Change history

Distribution 0.9-6

Norman Gray, 12 January 2001

Took opportunity of a bug-fix release of the software to make miscellaneous minor edits to the documentation.

3.1 General installation and configuration

Added `version' column to table, noting which version was actually tested.

A.1 LaTEX maths within HTML

Updated nDVI URL

Change 8 November 2000

Norman Gray, 8 November 2000

Minor changes to the configuration options, plus a couple of documentation tidyups.

2.1 Options

Mentioned that the -gp option also debugs kpathsea.

3.1 General installation and configuration

Changed the disable-kpathsea configuration option to without-kpathsea (see also release notes for this version).

Distribution 0.9-5

Norman Gray, 27 June 2000

Added -bp, -PC, -Qp options, and corrected bugs which caused fonts to be generated at the wrong sizes, and to be spaced incorrectly.

2.1 Options

Added -bp, -Qp, -PC

2.1 Options

Added -PC

Distribution 0.9-4

Norman Gray, 23 June 2000

Adjustments to distribution - no functionality change.

3.2 Starlink nodes

Added a note discussing the export_run distribution bundle, and possible problems with it.

Distribution 0.9-3

Norman Gray, 21 June 2000

Mostly clarifying and amplifying explanations.

2.1 Options

Added documentation of -QG and -Qg

2.5.1 Finding fonts

Added discussion of the `make test' script, and clarified (I hope) description of how to set DVI2BITMAP_PK_PATH.

Change 16 June 2000

Norman Gray, 16 June 2000

Explained how to set DVI2BITMAP_PK_PATH automatically.

2.5.1 Finding fonts

Added description of setting DVI2BITMAP_PK_PATH automatically.

2.5.1 Finding fonts

Added discussion of the `make test' script, and clarified (I hope) description of how to set DVI2BITMAP_PK_PATH.

Distribution 0.9-2

Norman Gray, 12 June 2000

Bugfix release.

Distribution 0.9

Norman Gray, 11 June 2000

Minor functionality changes, but significant interface changes, so new version.

2.1 Options

Added -Qb, and add extra field to output, so that output from different -Q options can be separated out.

2.1 Options

Add -Rf, -Rb options, to set colours on the command line.

Distribution 0.8

Norman Gray, 8 June 2000

Documented changes to list of specials (foreground and background colours, and strut).

2.1 Options

Added -PB and -PT

2.2 DVI specials

Added foreground and background specials, to set foreground and background colours.

2.2 DVI specials

Added strut special.

Distribution 0.7-1

Norman Gray, 12 May 2000

Described problems finding fonts.

2.5.1 Finding fonts

Described potentially confusing interaction between enable-kpathsea and enable-fontgen configuration options.

3.1 General installation and configuration

Moved description of --enable-fontgen, and new default setting.

4 Bugs, extras, and further developments

Added bugreport address

Distribution 0.7

Norman Gray, 5 May 2000

New release. Documentation tidyups. Mentioned new support for PNG graphics.

2.1 Options

Clarified the -p, -l and -pp options. Changed -Q into -qq, and -L into -Qf.

2.1 Options

Mentioned PNG option

2.2 DVI specials

Added documentation of imageformat special.

3.1 General installation and configuration

Described --enable-fontgen. Rename of kpathsea option to --disable-kpathsea. Addition of --enable-png.

3.1.1 Obtaining the kpathsea library

Improved instructions on getting the kpathsea library source.

Distribution 0.6

Norman Gray, 18 September 1999

Add --enable-fake-progname.

2.5.1 Finding fonts

Mentioned --enable-fake-progname

3.1 General installation and configuration

Mentioned --enable-fake-progname

Change 13 September 1999

Norman Gray, 13 September 1999

Added page-selection features, and documented them.

2.1 Options

Added documentation of -p, -l, -pp options. Note that the old -l and -L options have changed into the new -L and -LL options.

2.5.1 Finding fonts

Added a discussion of the foibles of the texmf.cnf configuration file when it comes to finding fonts.

Distribution 0.5

Norman Gray, 6 September 1999

Assorted changes, to describe significant new functionality.

2.1 Options

Added documentation of -c and -C options

2.2 DVI specials

Rewritten to cover new special commands, particularly support for cropping.

3.1 General installation and configuration

Largely rewrote the configuration instructions, in an attempt to make them clearer.

Distribution 0.4

Norman Gray, 5 July 1999

Altered documentation of font-searching, to match new functionality.

2 Usage

Added a description of my usage model, to help make things a little clearer.

2.5 Finding and generating fonts

Described new functionality for environment variable.

Change 24 June 1999

Norman Gray, 24 June 1999

Slight restructuring to make it easier to find the instructions on generating fonts. Fixed a couple of typos.

2.5 Finding and generating fonts

Renamed this section from vague `environment', and moved description of font generation from examples.

Change 19 June 1999

Norman Gray, 19 June 1999

Added kpathsea support, and appendix on TeX dimensions.

3.1 General installation and configuration

Added instructions on configuring in support for the kpathsea library

Distribution initial

Norman Gray, 14 June 1999

First public release

Version 0

Norman Gray, 14 June 1999

Initial version