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NAME

       bist - a chemical drawing tool.

SYNOPSIS

	bist [-c --convert-to | -f --input-file | -h --help | -v --version]

DESCRIPTION

       Bist   stands   for  bidimensional   structures	 (in  italian	it sounds like "beast"	in english) and is a chemical  drawing tool. It is
       focused on organic chemistry but may  it may be useful also for chemists or teacher as well.

       Bist support many of the formalism used to describe molecoles structures like single  bond, double  bond,  stereospecific   bond,  charges,
       resonance arrows, lone pairs etc...

       It  can export  both  PostScript and  PNG  formats.

       Currently   portability	is  not my  goal  so only  GNU/Linux platform  is supported. However any  effort in this direction is  appreciated
       so feel free to ask me about any  porting question. Please remember that bist is actually in a beta stage of development so i strongly sug-
       gest you to not using it  except for testing or	hacking purpose. Bist  is free software released under GNU GPL

OPTIONS

       -c --convert-to format
	      Convert to "format" (currently  PostScript, SVG, PNG);

       -f --input-file file
	      File to convert (wildcard allowed but please escape it);

       -h --help
	      Print usage information;

       -v --version
	      Print information and exit.

BUGS

       Please send bug reporting to: cage@katamail.com

SEE ALSO

AUTHORS

       Bist is written by Valerio Benfante.

       The logo has been  designed by Luisa Russo.

       We always need help (traslation, code improvement etc...)  please write to cage@katamail.com to contribute to this project.

COPYING

       Copyright (C)  2005 Valerio  Benfante.

       This is free software; see  the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty;  not even for  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A PAR-
       TICULAR PURPOSE.

       The logo is copyright 2005 Luisa Russo and is released under GNU GPL

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