CTAN package update: dvipng
Date: June 27, 2005 4:29:14 PM CEST
The package described below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should
soon make its way to your favorite mirror.
Thanks,
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/GIF 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.
The 1.6 release adds proper alpha channel support and xcolor support. It
also reestablishes identification of preview-latex' tightpage mode option.
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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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 |