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| author | Kyle Guinn <elyk03@gmail.com> | 2011-09-21 08:45:51 -0300 |
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| committer | Niels Horn <niels.horn@slackbuilds.org> | 2011-09-21 08:45:51 -0300 |
| commit | b62c035b20b9cd236ff0b77bd19f5e228569ba2d (patch) | |
| tree | acb1b9537084d2f78845256a7fe697741514a279 /graphics/potrace/README | |
| parent | 784821747670373074ace332acd97c2ef3373d39 (diff) | |
| download | slackbuilds-b62c035b20b9cd236ff0b77bd19f5e228569ba2d.tar.gz | |
graphics/potrace: Updated for version 1.10.
Signed-off-by: Niels Horn <niels.horn@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/graphics/potrace/README b/graphics/potrace/README index 9343d0a1cb..4c3465422d 100644 --- a/graphics/potrace/README +++ b/graphics/potrace/README @@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ -Potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap -into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM, PGM, PPM, or BMP -format), and the default output is an encapsulated PostScript file (EPS). A -typical use is to create EPS files from scanned data, such as company or -university logos, handwritten notes, etc. The resulting image is not "jaggy" -like a bitmap, but smooth. It can then be rendered at any resolution. +Potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a +bitmap into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM, PGM, +PPM, or BMP format), and the default output is an encapsulated PostScript +file (EPS). A typical use is to create EPS files from scanned data, such as +company or university logos, handwritten notes, etc. The resulting image +is not "jaggy" like a bitmap, but smooth. It can then be rendered at any +resolution. -Potrace can currently produce the following output formats: EPS, PostScript, -PDF, SVG (scalable vector graphics), Xfig, Gimppath, and PGM (for easy -antialiasing). +Potrace can currently produce the following output formats: EPS, +PostScript, PDF, SVG (scalable vector graphics), Xfig, Gimppath, and PGM +(for easy antialiasing). -Mkbitmap is a program distributed with Potrace which can be used to pre-process -the input for better tracing behavior on greyscale and color images. +Mkbitmap is a program distributed with Potrace which can be used to pre- +process the input for better tracing behavior on greyscale and color +images. |