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authorKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2007-12-24 19:36:53 +0000
committerKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2007-12-24 19:36:53 +0000
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parentc88263222a04046d6fd04d5243cd46e2bc23f54a (diff)
mention DVItoMP color support (Taco on metapost list, 10 Nov 2007 13:48:18)
git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@5888 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751
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2 files changed, 124 insertions, 102 deletions
diff --git a/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.info b/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.info
index 813482e96b5..1f6ba19a74c 100644
--- a/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.info
+++ b/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.info
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-This is web2c.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.8 from web2c.texi.
-
INFO-DIR-SECTION TeX
START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
-* Web2c: (web2c). TeX, Metafont, and companion programs.
+This is web2c.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.11 from web2c.texi.
+
+* Web2c: (web2c). TeX, Metafont, and companion programs.
+END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
+INFO-DIR-SECTION Individual utilities
+START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
* bibtex: (web2c)bibtex invocation. Maintaining bibliographies.
* dmp: (web2c)dmp invocation. Troff->MPX (MetaPost pictures).
* dvicopy: (web2c)dvicopy invocation. Virtual font expansion
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ Web2c
This document describes how to install and use the programs in the Web2c
implementation of the TeX system, especially for Unix systems. It
-corresponds to Web2c version 7.5.6, released in January 2007.
+corresponds to Web2c version 7.5.6, released in December 2007.
* Menu:
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ File: web2c.info, Node: Introduction, Next: Installation, Prev: Top, Up: Top
**************
This manual corresponds to version 7.5.6 of Web2c, released in
-January 2007.
+December 2007.
"Web2c" is the name of a TeX implementation, originally for Unix,
but now also running under DOS, Amiga, and other operating systems. By
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ File: web2c.info, Node: Installation, Next: Commonalities, Prev: Introduction
Installing Web2c is mostly the same as installing any other
Kpathsea-using program. Therefore, for the basic steps involved, see
-*Note Installation: (kpathsea)Installation. (A copy is in the file
+*note Installation: (kpathsea)Installation. (A copy is in the file
`kpathsea/INSTALL'.)
One peculiarity to Web2c is that the source distribution comes in two
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ to report a bug, see the file `kpathsea/BUGS' (*note Bugs:
install the basic fonts, macros, and other library files. *Note
Installation: (kpathsea)Installation.
- * If you do not wish to use the standard file locations, see *Note
+ * If you do not wish to use the standard file locations, see *note
Changing search paths: (kpathsea)Changing search paths.
* Some Web2c features are enabled or disabled at `configure' time,
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ package-specific options come last.
For a description of the generic options (which mainly allow you to
specify installation directories) and basic `configure' usage, see
-*Note Running `configure' scripts: (autoconf)Invoking configure, a copy
+*note Running `configure' scripts: (autoconf)Invoking configure, a copy
is in the file `kpathsea/CONFIGURE'.
`--disable-dump-share'
@@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ File: web2c.info, Node: Three programs, Prev: Output file location, Up: Commo
TeX, Metafont, and MetaPost have a number of features in common.
Besides the ones here, the common command-line options are described in
the previous section. The configuration file options that let you
-control some array sizes and other features are described in *Note
+control some array sizes and other features are described in *note
Runtime options::.
* Menu:
@@ -1216,7 +1219,7 @@ File: web2c.info, Node: Languages and hyphenation, Next: IPC and TeX, Prev: F
4.4 Languages and hyphenation
=============================
-TeX supports most natural languages. See also *Note TeX extensions:
+TeX supports most natural languages. See also *note TeX extensions:
TeX extensions.
* Menu:
@@ -1493,7 +1496,7 @@ File: web2c.info, Node: TeX extensions, Prev: IPC and TeX, Up: TeX
The base TeX program has been extended in many ways. Here's a partial
list. Please send information on extensions not listed here to the
-address in *Note Reporting bugs: (kpathsea)Reporting bugs.
+address in *note Reporting bugs: (kpathsea)Reporting bugs.
e-TeX
Adds many new primitives, including right-to-left typesetting.
@@ -1649,11 +1652,11 @@ File: web2c.info, Node: Initial Metafont, Next: Modes, Prev: mf invocation,
`inimf' is the "initial" form of Metafont, which does lengthy
initializations avoided by the "virgin" (`vir') form, so as to be
capable of dumping `.base' files (*note Memory dumps::). For a
-detailed comparison of virgin and initial forms, see *Note Initial and
+detailed comparison of virgin and initial forms, see *note Initial and
virgin::. In past releases, a separate program `inimf' was installed
to invoke the initial form, but this is no longer the case.
- For a list of options and other information, see *Note mf
+ For a list of options and other information, see *note mf
invocation::.
The only memory dump file commonly used with Metafont is the default
@@ -1665,7 +1668,7 @@ hand if necessary (e.g., if a Metafont update is issued):
shell.) Then install the resulting `plain.base' in `$(basedir)'
(`/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c' by default), and link `mf.base' to it.
- For an explanation of the additional `modes.mf' file, see *Note
+ For an explanation of the additional `modes.mf' file, see *note
Modes::. This file has no counterpart in TeX or MetaPost.
In the past, it was sometimes useful to create a base file
@@ -1713,7 +1716,7 @@ characteristics dynamically, by invoking Metafont with an assignment to
This is most useful when you are working on the definition of a new
mode.
- The MAGNIFICATION and MFNAME arguments are explained in *Note mf
+ The MAGNIFICATION and MFNAME arguments are explained in *note mf
invocation::. In the file `newmode.mf', you should have the following
(with no `mode_def' or `enddef'), if you are using `modes.mf'
conventions:
@@ -1828,7 +1831,7 @@ the environment variable `KPATHSEA_DEBUG' to `-1' before running the
program.
The suffix `gf' is supplied if not already present. This suffix is
-not an extension; no `.' precedes it: for instance `cmr10.600gf'.
+not an extension, no `.' precedes it; for instance, `cmr10.600gf'.
The output filename is the basename of GFNAME extended with `.dvi',
e.g., `gftodvi /wherever/foo.600gf' creates `./foo.dvi'.
@@ -1852,12 +1855,22 @@ with labels, titles, and annotations, as specified in Appendix H
* "slant font" (no default): for diagonal lines, which are otherwise
simulated using horizontal and vertical rules.
-
To change the default fonts, you must use `special' commands in your
-Metafont source file.
+Metafont source file, typically via commands like `slantfont slantlj4'.
+There is no default slant font since no one printer is suitable as a
+default. You can make your own by copying one of the existing files,
+such as `.../fonts/source/public/misc/slantlj4.mf' and then running
+`mf' on it.
+
+ For testing purposes, you may it useful to run `mf rtest' (hit
+RETURN when it stops) to get a `gf' file of a thorn glyph. Or use
+`mfw' instead of `mf' to have the glyph(s) displayed on the screen.
+After that, `gftodvi rtest.2602gf' should produce `rtest.dvi', which
+you process as usual.
The program accepts the following option, as well as the standard
`-verbose', `-help', and `-version' (*note Common options::):
+
`-overflow-label-offset=POINTS'
Typeset the so-called overflow labels, if any, POINTS TeX points
from the right edge of the character bounding box. The default is
@@ -1937,7 +1950,7 @@ D.E. Knuth.)
contains only MFT directives as described above. The default
style file is named `plain.mft', which defines this properly for
programs using plain Metafont. The MFT files is searched along the
- `MFTINPUTS' path; see *Note Supported file formats:
+ `MFTINPUTS' path; see *note Supported file formats:
(kpathsea)Supported file formats.
Other examples of MFT style files are `cmbase.mft', which defines
@@ -2112,11 +2125,11 @@ File: web2c.info, Node: Initial MetaPost, Next: makempx invocation, Prev: mpo
`inimpost' is the "initial" form of MetaPost, which does lengthy
initializations avoided by the "virgin" (`vir') form, so as to be
capable of dumping `.mem' files (*note Memory dumps::). For a detailed
-comparison of virgin and initial forms, see *Note Initial and virgin::.
+comparison of virgin and initial forms, see *note Initial and virgin::.
In past releases, a separate program `inimpost' was installed for the
initial form, but this is no longer the case.
- For a list of options and other information, see *Note mpost
+ For a list of options and other information, see *note mpost
invocation::.
The principal memory dump file used with MetaPost is the default,
@@ -2138,8 +2151,8 @@ similar to those produced with Metafont in proof mode and GFtoDVI
Another MetaPost mem file, named MetaFun, provides many advanced
features. It was developed and maintained by Pragma ADE. The home
-page for MetaFun, and other MetaPost-related things from Pragma:
-`http://www.pragma-ade.com/metapost.htm'.
+page for MetaFun, other MetaPost-related things, and lots more from
+Pragma: `http://www.pragma-ade.com/'.

File: web2c.info, Node: makempx invocation, Next: dvitomp invocation, Prev: Initial MetaPost, Up: MetaPost
@@ -2256,6 +2269,9 @@ If MPXFILE is not specified, the output goes to the basename of DVIFILE
extended with `.mpx', e.g., `dvitomp /wherever/foo.dvi' creates
`./foo.mpx'.
+ DVItoMP supports Dvips-style color specials, such as `color push
+NAME' and `color pop', outputting them as `withcolor' MetaPost commands.
+
The only options are `-help' and `-version' (*note Common options::).

@@ -2950,7 +2966,7 @@ obsolete.
Font files with the `.pl' (property list) suffix are the plain text
(human-readable) analog of the binary `.tfm' files. The TFtoPL and
PLtoTF programs convert between the two formats (*note tftopl
-invocation:: and *Note pltotf invocation::).
+invocation:: and *note pltotf invocation::).
Font files with the `.mf' suffix are in Metafont source format.
These are the files used by Metafont to generate rastered fonts for
@@ -2958,10 +2974,10 @@ specific typefaces at specific magnifications for the specific
resolution and type of mapping used by your device.
The suffix `.vf' identifies "virtual font" files, for which `.vpl'
-is the human-readable analog. See *Note vftovp invocation::, and *Note
+is the human-readable analog. See *Note vftovp invocation::, and *note
vptovf invocation::. For further discussion of virtual fonts, see
`CTAN:/doc/virtual-fonts.knuth', `CTAN:/help/virtualfonts.txt', and
-*Note Virtual fonts: (dvips)Virtual fonts.
+*note Virtual fonts: (dvips)Virtual fonts.
(This section is based on documentation in the original Unix TeX
distribution by Pierre MacKay and Elizabeth Tachikawa.)
@@ -3756,7 +3772,7 @@ Index
(line 15)
* -output-directory: Common options. (line 67)
* -output-level=N: dvitype invocation. (line 36)
-* -overflow-label-offset=POINTS: gftodvi invocation. (line 49)
+* -overflow-label-offset=POINTS: gftodvi invocation. (line 59)
* -page-start=PAGE-SPEC <1>: dvitype invocation. (line 50)
* -page-start=PAGE-SPEC: dvicopy invocation. (line 28)
* -parse-first-line: Common options. (line 77)
@@ -3925,6 +3941,7 @@ Index
* cmbase.mf: Initial Metafont. (line 28)
* cmbase.mft: mft invocation. (line 75)
* cmmf.base not recommended: Initial Metafont. (line 28)
+* color, in DVItoMP: dvitomp invocation. (line 16)
* comments, in TCX files: TCX files. (line 71)
* comments, MFT control: mft invocation. (line 24)
* common options: Common options. (line 6)
@@ -4334,7 +4351,7 @@ Index
* non-Unix system, compiling on: Additional targets. (line 12)
* NUL, not allowed in filenames: \input filenames. (line 35)
* octal character codes, in TCX files: TCX files. (line 78)
-* offset for overflow labels: gftodvi invocation. (line 49)
+* offset for overflow labels: gftodvi invocation. (line 59)
* older-than, file comparisons: newer invocation. (line 6)
* Omega: TeX extensions. (line 16)
* online Metafont graphics: Online Metafont graphics.
@@ -4350,7 +4367,7 @@ Index
(line 6)
* output files, written by TeX programs: tex invocation. (line 51)
* output_comment for DVI files: tex invocation. (line 120)
-* overflow label offset: gftodvi invocation. (line 49)
+* overflow label offset: gftodvi invocation. (line 59)
* packet length: pktype invocation. (line 50)
* page, starting <1>: dvitype invocation. (line 50)
* page, starting: dvicopy invocation. (line 28)
@@ -4671,78 +4688,78 @@ Index

Tag Table:
-Node: Top2979
-Node: Introduction3977
-Node: Installation7157
-Node: configure options9321
-Node: Compile-time options11403
-Node: Additional targets12529
-Node: Triptrap13810
-Node: Runtime options15339
-Node: Commonalities17111
-Node: Option conventions17716
-Node: Common options18940
-Node: Path searching23452
-Node: Output file location24474
-Node: Three programs25514
-Node: Initial and virgin26273
-Node: Memory dumps27373
-Node: Creating memory dumps27840
-Node: Determining the memory dump to use29101
-Node: Hardware and memory dumps30725
-Node: Editor invocation33194
-Node: \input filenames33924
-Node: TeX36917
-Node: tex invocation38007
-Node: Initial TeX45939
-Node: Formats47428
-Node: Languages and hyphenation50367
-Node: MLTeX50795
-Node: \charsubdef52290
-Node: \tracingcharsubdef54616
-Node: TCX files55191
-Node: patgen invocation60615
-Node: IPC and TeX61332
-Node: TeX extensions61933
-Node: Metafont63234
-Node: mf invocation64522
-Node: Initial Metafont68405
-Node: Modes70158
-Node: Online Metafont graphics72413
-Node: gftodvi invocation75686
-Node: mft invocation77945
-Node: MetaPost82000
-Node: mpost invocation83021
-Node: Initial MetaPost88206
-Node: makempx invocation90018
-Node: dvitomp invocation94023
-Node: dmp invocation94652
-Node: mpto invocation98673
-Node: newer invocation99655
-Node: BibTeX100592
-Node: bibtex invocation100953
-Node: Basic BibTeX style files103278
-Node: WEB104620
-Node: tangle invocation105903
-Node: weave invocation108026
-Node: pooltype invocation109434
-Node: DVI utilities110564
-Node: dvicopy invocation111508
-Node: dvitype invocation112806
-Node: dvitype output example115161
-Node: Font utilities118212
-Node: Font file formats119392
-Node: gftopk invocation122691
-Node: pktogf invocation123895
-Node: pktype invocation125074
-Node: gftype invocation127909
-Node: tftopl invocation132425
-Node: pltotf invocation137059
-Node: vftovp invocation138124
-Node: vptovf invocation140408
-Node: Font utilities available elsewhere141462
-Node: Legalisms143882
-Node: References146053
-Node: Index150438
+Node: Top3053
+Node: Introduction4052
+Node: Installation7233
+Node: configure options9397
+Node: Compile-time options11479
+Node: Additional targets12605
+Node: Triptrap13886
+Node: Runtime options15415
+Node: Commonalities17187
+Node: Option conventions17792
+Node: Common options19016
+Node: Path searching23528
+Node: Output file location24550
+Node: Three programs25590
+Node: Initial and virgin26349
+Node: Memory dumps27449
+Node: Creating memory dumps27916
+Node: Determining the memory dump to use29177
+Node: Hardware and memory dumps30801
+Node: Editor invocation33270
+Node: \input filenames34000
+Node: TeX36993
+Node: tex invocation38083
+Node: Initial TeX46015
+Node: Formats47504
+Node: Languages and hyphenation50443
+Node: MLTeX50871
+Node: \charsubdef52366
+Node: \tracingcharsubdef54692
+Node: TCX files55267
+Node: patgen invocation60691
+Node: IPC and TeX61408
+Node: TeX extensions62009
+Node: Metafont63310
+Node: mf invocation64598
+Node: Initial Metafont68481
+Node: Modes70234
+Node: Online Metafont graphics72489
+Node: gftodvi invocation75762
+Node: mft invocation78584
+Node: MetaPost82639
+Node: mpost invocation83660
+Node: Initial MetaPost88845
+Node: makempx invocation90656
+Node: dvitomp invocation94661
+Node: dmp invocation95432
+Node: mpto invocation99453
+Node: newer invocation100435
+Node: BibTeX101372
+Node: bibtex invocation101733
+Node: Basic BibTeX style files104058
+Node: WEB105400
+Node: tangle invocation106683
+Node: weave invocation108806
+Node: pooltype invocation110214
+Node: DVI utilities111344
+Node: dvicopy invocation112288
+Node: dvitype invocation113586
+Node: dvitype output example115941
+Node: Font utilities118992
+Node: Font file formats120172
+Node: gftopk invocation123471
+Node: pktogf invocation124675
+Node: pktype invocation125854
+Node: gftype invocation128689
+Node: tftopl invocation133205
+Node: pltotf invocation137839
+Node: vftovp invocation138904
+Node: vptovf invocation141188
+Node: Font utilities available elsewhere142242
+Node: Legalisms144662
+Node: References146833
+Node: Index151218

End Tag Table
diff --git a/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi b/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi
index b34f52e7f2b..7c4a0ed40d7 100644
--- a/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi
+++ b/Build/source/texk/web2c/doc/web2c.texi
@@ -2688,6 +2688,11 @@ If @var{mpxfile} is not specified, the output goes to the basename of
@var{dvifile} extended with @file{.mpx}, e.g., @samp{dvitomp
/wherever/foo.dvi} creates @file{./foo.mpx}.
+@cindex color, in DVItoMP
+DVItoMP supports Dvips-style color specials, such as @samp{color push
+@var{name}} and @samp{color pop}, outputting them as @code{withcolor}
+MetaPost commands.
+
The only options are @samp{-help} and @samp{-version} (@pxref{Common
options}).