Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of dvipng: A DVI-to-PNG converter - savannah.nongnu.org

[asubedi]

On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 08:45 -0500, address@hidden wrote:
> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> 
> Jan-Åke Larsson <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: dvipng: A DVI-to-PNG converter
> System name: dvipng
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> NAME
>      dvipng - A DVI-to-PNG translator
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>      dvipng [options] filename
> 
>      dvipng [options] [filename] -
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>      This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained
>      from TeX and its relatives.  The benefits include
> 
>      o   Speed. It is a very fast bitmap-rendering code for DVI
>          files. On a fairly low-end laptop, it takes less than a
>          second to generate 150 one-formula images. This makes
>          dvipng suitable for generating large amounts of images
>          on-the-fly, as needed in preview-latex, WeBWorK and
>          others.
> 
>      o   It does not read the postamble, so it can be started
>          before TeX finishes. There is a --follow switch that
>          makes dvipng wait at EOF for further output, unless it
>          finds the POST marker that indicates the end of the DVI.
> 
>      o   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.
> 
>      o   Supports PK, VF, PostScript Type1, and TrueType fonts,
>          color specials and simple PostScript inclusion specials.
> 
>      o   and more...
> 
> 
> Other Software Required:
> libgd (libpng, libz)
> libkpathsea (alternatively libkps)
> 
> Other Comments:
> I have emailed the source to Alaska Subedi <address@hidden>


Hi,

I have approved your project for inclusion in Savannah. You should
shortly receive an automated email containing more information.

Thanks,

Alaska Subedi