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authorSiep Kroonenberg <siepo@cybercomm.nl>2020-01-12 20:07:22 +0000
committerSiep Kroonenberg <siepo@cybercomm.nl>2020-01-12 20:07:22 +0000
commit18d76f00a9cc2ef00dd7cc36d499b7ee0d128616 (patch)
tree3fe256ebae9ba17def2531bbfb131375ebae9a29 /Master/texmf-dist/doc
parentb376d1cbf6b926f56d933e7e77482783e7fad91f (diff)
Epspdf: mainly ghostscript compatibility update
git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@53378 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751
Diffstat (limited to 'Master/texmf-dist/doc')
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/info/epspdf.info165
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/Changelog10
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.pdfbin218565 -> 220448 bytes
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi63
4 files changed, 161 insertions, 77 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/info/epspdf.info b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/info/epspdf.info
index d44c8f27a3b..94885b31130 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/info/epspdf.info
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/info/epspdf.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
This is epspdf.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.5 from epspdf.texi.
-This manual is for epspdf and epspdftk, version 0.6.4.
+This manual is for epspdf and epspdftk, version 0.6.5.
-Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Siep Kroonenberg.
+Copyright (C) 2006-2020 Siep Kroonenberg.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ File: epspdf.info, Node: Top, Next: Usage, Prev: (dir), Up: (dir)
Epspdf and epspdftk
*******************
-This manual is for epspdf and epspdftk, version 0.6.4.
+This manual is for epspdf and epspdftk, version 0.6.5.
-Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Siep Kroonenberg.
+Copyright (C) 2006-2020 Siep Kroonenberg.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ 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::
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ Troubleshooting
Change history
-* Version 6.4::
+* Version 0.6.5::
+* Version 0.6.4::
* Version 0.6::
* Version 0.5::
* Version 0.4::
@@ -180,6 +183,9 @@ 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.
@@ -230,7 +236,7 @@ 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:
@@ -453,7 +459,7 @@ Windows Explorer and "open" with _bitmap2eps_, which uses sam2p or bmeps
in the background.

-File: epspdf.info, Node: Troubleshooting, Next: Change history, Prev: Bitmapped graphics for LaTeX and pdflatex, Up: Top
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Troubleshooting, Next: Requirements, Prev: Bitmapped graphics for LaTeX and pdflatex, Up: Top
5 Troubleshooting
*****************
@@ -462,6 +468,8 @@ File: epspdf.info, Node: Troubleshooting, Next: Change history, Prev: Bitmapp
* 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::
@@ -477,7 +485,7 @@ File: epspdf.info, Node: No options for output format visible, Next: Ghostscri
Widen the window, to make the output format radio buttons visible.

-File: epspdf.info, Node: Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Next: Part of the graphic gets cut off, Prev: No options for output format visible, Up: Troubleshooting
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Next: Error message ``pdf_crop failed'', Prev: No options for output format visible, Up: Troubleshooting
5.2 Ghostscript stackunderflow error
====================================
@@ -488,19 +496,37 @@ error 'stackunderflow in .setdistillerparams'. If you run into this,
use the "default" or "prepress" target instead.

-File: epspdf.info, Node: Part of the graphic gets cut off, Next: Fonts look ugly, Prev: Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Up: Troubleshooting
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Error message ``pdf_crop failed'', Next: Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output), Prev: Ghostscript stackunderflow error, Up: Troubleshooting
+
+5.3 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.
+
+
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output), Next: Part of the graphic gets cut off, Prev: Error message ``pdf_crop failed'', Up: Troubleshooting
+
+5.4 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)
+
+
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Part of the graphic gets cut off, Next: Fonts look ugly, Prev: Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output), Up: Troubleshooting
-5.3 Part of the graphic gets cut off
+5.5 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.

File: epspdf.info, Node: Fonts look ugly, Next: The page has been converted to a bitmap, Prev: Part of the graphic gets cut off, Up: Troubleshooting
-5.4 Fonts look ugly
+5.6 Fonts look ugly
===================
If Ghostscript has to do the conversion from pdf to ps then text may not
@@ -512,7 +538,7 @@ the xpdf suite and of the Poppler utilities.

File: epspdf.info, Node: The page has been converted to a bitmap, Next: Temporary files are not removed, Prev: Fonts look ugly, Up: Troubleshooting
-5.5 The page has been converted to a bitmap
+5.7 The page has been converted to a bitmap
===========================================
The usual cause is that the page contains features such as transparency
@@ -524,7 +550,7 @@ avoid unnecessary conversions: '-T default -N default'

File: epspdf.info, Node: Temporary files are not removed, Next: Resources for troubleshooting, Prev: The page has been converted to a bitmap, Up: Troubleshooting
-5.6 Temporary files are not removed
+5.8 Temporary files are not removed
===================================
* Command-line: make sure that you did not specify the option '-d'.
@@ -538,7 +564,7 @@ File: epspdf.info, Node: Temporary files are not removed, Next: Resources for

File: epspdf.info, Node: Resources for troubleshooting, Prev: Temporary files are not removed, Up: Troubleshooting
-5.7 Resources for troubleshooting
+5.9 Resources for troubleshooting
=================================
Logfile. The GUI has a button for viewing log output. This same output
@@ -586,23 +612,37 @@ embedded Tcl/Tk runtime and a regular Windows installer, which also
creates a menu shortcut and an uninstaller.

-File: epspdf.info, Node: Change history, Prev: Troubleshooting, Up: Top
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Change history, Prev: Requirements, Up: Top
Appendix B Change history
*************************
* Menu:
-* Version 6.4::
+* Version 0.6.5::
+* Version 0.6.4::
* Version 0.6::
* Version 0.5::
* Version 0.4::

-File: epspdf.info, Node: Version 6.4, Next: Version 0.6, Up: Change history
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Version 0.6.5, Next: Version 0.6.4, Prev: Change history, Up: Change history
-B.1 Version 6.4
-===============
+B.1 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.
+
+
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Version 0.6.4, Next: Version 0.6, Prev: Version 0.6.5, Up: Change history
+
+B.2 Version 0.6.4
+=================
Compatibility changes for luatex 1.9 and later.
@@ -616,9 +656,9 @@ epspdf.tlu is now invoked via a batchfile. This should prevent black
console windows popping up.

-File: epspdf.info, Node: Version 0.6, Next: Version 0.5, Prev: Change history, Up: Change history
+File: epspdf.info, Node: Version 0.6, Next: Version 0.5, Prev: Version 0.6.4, Up: Change history
-B.2 Version 0.6
+B.3 Version 0.6
===============
The command-line backend component has been rewritten in texlua and
@@ -640,7 +680,7 @@ have no effect.

File: epspdf.info, Node: Version 0.5, Next: Version 0.4, Prev: Version 0.6, Up: Change history
-B.3 Version 0.5
+B.4 Version 0.5
===============
The GUI has been rewritten in Tcl/Tk, removing the dependence on the
@@ -677,7 +717,7 @@ The "-info" option now also prints the number of pages for pdf files.

File: epspdf.info, Node: Version 0.4, Prev: Version 0.5, Up: Change history
-B.4 Version 0.4
+B.5 Version 0.4
===============
Hi-res boundingboxes are now supported. By default, conversion from eps
@@ -696,40 +736,43 @@ There is now a "-v" (lowercase) option to print the version string.

Tag Table:
Node: Top552
-Node: Usage1986
-Node: Overview2189
-Node: Viewing2574
-Node: Conversion options3035
-Ref: gray3182
-Node: Converting3833
-Node: The configuration screen4226
-Node: Command-line usage6313
-Node: Option summary7018
-Node: Notes on PostScript and pdf8325
-Node: Bitmapped and vector8708
-Node: Font embedding9938
-Node: Eps preview headers10393
-Node: Bounding- and other boxes10840
-Node: Orientation11462
-Node: Exporting PostScript or pdf from Windows programs11895
-Node: Bitmapped graphics for LaTeX and pdflatex12848
-Node: Linux13317
-Node: Mac OS14070
-Node: Windows14380
-Node: Troubleshooting15131
-Node: No options for output format visible15555
-Node: Ghostscript stackunderflow error15859
-Node: Part of the graphic gets cut off16365
-Node: Fonts look ugly16743
-Node: The page has been converted to a bitmap17275
-Node: Temporary files are not removed17764
-Node: Resources for troubleshooting18429
-Ref: Documentation19376
-Node: Requirements19694
-Node: Change history20591
-Node: Version 6.420796
-Node: Version 0.621274
-Node: Version 0.522057
-Node: Version 0.423536
+Node: Usage2087
+Node: Overview2290
+Node: Viewing2675
+Node: Conversion options3136
+Ref: gray3283
+Node: Converting3934
+Node: The configuration screen4327
+Node: Command-line usage6538
+Node: Option summary7254
+Node: Notes on PostScript and pdf8561
+Node: Bitmapped and vector8944
+Node: Font embedding10174
+Node: Eps preview headers10629
+Node: Bounding- and other boxes11076
+Node: Orientation11698
+Node: Exporting PostScript or pdf from Windows programs12131
+Node: Bitmapped graphics for LaTeX and pdflatex13084
+Node: Linux13553
+Node: Mac OS14306
+Node: Windows14616
+Node: Troubleshooting15367
+Node: No options for output format visible15870
+Node: Ghostscript stackunderflow error16174
+Node: Error message ``pdf_crop failed''16681
+Node: Wrong boundingbox (.eps or .ps output)17067
+Node: Part of the graphic gets cut off17457
+Node: Fonts look ugly17845
+Node: The page has been converted to a bitmap18377
+Node: Temporary files are not removed18866
+Node: Resources for troubleshooting19531
+Ref: Documentation20478
+Node: Requirements20796
+Node: Change history21693
+Node: Version 0.6.521915
+Node: Version 0.6.422272
+Node: Version 0.622778
+Node: Version 0.523560
+Node: Version 0.425039

End Tag Table
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/Changelog b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/Changelog
index cf31923aec1..07aa313649e 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/Changelog
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/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/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.pdf
index 92ff2e1311f..637a4fd89f8 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.pdf
Binary files differ
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi
index 1c87952cae8..6d5c254ac41 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/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