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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2021-02-25 19:22:25 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2021-02-25 19:22:25 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/README b/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..99ab70beb9c --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/README @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +dvipdfmx and xdvipdfmx for TeX Live +=================================== + +This package is released under the GNU GPL, version 2, or (at your +option) any later version. + +dvipdfmx is now maintained as part of TeX Live. + +Mailing list for bug reports and all discussion: +https://lists.tug.org/dvipdfmx; anyone can join the list, but it is not +necessary to join to post. Archives are public. + +xdvipdfmx +========= +xdvipdfmx is an extended version of dvipdfmx, and is now incorporated in +the same sources. + +The extensions provided by xdvipdfmx provide support for the Extended DVI +(.xdv) format used by xetex, including support for platform-native fonts +and the xetex graphics primitives, as well as Unicode/OpenType text. + +Like its direct ancestor dvipdfmx, this is free software and may be +redistributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, +version 2 or (at your option) any later version. + +Jonathan Kew mentions that in the past, XeTeX used a Mac-specific +program xdv2pdf as the backend instead of xdvipdfmx. xdv2pdf supported +a couple of special effects that are not yet available through +xdvipdfmx: the Quartz graphics-based shadow support, AAT "variation" +fonts like Skia, transparency as an attribute of font color, maybe other +things. It would be nice for those things to continue to be supported, +if anyone is looking for some nontrivial but not-impossible job and +happens across this file. + + +1. Introduction + ------------ + + The dvipdfmx (formerly dvipdfm-cjk) project provides an eXtended version + of the dvipdfm, a DVI to PDF translator developed by Mark A. Wicks. + + The primary goal of this project is to support multi-byte character + encodings and large character sets for East Asian languages. The secondary + goal is to support as many features as pdfTeX developed by Han The Thanh. + + This project is a combined work of the dvipdfm-jpn project by Shunsaku + Hirata and its modified one, dvipdfm-kor, by Jin-Hwan Cho. + + +2. Installation + ------------ + + Currently, dvipdfmx is distributed as part of TeX Live. For TeX Live users, + please refer to the following site + + https://www.tug.org/texlive/svn/ + + for an instruction on how to obtain and build the dvipdfmx program. + +3. Random number generating function + --------------------------------- + + Prefixes of font names are calculated by using a function which + generates pseudo random numbers. In order to obtain a unique + prefix on all platforms when current time is common, a special + function MT19937, coded by Takuji Nishimura and Makoto Matsumoto, + is used. The header of the C program by Takuji Nishimura and + Makoto Matsumoto is the following: + + A C-program for MT19937, with initialization improved 2002/1/26. + Coded by Takuji Nishimura and Makoto Matsumoto. + + Before using, initialize the state by using init_genrand(seed) + or init_by_array(init_key, key_length). + + Copyright (C) 1997 - 2002, Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura, + All rights reserved. + + Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions + are met: + + 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + + 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + + 3. The names of its contributors may not be used to endorse or promote + products derived from this software without specific prior written + permission. + + THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS + "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT + LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR + A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR + CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, + EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, + PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR + PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF + LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING + NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS + SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. + + + Any feedback is very welcome. + http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/emt.html + email: m-mat @ math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (remove space) |