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document new dvips pipeline in comments
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xworld21 committed Aug 23, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ our $LATEXCMD = 'latex'; #(or elatex) [ CONFIGURABLE? Encoded in PI?]
# The purpose of this module is to convert TeX fragments into png (or similar),
# typically via dvi and other intermediate formats.
# LaTeX converts the TeX stuff to dvi;
# dvips converts the dvi to eps, and ImageMagick can convert the eps to png;
# dvips converts the dvi to ps, and ghostscript converts to png
# then ImageMagick extracts the dimensions and converts from png if necessary
# OR dvipng can convert the dvi to png MUCH quicker... if it's available.
# OR dvisvgm for high quality SVG output, if available

# preview.sty is used to inform gs/dvipng/dvisvgm how to clip the image
# and recover the depth for vertical alignment

# Options:
# source : (dir)
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