CTAN package update: dvipng

Jim Hefferon ftpmaint at alan.smcvt.edu
Mon Jun 27 18:29:14 CEST 2005


The package described below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should
soon make its way to your favorite mirror.

Thanks,
Jim Hefferon

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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.

Name of contribution: dvipng
Author's name: Jan-Åke Larsson
Location on CTAN: /dviware/dvipng
Summary description: A fast DVI to PNG/GIF converter
License type: gpl

Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and 
its relatives.


The 1.6 release adds proper alpha channel support and xcolor support. It 
also reestablishes identification of preview-latex' tightpage mode option.


It has been tested to a fair degree. Note the disclaimer in the COPYING 
file. Report any bugs you find, see README for instructions.

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You can have a look at the package at
  http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/dviware/dvipng
although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror 
of CTAN that is near to you; see 
  http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors 
.



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