Re: [Dvipng] htlatex

[Jan-Åke Larsson]

ADILSON DOS ANJOS wrote:
> I'm using 'htlatex' in Ubuntu 6.06. The 'dvipng' isn't working. I used 
> the 'jpg' option and I had the same problem.

There isn't any jpg option, so I would be surprised if that worked. You 
can choose between png and gif output. Ah, perhaps there is to htlatex. 
There certainly isn't to dvipng. jpg is tuned for photographs, not ink 
drawing (like TeX output)

> I think that problem is related whith my Linux system (a missing pkg, 
> maybe). But, I don't know what is happening. Can you help me? some tip?

> ####
> Execute script `apostila.lg'
> ----------------------------
> t4ht.c (2005-02-21-19:12 kpathsea)
> t4ht -f/apostila.tex
>   -cvalidatehtml
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/tex4ht.env)
> Entering apostila.lg
> System call: dvipng -q -mode ibmvga -D 110 -o apostila0x.png -T tight 
> -pp 2 -bg 'Transparent' apostila.idv
> This is dvipng 1.5 Copyright 2002-2005 Jan-ke Larsson
> --- Warning --- System return: 13
> ###

That dvipng call is appropriate for a pre-release version of dvipng. 
dvipng 1.x has been around for more than two years. The metafont mode 
specification "-mode ibmvga" should not be used without an accompanying 
--bdpi option. Moreover, it is not necessary, the -D 110 option handles 
the resolution on its own. I suggest you remove that "-mode ibmvga" 
thing and try again. Contact me again and report the results, I want to 
know if this improves things.

I suspect this should also be reported to the ubuntu packager of 
htlatex, since they probably wrote that call.

/JÅ


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