From 18d76f00a9cc2ef00dd7cc36d499b7ee0d128616 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Siep Kroonenberg Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:07:22 +0000 Subject: Epspdf: mainly ghostscript compatibility update git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@53378 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751 --- Master/texmf-dist/doc/info/epspdf.info | 165 +++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-) (limited to 'Master/texmf-dist/doc/info') 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.  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