CTAN package update: dvipng
Date: June 3, 2004 2:13:09 PM CEST
A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way
to your favorite mirror very soon.
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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Release notes for version 1.1 of the dvipng package:
This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and its
relatives.
This release adds t1lib support, which is good when installing with teTeX.
A man page is also now included. Finally color special support has been fixed,
and a few build issues.
dvipng has gained its own project on SourceForge, so starting from now,
that project will be the main distribution point.
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 |