CTAN upload -- version 1.40 of mimetex.zip to ftp.tex.ac.uk
Robin Fairbairns
Robin.Fairbairns at cl.cam.ac.uk
Sun Mar 21 20:11:21 CET 2004
John Forkosh writes:
> + what you've uploaded
> mimetex.zip
> version 1.40, to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip
> + which CTAN node you've uploaded to
> ftp.tex.ac.uk
> + where you want the files to go
> support/mimetex
> Please replace both existing files (mimetex.zip and README)
> in support/mimetex, and please unzip mimetex.zip README
> and then place this separate copy of README "alongside"
> mimetex.zip in the support/mimetex directory
> + what licensing conditions you apply to your software
> GNU GPL
> + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do.
> Improved LaTeX compatibility, various new features and
> fixes, including fix to work under Windows.
> ----------------------------------------------------
> From the original submission...
> MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either gif images
> or mime xbitmaps of them, rather than the usual TeX dvi's.
> These gif (or xbitmap) images are easily inserted directly into
> html documents using a standard html <img> tag, e.g.,
> <img src="../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=\int_{-\infty}^xe^{-t^2}dt"
> border=0 align=absmiddle>
> without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion, and without storing lots
> of little gif image files, one file for each converted expression.
> This makes your web site and html documents more easily maintained.
> See
> http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples
> for many examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage.
i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
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