Re: Set background using \special{...}

[jfbu]

Le 08/02/2023 à 00:15, Dimitar Dimitrov a écrit :
> Suppose I have the following `math.tex` file
>
> ```latex
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
>
> \special{background White}
>
> \usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
>
> \begin{document}
> \begin{preview}
> \fontsize{14}{17}\selectfont $x$
> \end{preview}
> \end{document}
> ```
>
> I want to get an SVG file with a white background, so I do:
> 1. `latex math.tex`
> 2. `dvisvgm -o math.svg —no-fonts math.dvi`

(Seems -- does transmogrified into en em-dash here, probably by your mailer)

works for me after moving the `\special{background White}`  inside the preview 
environment

I tried with Red too to confirm

with dvisvgm 2.13.3 on macos

Best,

JF
> The `\special{background White}` is required by `dvisvgm ` in order to add a 
> white rectangle to the SVG.
>
> However, the background is missing. If, on the other hand, I deactivate the 
> `preview` package (by removing the `active` option) I get the correct 
> background but then I miss some of the goodies coming with `preview`.