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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/tetex/makempy.man b/Build/source/texk/tetex/makempy.man new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..02cae248c54 --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/texk/tetex/makempy.man @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +.TH makempy "1" "May 2004" "teTeX " "ConTeXt" +.SH NAME +makempy \- Helper script for conversion of (PDF or PostScript) text to +\fBMetapost\fP graphics +.PP +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +\fBmakempy\fP \fIfilenam\fP +.PP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +\fBmakempy\fP takes \fBMetapost\fP output files (*\&.mpo) and +translates them to *\&.mpy files. In order to include text as a +graphic into a file typeset with (Con)TeX(t), you extract the text +from Postscript of PDF files using \fBpdftops\fP and \fBpstoedit\fP, +creating a Metapost input file. +.PP +This file can then be processed by \fBmakempy\fP. The \fBmakempy\fP +script does its work without user intervention. When it deduces that +there are no changes, it will not run at all, otherwise it will report +its steps and/or encountered error. +.SH "OPTIONS" +.IP +.IP "\fB--help\fP" +returns some basic help information +.IP +.IP "\fB--silent\fP" +don t report status messages +.IP +.IP "\fB--force\fP" +always process the file (no checksum test) +.IP +.IP "\fB--noclean\fP" +don t remove temporary files when finished +.IP +.IP "\fB--acrobat\fP" +use ACROBAT for conversion (only unix) +.IP +.IP "\fB--pdftops\fP" +use PDFTOPS for conversion +.IP +.IP "\fB--ghostscript\fP" +use GHOSTSCRIPT for conversion +.IP +.SH "VARIABLES" +.PP +When set, the environment variables GS and GS_PROG will be used to +identify GHOSTSCRIPT. If needed, the names of the other programs that +are used can be set with PDFTOPS, ACROREAD and PSTOEDIT. +.HP +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +\fBtexexec\fP(1)\&. +.PP +The makempy manual, \fImmakempy\&.pdf\fP\&. +.PP +.SH "AUTHOR" +.IP +This manual page was written by Frank Küster <frank@kuesterei\&.ch>, +for the Debian GNU/Linux system\&. It may be used and modified by +others without contacting the author\&. |