Norman Gray, 20 December 2003
Significant refactoring of library, and addition of functionality.
Norman Gray, 18 May 2003
Enhancement of internal documentation. Added --help option.
Norman Gray, 13 February 2003
Major changes to options. Supports external programs to find fonts.
Completely new option specs
Norman Gray, 2 April 2001
Minor documentation updates.
Included a reference to the RedHat config problem, pointing towards the next section.
Slightly expanded the reference to the RedHat config problem, including a cross-reference.
Corrected the URL for the Graphics File Format FAQ.
Norman Gray, 5 February 2001
The program now generates XPM bitmaps, too, and I noted this where appropriate.
Norman Gray, 12 January 2001
Took opportunity of a bug-fix release of the software to make miscellaneous minor edits to the documentation.
Added `version' column to table, noting which version was actually tested.
Updated nDVI URL
Norman Gray, 8 November 2000
Minor changes to the configuration options, plus a couple of documentation tidyups.
Mentioned that the -gp option also debugs kpathsea.
Changed the disable-kpathsea configuration option to without-kpathsea (see also release notes for this version).
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.
Added -bp, -Qp, -PC
Norman Gray, 23 June 2000
Adjustments to distribution -- no functionality change.
Added a note discussing the
export_run distribution bundle, and possible
problems with it.
Norman Gray, 21 June 2000
Mostly clarifying and amplifying explanations.
Added discussion of the `make test' script, and clarified (I hope) description of how to set DVI2BITMAP_PK_PATH.
Norman Gray, 16 June 2000
Explained how to set DVI2BITMAP_PK_PATH automatically.
Added description of setting DVI2BITMAP_PK_PATH automatically.
Norman Gray, 12 June 2000
Bugfix release.
Norman Gray, 11 June 2000
Minor functionality changes, but significant interface changes, so new version.
Norman Gray, 8 June 2000
Documented changes to list of specials (foreground and background colours, and strut).
Added foreground and background specials, to set foreground and background colours.
Added strut special.
Norman Gray, 12 May 2000
Described problems finding fonts.
Described potentially confusing interaction between enable-kpathsea and enable-fontgen configuration options.
Moved description of --enable-fontgen, and new default setting.
Added bugreport address
Norman Gray, 5 May 2000
New release. Documentation tidyups. Mentioned new support for PNG graphics.
Clarified the -p, -l and -pp options. Changed -Q into -qq, and -L into -Qf.
Added documentation of imageformat special.
Described --enable-fontgen. Rename of kpathsea option to --disable-kpathsea. Addition of --enable-png.
kpathsea libraryImproved instructions on getting the kpathsea library source.
Norman Gray, 18 September 1999
Add --enable-fake-progname.
Mentioned --enable-fake-progname
Mentioned --enable-fake-progname
Norman Gray, 13 September 1999
Added page-selection features, and documented them.
Added documentation of -p, -l, -pp options. Note that the old -l and -L options have changed into the new -L and -LL options.
Added a discussion of the foibles of the texmf.cnf configuration file when it comes to finding fonts.
Norman Gray, 6 September 1999
Assorted changes, to describe significant new functionality.
Added documentation of -c and -C options
Rewritten to cover new special commands, particularly support for cropping.
Largely rewrote the configuration instructions, in an attempt to make them clearer.
Norman Gray, 5 July 1999
Altered documentation of font-searching, to match new functionality.
Added a description of my usage model, to help make things a little clearer.
Described new functionality for environment variable.
Norman Gray, 24 June 1999
Slight restructuring to make it easier to find the instructions on generating fonts. Fixed a couple of typos.
Renamed this section from vague `environment', and moved description of font generation from examples.
Norman Gray, 19 June 1999
Added kpathsea support, and appendix on TeX dimensions.
Added instructions on configuring in support for the kpathsea library
Norman Gray, 14 June 1999
First public release
Norman Gray, 14 June 1999
Initial version
Norman Gray, 14 June 1999
Initial version