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Re: How does 'arc' work?

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On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 11:48:46 PM UTC-5, luser- -droog wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 9:40:55 AM UTC-5, Scott Hemphill wrote:
>  
> > For real PostScript?  Feed this to your printer.  Modify it as desired.
> > 
> > ========================================================================
> > %!PS
> > 
> > % What is the distance of an inner Bezier curve control point to the outer
> > % point as a function of angle in an "arc" operator
> > 
<snip>
> Very cool. There may indeed be something wrong with my implementation.
> 
> gs gives:
> 10 0.0582147
> 20 0.11665
> 30 0.175536
> 40 0.235099
> 50 0.295591
> 60 0.357264
> 70 0.420398
> 80 0.485293
> 90 0.552282
> 
> whereas xpost gives:
> 10 0.115506
> 20 0.231321
> 30 0.346987
> 40 0.461987
> 50 0.575741
> 60 0.687515
> 70 0.796415
> 80 0.901347
> 90 1.000998

I've double-checked my code and my source material:
http://www.tinaja.com/glib/bezarc1.pdf

I don't see where the problem is (nor indeed what to
do about if it is located). My output looks like arcs
to me.

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How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-11-20 23:23 -0800
  Re: How does 'arc' work? bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> - 2013-11-21 14:05 +0000
    Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-01 04:03 -0800
  Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2013-11-23 15:06 -0800
    Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-01 03:48 -0800
      Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-01 03:58 -0800
        Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-10 23:02 -0800
          Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-11 00:17 -0800
            Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-11 00:20 -0800
              Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-11 01:37 -0800
              Re: How does 'arc' work? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2014-02-28 03:47 -0500
                Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-01 00:30 -0800
          Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 13:10 -0700
    Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2019-02-02 16:19 -0800
  Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 06:29 -0700
    Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2014-05-08 02:21 -0700
      Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-01 15:28 -0700
        Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-02 21:35 -0700
          Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 13:54 -0700
            Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-18 21:40 -0700
              Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-19 15:04 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-20 02:06 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-20 05:18 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-22 00:40 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-22 11:32 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-23 20:49 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-23 22:46 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-24 04:01 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-30 21:47 -0700
                Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-01 02:59 -0700
        Re: How does 'arc' work? Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net> - 2016-04-03 10:40 -0400
          Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-05 21:48 -0700
            Re: How does 'arc' work? Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net> - 2016-04-06 10:37 -0400
            Re: How does 'arc' work? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-07 23:59 -0700
            Re: How does 'arc' work? jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-19 02:54 -0700

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