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author | Siep Kroonenberg <siepo@cybercomm.nl> | 2008-07-27 20:42:58 +0000 |
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committer | Siep Kroonenberg <siepo@cybercomm.nl> | 2008-07-27 20:42:58 +0000 |
commit | 7aeaf5c135f604e1fe30c5c6ecc2b11b54f01e67 (patch) | |
tree | d0809312979e89f75133408004b760a661a90c19 /Master/texmf-dist/doc/epspdf/epspdf_UG.html | |
parent | 81d3bf31b8ea3a46c75779abba79692988607eda (diff) |
epspdf: updated docs, minor tweaks
git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@9821 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/epspdf/epspdf_UG.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/epspdf/epspdf_UG.html index 27a7d96626a..6ac2368788f 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/epspdf/epspdf_UG.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/epspdf/epspdf_UG.html @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ configurable; see below under <a href="#configure">The Configuration screen.</a></p> <p>The View button is grayed if epspdf thinks that there is no -previewer for the current file.</p> +previewer for the current file; see <a href="index.html#preview">the +epspdf main page</a> for details.</p> <p class="display"><img src="images/greenbroccoli.png" alt=""/></p> @@ -120,6 +121,15 @@ represent eps files on screen without having to interpret the PostScript code itself. Epspdf currently has no option to preserve or add them.</p> +<h2>On-the-fly conversion</h2> + +<p>Daniel Becker wrote a LaTeX package epspdfconversion which +converts eps files on the fly to pdf, like Heiko Oberdiek's epstopdf +package, but with epspdf as backend. It can make use of the epspdf +conversion options. Both packages are available from <a +href="http://www.tug.org/ctan.html">CTAN</a> and included in TeX +Live.</p> + <h2>Exporting PostScript from Windows programs</h2> <p>Often, the only way to get EPS or PostScript from a Windows @@ -158,14 +168,24 @@ PostScript output option. Using the Archive output option instead solved the problem. In general, experiment a bit in generating your PostScript.</p> +<h3>Mac OS X problems with epspdftk</h3> + +<p>Even though epspdftk is not an X11 program, you may still need +some pieces of X11 and the X11 SDK, which are optional installs of +OS X.</p> + +<p>Under Leopard, the window that is displayed during the conversion +stays blank. I have no idea why.</p> + <h3>Resources for troubleshooting</h3> -<p><i>Logfile.</i> Epspdf and epspdftk maintain a log file -epspdf.log in your home directory or, in case of Windows, your -profile directory. This profile directory may be c:\Documents and -Settings\<your user name>. Otherwise, open a DOS box and type -'<tt>echo %USERPROFILE%</tt>', which will produce this -information.</p> +<p><i>Logfile.</i> Epspdf and epspdftk maintain a log file. For Unix +and Mac OS X it is epspdf.log in your home directory. For Windows, +it is epspdf.log or epspdftl.log in your profile directory. The +latter filename is used if epspdf is embedded in TeX Live. This +profile directory may be c:\Documents and Settings\<your user +name>. Otherwise, open a DOS box and type '<tt>echo +%USERPROFILE%</tt>', which will produce this information.</p> <p>This logfile lists all Ghostscript- and pdftops program calls plus error information. 'EPCallError' is probably a program @@ -175,11 +195,11 @@ may be a program error as well.</p> <p><i>Temporary files.</i> The temporary files may give clues as well. They will be deleted at the end of the session (for the command-line version, give a -d parameter to keep the temporary -files). Check the logfile which temporary files have been +files). The logfile can tell you which temporary files have been created.</p> <h3><a href="index.html">Main page...</a></h3> <hr/> -<p class="fineprint">Last revised: Noverber 20, 2006</p> +<p class="fineprint">Last revised: July 27, 2008</p> </body></html> |