"Andrew Hoefel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to use the preview package for taking latex equations and > converting them to svg through dvi. There are a lot of drivers that > produce svg files, but I can't find one that produces baseline > information. Dvipng, on the other hand, does give baseline > information. > > My understanding is that the tightpage option spits out dvi specials > and this is how dvipng computes its baseline. Is this right?
Pretty much. > I'm looking at specials like the following: > > ps::-32891 -32891 32891 32891 521949 0 945438 > > Can anyone tell me how to interpret these numbers? They are measured in scaled points (1pt/65536). Basically, they are the same numbers that are reported on the console if you pass the "lyx" option to preview. > Also, it is best for dvi drivers to read these specials, or could an > option to preview be made to report baselines? A DVI driver might want to rely on the specials. The reporting option is already there for the sake of LyX if you prefer that. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ auctex mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/auctex
