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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/tex4ht/mn37.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/tex4ht/mn37.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f32d5d31b92 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/tex4ht/mn37.html @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" + "xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<!--http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd--> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" +> +<head><title>driver</title> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> +<meta name="generator" content="TeX4ht (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/TeX4ht/mn.html)" /> +<meta name="originator" content="TeX4ht (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/TeX4ht/mn.html)" /> +<!-- xhtml,th4,index --> +<meta name="src" content="mn.tex" /> +<meta name="date" content="2004-02-11 18:07:00" /> +<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mn.css" /> +</head><body +> + <a + href="mn-port.html#mn37.html" >exit driver</a> + <h3 class="SubSectionHead"><a + name="QQ1-37-47"></a>Driving the Translation of Pictures and Other Tasks</h3> + <a + name="index37-47001"></a> <a + name="index37-47002"></a> <a + name="index37-47003"></a>TeX4ht outputs a script file (‘<span class="cmtt-10">.lg</span>’) describing how the dvi file (extension ‘<span class="cmtt-10">.idv</span>’) of pictures should +be processed, the CSS instructions to be included for the file, and user-initiated requests from the +operating system. In the default setting, the script file holds abstract commands similar to the following +ones. +<dl > <dt><span class="cmtt-10">--- needs --- source.idv[i] ==> target.gif ---</span></dt><dd> +<!--l. 5916--><p class="indent"> An abstract command of this form requests that the i’th page in the dvi file will be translated into a target file +whose name is provided. +</p> + </dd><dt><span class="cmtt-10">--- characters --- </span></dt><dd> +<!--l. 5924--><p class="indent"> This abstract command is a identifies where the requests for pictorial characters start. +</p> + </dd></dl> +<!--l. 5929--><p class="indent"> A manual brute-force execution of the abstract commands can be a tedious job for large number of pictures. +The <span class="cmtt-10">t4ht </span>is in essence an interpreter for these abstract commands. +</p><!--l. 5934--><p class="indent"> Another possible approach for automating the process is to request lg scripts in the form of shell scripts or +batch files. +</p><!--l. 5941--><p class="indent"> <big><span class="cmbx-10">Alternatives to ‘</span><span class="cmtt-10">--- needs --- source.idv[i] ==> target.gif ---</span><span class="cmbx-10">’</span></big> +</p><!--l. 5944--><p class="indent"> The default setting is made with a request of the form ‘<span class="cmtt-10">--- needs --- %%1.idv[%%2] ==> %%3.gif ---</span>’, +where the parameters <span class="cmtt-10">%%1</span>, <span class="cmtt-10">%%2</span>, and <span class="cmtt-10">%%3 </span>respectively represent the name of the source file without +its extension, a page number, and a name of the target file. Alternative patterns to these abstract +commands can be requested in the following locations, with the order reflecting on the priority given to the +requests. +</p><!--l. 5953--><p class="indent"> +</p><ul type="disc" > +<li>In the <a + href="mn38.html" >command line</a> of <span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht</span>, where the pattern should be prefixed with ‘<span class="cmtt-10">-s</span>’. +<!--l. 5957--><p class="noindent"></p></li> +<li>In the environment file <span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht.env </span>within a block of consecutive lines, where the lines should be identified with the +character <a + href="mn33.html#sc-1" name="sc">‘<span class="cmtt-10">s</span>’</a>. +<!--l. 5963--><p class="noindent"></p></li> +<li>In <span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht </span>with the pattern provided through the variable <a + href="mn36.html#x-LGPIC" name="LGPIC">LGPIC</a> of <span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht.c</span>. + </li></ul> + The character ‘<span class="cmtt-10">%</span>’ can be introduced into a pattern through the entry ‘<span class="cmtt-10">%%%</span>’. On the other hand, the +parameters ‘<span class="cmtt-10">%%1</span>’, ‘<span class="cmtt-10">%%2</span>’, and <span class="cmtt-10">%%3 </span>can specify, between the first two percentage characters (i.e., ‘<span class="cmtt-10">%...%1</span>’, +‘<span class="cmtt-10">%...%2</span>’, and ‘<span class="cmtt-10">%...%3</span>’), any format for the outcome that is compatible with the print formats of +C. +<!--l. 5977--><p class="indent"> <big><span class="cmbx-10">Alternatives to ‘</span><span class="cmtt-10">--- characters ---</span><span class="cmbx-10">’</span></big> +</p><!--l. 5979--><p class="indent"> Substitutions for this abstract command can be requested in the following locations. +</p><!--l. 5986--><p class="indent"> +</p><ul type="disc" > +<li>In the <a + href="mn38.html" name="mn38.html" >overview</a> of <span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht</span>, prefixed with ‘<span class="cmtt-10">-b</span>’. +<!--l. 6157--><p class="noindent"></p></li> +<li>In a line within the environment file ‘<span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht.file</span>’, where the line should be identified with the character +‘<a + href="mn33.html#bsc-1" name="bsc">b</a>’. +<!--l. 6163--><p class="noindent"></p></li> +<li>In <span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht </span>with the substitution provided during compilation time through the variable <a + href="mn36.html#x-LGSEP" name="LGSEP">LGSEP</a> of +<span class="cmtt-10">tex4ht.c</span>. + </li></ul> + + +</body></html> |