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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2020-01-21 03:01:52 +0000
committerNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2020-01-21 03:01:52 +0000
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tree4287816d3535abe1f4ac55d6033d559eb9413dfe /support/epspdf/doc
parentfccbbdebf9887a283cd611aba2e1fc0a605aec8e (diff)
CTAN sync 202001210301
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-rw-r--r--support/epspdf/doc/Changelog10
-rw-r--r--support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.pdfbin218565 -> 220448 bytes
-rw-r--r--support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.texi63
3 files changed, 57 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/support/epspdf/doc/Changelog b/support/epspdf/doc/Changelog
index cf31923aec..07aa313649 100644
--- a/support/epspdf/doc/Changelog
+++ b/support/epspdf/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2020-01-09 0.6.5
+
+ Ghostscript invocations: no more .setpdfwrite, which is now
+ deprecated
+
+ epspdftk: improved handling of selection of Unix pdf- and
+ Postscript viewers
+
+ Updates to the manual
+
2019-02-01 0.6.4
pdf_crop: epdf replaced by pdfe if available (LuaTeX >= 1.9)
diff --git a/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.pdf b/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.pdf
index 92ff2e1311..637a4fd89f 100644
--- a/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.pdf
+++ b/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.pdf
Binary files differ
diff --git a/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.texi b/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.texi
index 1c87952cae..6d5c254ac4 100644
--- a/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.texi
+++ b/support/epspdf/doc/epspdf.texi
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
@hyphenation{epspdf-tk epspdf}
@end iftex
-@set version 0.6.4
+@set version 0.6.5
@setchapternewpage off
@paragraphindent none
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
@copying
This manual is for epspdf and epspdftk, version @value{version}.
-Copyright @copyright{} 2006-2019 Siep Kroonenberg.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2006-2020 Siep Kroonenberg.
@quotation
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ Troubleshooting
* No options for output format visible::
* Ghostscript stackunderflow error::
+* Error message ``pdf_crop failed''::
+* Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output)::
* Part of the graphic gets cut off::
* Fonts look ugly::
* The page has been converted to a bitmap::
@@ -122,7 +124,8 @@ Troubleshooting
Change history
-* Version 6.4::
+* Version 0.6.5::
+* Version 0.6.4::
* Version 0.6::
* Version 0.5::
* Version 0.4::
@@ -225,6 +228,9 @@ in this screen. Epspdf looks for a number of PostScript- and pdf
viewers, from which you can select one, but you can also enter one
manually.
+Some viewers require a plugin for eps and PostScript. The GUI
+does not check whether such a plugin is actually installed.
+
For Windows and Mac OS there is no such configuration option. Epspdf
will use the program associated with the file type, which can be
configured outside epspdf.
@@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ elaborate command-line interface.
Below, we assume that there is a suitable wrapper or symlink for epspdf
on your searchpath. This is the case if you installed epspdf as a TeX
-Live package.
+Live- or MiKTeX package.
Basic usage of epspdf itself:
@@ -465,12 +471,14 @@ With TeX Live, you can convert to eps by right-clicking an image in
Windows Explorer and ``open'' with @emph{bitmap2eps}, which uses sam2p
or bmeps in the background.
-@node Troubleshooting, Change history, Bitmapped graphics for @LaTeX{} and pdflatex, Top
+@node Troubleshooting, Requirements, Bitmapped graphics for @LaTeX{} and pdflatex, Top
@chapter Troubleshooting
@menu
* No options for output format visible::
* Ghostscript stackunderflow error::
+* Error message ``pdf_crop failed''::
+* Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output)::
* Part of the graphic gets cut off::
* Fonts look ugly::
* The page has been converted to a bitmap::
@@ -483,7 +491,7 @@ or bmeps in the background.
Widen the window, to make the output format radio buttons visible.
-@node Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Part of the graphic gets cut off, No options for output format visible, Troubleshooting
+@node Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Error message ``pdf_crop failed'', No options for output format visible, Troubleshooting
@section Ghostscript stackunderflow error
Some Ghostscript versions, @emph{e.g.} 9.10, have an error in color
@@ -491,12 +499,24 @@ handling when converting to pdf: selecting ``printer'' as target may
lead to an error @code{stackunderflow in .setdistillerparams}. If you
run into this, use the ``default'' or ``prepress'' target instead.
-@node Part of the graphic gets cut off, Fonts look ugly, Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Troubleshooting
+@node Error message ``pdf_crop failed'', Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output), Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Troubleshooting
+@section Error message mentioning failure of pdf_crop
+
+Problably, the luatex format has not been generated. Fix this with
+TeX Live Manager or with the MiKTeX Console.
+
+@node Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output), Part of the graphic gets cut off, Error message ``pdf_crop failed'', Troubleshooting
+@section Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output)
+
+This may be a bug in pdftops. Do not use pdftops (epspdftk: see
+configuration screen; command-line epspdf: use the ``-I'' option)
+
+@node Part of the graphic gets cut off, Fonts look ugly, Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output), Troubleshooting
@section Part of the graphic gets cut off
-If the PostScript file was generated with the Windows PostScript driver,
-experiment with the PostScript Output option. Don't choose Optimize for
-Speed.
+If the PostScript file was generated with the old Windows PostScript
+driver, experiment with the PostScript Output option. Don't choose
+Optimize for Speed.
@node Fonts look ugly, The page has been converted to a bitmap, Part of the graphic gets cut off, Troubleshooting
@section Fonts look ugly
@@ -560,7 +580,7 @@ pdftops, type @kbd{pdftops -h}. For Unix, there is also a man page, and
for Windows there is a file pdftops.txt in the distribution zip. TeX
Live includes the man page in pdf format: pdftops.pdf.
-@node Requirements
+@node Requirements, Change history, Troubleshooting, Top
@appendix Requirements
Epspdftk consists of a GUI front end and a command-line back end.
@@ -579,18 +599,29 @@ For Windows there is an alternate epspdf-setup package on CTAN with an
embedded Tcl/Tk runtime and a regular Windows installer, which also
creates a menu shortcut and an uninstaller.
-@node Change history, , Troubleshooting, Top
+@node Change history, , Requirements, Top
@appendix Change history
@menu
-* Version 6.4::
+* Version 0.6.5::
+* Version 0.6.4::
* Version 0.6::
* Version 0.5::
* Version 0.4::
@end menu
-@node Version 6.4
-@section Version 6.4
+@node Version 0.6.5, Version 0.6.4, Change history, Change history
+@section Version 0.6.5
+
+Epspdf: Compatibility change for ghostscript 9.50 and later.
+
+Epspdftk: improvements to viewer selection; does not impact Windows or
+MacOS.
+
+A few updates to the manual, mostly for the troubleshooting section.
+
+@node Version 0.6.4, Version 0.6, Version 0.6.5, Change history
+@section Version 0.6.4
Compatibility changes for luatex 1.9 and later.
@@ -603,7 +634,7 @@ The GUI now requires Tcl/Tk version 8.5 or higher. On Windows,
epspdf.tlu is now invoked via a batchfile. This should prevent black
console windows popping up.
-@node Version 0.6, Version 0.5, Change history, Change history
+@node Version 0.6, Version 0.5, Version 0.6.4, Change history
@section Version 0.6
The command-line backend component has been rewritten in texlua and