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SIMPDFTEX(1) User Commands SIMPDFTEX(1)
NAME
simpdftex - create pdf files via latex-dvips-gs instead of pdflatex
SYNOPSIS
simpdftex formatname [options] tex-or-dvi-file
DESCRIPTION
simpdftex is a way to do pdf{e}{la}tex without having pdf{e}{la}tex. It needs a working
TeX environment and ghostscript. Since pdf{e}{la}tex cannot handle insertion of .eps
graphics, simpdftex gives an alternative. The output for both systems is comparable.
simpdftex compiles the file with {LA}TeX, processes the DVI file with dvips into
PostScript and uses gs to produce pdf (with ps2pdf). There is finegrained control over the
resulting filename and the options with which dvips produces the PostScript intermediary
file.
Dvips will call Metafont to produce bitmaps or include PostScript .pfb files depending on
the flags. See below.
Default settings is normal name, maximal use of pfb's, just like pdf{la}tex, in other
words, "pdftex file.tex" and "altpdftex file.tex" both produce an output file file.pdf.
For pdftex, output options are controlled by pdftex.cfg, for altpdftext by config.ps
(unless --pdf is given).
OPTIONS
formatname
Specifies the format to be used
tex-or-dvi-file
If a .dvi file is given, skip the TeX process. Otherwise, TeX the input file, dvips
the resulting dvi file and ps2pdf the resulting ps file
--help
Display this message and exit
--no-echo-version
Do not echo location and version of this script. Does not exit so can be used
tochange info to the output of a real run
--debug
Add some debug output
--extendedname
Depending on the mode, adds intermediary extensions to the output filename. If the
mode is --pdf, .pdfmode is added. If the mode is --maxpk, ,maxpk is added and if
the mode is --maxpfb, .maxpfb is added. Example:
tex-or-dvi-file-basename.maxpfb.pdf
--maxpk
Use Metafont bitmaps (pk files) when possible. Only real PostScript fonts (like
Times Roman) are included as PostScript fonts. All other fonts are included as
bitmaps for the default printer resolution. This options produces optimal results
for the chosen printer. For file contents (not name) equivalent to: --dvipsopts
"-Ppk"
--maxpfb
Use PostScript pfb files whenever possible. This produces optimal results for the
screen. For file contents (not name) equivalent to: --dvipsopts "-Poutline" If any
font is included as TeX pk bitmap, it is rendered at the default resolution.
--pdf
Select .pdfmode extension for the output file name if --extendedname has been set.
Use printer definition config.pdf. For file contents (not name) equivalent to
--dvipsopts "-Ppdf" Note that the default config.pdf assumes resolution 8000 for
bitmaps and bitmap generation fails at this resolution because there exists no
known mode for that resolution.
--default
Select no extension for the output file name, even if --extendedfilename has been
set. Use standard printer definition config.ps. For file contents (not name) equiv-
alent to: --dvipsopts "" --noextendedname
--dvipsopts
Give arbitrary arguments to dvips, e.g. --dvipsopts "-M" Sets extension for
--extendedfilename to .custom. --dvipsopts overrides other flags that set dvip-
sopts.
--extratexopts
Give extra arbitrary arguments to tex, e.g. --extratexopts "--interaction=nonstop-
mode" Sets extra options for the tex command that is used.
--extradvipsopts
Give extra arbitrary arguments to dvips, e.g. --extradvipsopts "-M" Sets extra
options for dvips and does not set extension or override other options. Options
will be added to the end of the options for dvips
--keep-psfile
After running dvips, copy the ps file over to the directory where the tex file is,
possibly overwriting a ps file that is there. Use with caution, a ps file could be
input as well.
--tex-path
Give path of TeX binaries, use directory of this script otherwise
--distiller prog
Use a distiller different from ps2pdf which is the default. Argument must be an
executable or executable script that gets called iwth two arguments: input file
(PS) and output file (PDF). E.g.: --distiller=/usr/local/alternate/bin/ps2pdf
--distiller=pstill Using this flag sets the distiller filter mode to off
--distiller-filter prog
Use a distiller executable or executable script which is called with the PS input
as standard input and which writes the PDF output to standard output. E.g.: --dis-
tiller-filter=u-psbuild
--distiller-path
Give path needed by the distiller binary. This path is added to the begin of you
PATH environment before the distiller is run. The reason is that for instance
ps2pdf uses the path to find gs and sets the path to something with /sw/bin at the
beginning. Thus, installing gs from fink would make /usr/local/bin/ps2pdf find
another gs than intended. By giving an empty path, the path is not changed before
the distiller program is run. The default is empty.
--outdir dir
Write files here *if* our current directory is unwritable. This mimicks the TEXM-
FOUTPUT environment variable of TeX, but differently. The current dir becomes the
value of --outdir and the directory where the old current dir is added to TEXIN-
PUTS. This is more robust for reading and locating files. You can also set TEXM-
FOUTPUT instead, but with a disadvantage: you will be running TeXin the current
dir. And you will not be able to read files in the outdir unless you also adapt
TEXINPUTS.
The defaults for the distiller are
Path addition: "/usr/local/bin" Filter mode: "no" Program: "ps2pdf13"
Later flags override settings of earlier flags.
AUTHORS
simpdftex was written by Gerben Wierda and Joachim Kock. This manpage was written by Nor-
bert Preining for Debian/GNU Linux and may be used, modified and/or distributed freely by
anyone.
2.18 April 2006 SIMPDFTEX(1)
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