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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi index 284b106bdd7..6bbb50f9456 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/support/epspdf/epspdf.texi @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ @raggedbottom @end iftex -@set version 0.4.0 +@set version 0.4.1 @set homepage http://tex.aanhet.net/epspdf/ @setchapternewpage off @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ notice are preserved. * Usage:: * Command-line usage:: * Notes on PostScript and pdf:: +* Bitmapped graphics for @LaTeX{} and pdflatex:: * Troubleshooting:: * Changes in version 0.4:: @@ -90,6 +91,16 @@ Notes on PostScript and pdf * Orientation:: * Exporting PostScript from Windows programs:: +Bitmapped graphics for @LaTeX{} and pdflatex + +* Linux:: +* Mac OS X:: +* Windows:: + +Windows + +* GUI use of sam2p and bmeps:: + Troubleshooting * Grayscaling fails:: @@ -273,9 +284,9 @@ The summary below is the output of a command @kbd{epspdf --help} for help. @example $ epspdf --help -Epspdf version 0.4.0 +Epspdf version 0.4.1 Copyright (C) 2006, 2008, 2009 Siep Kroonenberg -Epspdf 0.4.0 +Epspdf 0.4.1 Convert between [e]ps and pdf formats Usage: epspdf.rb [options] infile [outfile] Default for outfile is file.pdf if infile is file.eps or file.ps @@ -419,6 +430,78 @@ uses a printer driver in the background. For faithful conversion, pick wmf2eps; for subsequent editing, choose TpX. Both programs are available from @url{http://www.tug.org/ctan.html}. +@node Bitmapped graphics for @LaTeX{} and pdflatex +@chapter Bitmapped graphics for @LaTeX{} and pdflatex + +pdflatex can use graphics in .png format (best for screenshots) and .jpg +format (best for photographs) directly. However, for @LaTeX{} you are +stuck with .eps format. Tips for converting to .eps: + +@menu +* Linux:: +* Mac OS X:: +* Windows:: +@end menu + +@node Linux +@section Linux + +@table @emph +@item ImageMagick/convert +@command{convert} from the ImageMagick package is a command-line +utility: @samp{convert image.png image.eps} +@item The GIMP +This is the premier open source image editing program. It is often +pre-installed on Linux, and is also available for other platforms. The +GIMP can save in eps format. +@end table + +@node Mac OS X +@section Mac OS X + +Mac OS X's built-in Preview application can read most bitmapped formats +and save them as .pdf, which epspdf can convert to .eps. + +@node Windows +@section Windows + +Windows is not a particularly friendly environment for PostScript and +pdf. A couple of command-line utilities try to fill the gap, @emph{e.g.} +@example +sam2p image.png image.eps +@end example +or +@example +bmeps -c image.png image.eps +@end example +sam2p is distributed with TeX Live, bmeps both with TeX Live and with +MikTeX. Without the @code{-c} option, bmeps produces a grayscale +image. It produces larger files than sam2p. + +@menu +* GUI use of sam2p and bmeps:: +@end menu + +@node GUI use of sam2p and bmeps +@subsection GUI use of sam2p and bmeps + +Create a batchfile @file{bitmap2eps.bat} with contents +@verbatim +sam2p "%~1" "%~dpn1.eps" +@end verbatim +(TeX Live) or +@verbatim +bmeps -c "%~1" "%~dpn1.eps" +@end verbatim +(MikTeX) and place it @emph{e.g.} on your desktop. Now if you drop a +bitmapped graphic on this batchfile then you will get an eps file with +the same name as the original, but with extension @code{.eps}. + +You can also right-click on a bitmap, choose @emph{Open With...} and +browse to this file bitmap2eps.bat, resulting in conversion to .eps. The +next time you do this with a file of the same type, bitmap2eps.bat will +already be in the list of possible programs for opening the file. + @node Troubleshooting @chapter Troubleshooting |