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C.8 Release 0.7

Version number fiddling: this is still beta software, and as such shouldn't be sent out with a major version number of 1. Also, I'd been updating the `release number' (after the hyphen) with new releases - this is incorrect, as this should indicate only bug-fixing or documentation changes, rather than changes in functionality. I've therefore rationalised the version numbering, and changed history to the extent of modifying the notes in this ReleaseNotes section. This shouldn't cause significant confusion, as this package has up to now only been circulated internally.

Added support for PNG graphics, using the libpng library, if it's installed.

The Metafont mode used for building fonts is now configurable at runtime; the default is configurable at configuration time; and default default (!) mode and resolution now properly match, so that you no longer have to give the -r option every single time.

The manpage source was brought up to date.

The -f option was split into the -fp, -fm, -fg and -fG options.

The --enable-fontgen flag was added to the configuration script.

Various clarifications to the documentation.

Assorted tidy-ups to get it to satisfy -Wall on a wider range of platforms.


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Dvi2bitmap - convert DVI files to bitmap images
Starlink System Note 71
Norman Gray
14 June 1999. Release 0.9-6. Last updated 12 January 2001