Jpgfdraw is a graphics application written in Java.

You can use Jpgfdraw to:
– Construct shapes using lines, moves and cubic Bezier segments;
– Edit shapes by changing the defining control points;
– Incorporate text and bitmap images (for annotation and background effects);
– Extract the parameters for TeX's \parshape command and for \shapepar (defined in the shapepar package);
– Construct frames for use with the flowfram package;
– Pictures can be saved in Jpgfdraw's native binary format (JDR) or native ascii format (AJR) or can be exported as:
* a pgfpicture environment for use in LaTeX documents with the pgf package;
* a LaTeX2e package based on the flowfram package;
* an encapsulated postscript file;
* a PNG image file;
* an SVG image file;

– Incorporate text and bitmap images (for annotation and background effects);
– Alternative text may be specified for use when exporting to a LaTeX file (e.g. if the text contains symbols or if it should be set in maths mode);
– Mappings may be used to specify what LaTeX font declarations should be used when exporting to a LaTeX file.

The author is Nicola Talbot.