CTAN package update: dvipng
Date: March 31, 2004 2:02:54 PM CEST
A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and those updates should
appear in a day or two at your favorite mirror site.
Thanks for the upload,
Jim Hefferon
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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
Name of contribution: dvipng
Author's name: Jan-�ke Larsson
Location on CTAN: dviware/dvipng
Summary description: A fast DVI to PNG converter
License type: gpl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and
its relatives.
Dvipng has undergone a number of improvements and bugfixes since being
first released in the 0.x number series a year ago. The 1.0 release changes
the behaviour of the -D switch and simplifies choice of resolution greatly
(see below for details).
It has been tested to a fair degree. Note the disclaimer in the COPYING
file. Report any bugs you find, see README for instructions.
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People who are upgrading from version 0.9 or earlier should read the
following:
This release changes the -D (resolution) option to specify the
_output_resolution_ rather than the previous _base_resolution_. Changing
output resolution from the default 100 dpi will now only need the -D
option, as dvipng now calculates the required magnification and thus can
render PK fonts suitable for any output resolution. There is no need
anymore to specify by hand the base resolution, the Metafont mode, the
quality, and the magnification.
If you really want to use a Metafont mode different from the default
`cx' mode, the separate --bdpi option is used for specifying the
corresponding base resolution.
In short, choosing the output resolution has become simple even when
using PK fonts (but remember, the created PK fonts are normally cached
on disk).
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You can have a look at the package at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/dviware/dvipng
although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror
of CTAN that is near to you; see
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors
dvipng – A fast DVI to PNG/GIF converter
This program makes PNG and/or GIF graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and its relatives. Its benefits include:
- Speed. It offers very fast rendering of DVI as bitmap files, which makes it suitable for generating large amounts of images on-the-fly, as needed in preview-latex, WeBWorK and others;
- It does not read the postamble, so it can be started before TeX finishes. There is a --follow switch that makes dvipng wait at end-of-file for further output, unless it finds the POST marker that indicates the end of the DVI;
- Interactive query of options. dvipng can read options interactively through stdin, and all options are usable. It is even possible to change the input file through this interface.
- Support for PK, VF, PostScript Type1, and TrueType fonts, colour specials, and inclusion of PostScript, PNG, JPEG or GIF images.
| Package | dvipng |
| Version | 1.17 |
| Copyright | 2002–2020 Jan-Åke Larsson |
| Maintainer | Jan-Åke Larsson |