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@@ -91,6 +91,20 @@ as a
.I texmf.cnf
configuration line. See the Kpathsea manual.
.TP
+.B -compress
+Enable the use of compression for the HINT file. Compressed files are
+smaller but require decompression when viewing. Use only for large
+files if the file size matters.
+.TP
+.B -empty-page
+When writing books, often empty pages are inserted - for example to
+begin chapters on a right hand side page. These empty pages are
+a nuisance for on-screen reading where there are no left or right
+hand side pages. This option keeps empty pages in the output.
+.TP
+.B -no-empty-page
+This option tries to eliminate empty pages in the output. It is set as a default.
+.TP
.B -etex
Enable the e-\*(TX extensions. This option is only effective in
combination with
@@ -119,6 +133,26 @@ line.
.B -help
Print help message and exit.
.TP
+.BI -hint-debug \ bitmask
+Sets HINT file debugging flags according to the
+.IR bitmask .
+See the
+.B -hint-debug-help
+option for details.
+.TP
+.B -hint-debug-help
+Print an explanation of the HINT debugging flags and exit.
+.TP
+.B -hyphenate-first-word
+\*(TX will usualy not attempt to insert hyphenation points into the first
+word of a paragraph. If a HINT file must be displayed on a very small device
+such hyphenation points might prove necessary. This option is set by default
+and enables the genaration of these hyphenation points.
+.TP
+.B -no-hyphenate-first-word
+Disable the automatic insertion of hyphenation points in the first word
+of a paragraph. Needed only if complete compatibility with \*(TX is required.
+.TP
.B -ini
Start in
.I INI
@@ -154,6 +188,15 @@ combination with
See
.BR latex (1).
.TP
+.BI -mfmode \ mode
+Use
+.I mode
+as the \*(MF
+.I mode
+when generating missing fonts. See
+.BR mf (1)
+for details.
+.TP
.BI -mktex \ fmt
Enable
.RI mktex fmt ,
@@ -198,6 +241,13 @@ Pretend to be program
.IR name .
This affects both the format used and the search paths.
.TP
+.BI -resolution \ number
+When using \*(MF to generate missing pk fonts, use a resolution of
+.I number
+DPI. See
+.BR mf (1)
+for details.
+.TP
.B -version
Print version information and exit.
.\"=====================================================================
@@ -280,10 +330,18 @@ utility to find their locations.
Metric files for Hi\*(TX's fonts.
.TP
.I *.fmt
-Predigested Hi\*(TX format (.\|fmt) files.
+Predigested Hi\*(TX format files.
+.TP
+.I *.pk *.pfb
+Font files used by Hi\*(TX.
.\"=====================================================================
.SH NOTES
-.\"=====================================================================
+This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete
+documentation for Hi\*(TX can be found in the
+.IR "Hi\*(TX user manual"
+and the manual of the
+.IR "Kpathsea library" .
+.PP.\"=====================================================================
.SH BUGS
This version of Hi\*(TX fails to handle correctly glues and kerns with a
width that depends on \ehsize or \evsize. Similarly, when
@@ -294,30 +352,28 @@ or \evsize their output might be distorted.
Hi\*(TX should compile on a large variety of machine architectures
and operating systems.
Hi\*(TX is part of the \*(TX Live distribution.
-.br
-The Hi\*(TX home page: https://hint.userweb.mwn.de
+.PP
+The Hi\*(TX home page is at
+.BR https://hint.userweb.mwn.de .
+There you find additional software, most importantly viewers for HINT files,
+and further information.
.\"=====================================================================
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete
-documentation for Hi\*(TX can be found in the
-.IR "Hi\*(TX user manual"
-and the manual of the
-.IR "Kpathsea library" .
-.PP
-Related programs:
.BR histretch (1),
.BR hishrink (1),
.BR latex (1),
.BR tex (1),
+.BR kpsewhich (1),
.\"=====================================================================
.SH AUTHORS
The primary author of Hi\*(TX is Martin Ruckert,
with e\*(TX extensions by Peter Breitenlohner,
-\*LX extensions by Thierry Laronde, and
+\*(LX extensions by Thierry Laronde, and
the kpathsearch library by Karl Berry.
.PP
\*(TX was designed by Donald E. Knuth,
who implemented it using his \*(WB system for Pascal programs.
-It was ported to Unix at Stanford by Howard Trickey, and
-at Cornell by Pavel Curtis.
+.PP
+Many, many more contributed to the typesetting system now known as \*(TX;
+far too many to name all of them here.
.\" vim: syntax=nroff