality.

Findings

Added Bezier curve support for all particle modes

Implemented on-the-fly object editing and undo/redo

Enhanced memory performance and plugin infrastructure

Abstract

A new version of the Feynman graph plotting tool JaxoDraw is presented. Version 2.0 is a fundamental re-write of most of the JaxoDraw core and some functionalities, in particular importing graphs, are not backward-compatible with the 1.x branch. The most prominent new features include: drawing of Bezier curves for all particle modes, on-the-fly update of edited objects, multiple undo/redo functionality, the addition of a plugin infrastructure, and a general improved memory performance. A new LaTeX style file is presented that has been written specifically on top of the original axodraw.sty to meet the needs of this this new version.