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The preview.sty style file
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Purpose
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The main purpose of the preview package is the extraction of selected
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elements from a LaTeX source, like formulas or graphics, into separate
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pages of a DVI file. A flexible and convenient interface allows it to
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specify what commands and constructs should be extracted. This works
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with DVI files postprocessed by either Dvips and Ghostscript or
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dvipng, but it also works when you are using PDFTeX for generating PDF
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files.
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Current uses of the package include the preview-latex package for
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WYSIWYG functionality in the AUCTeX editing environment, generation of
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previews in LyX, as part of the operation of the ps4pdf and pst-pdf
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packages, the tbook XML system and some other tools.
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Availability
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The preview package is being developed along and distributed with
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AUCTeX. It can therefore be obtained as part of AUCTeX distribution
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files available at <URL:https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/> or its
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mirror at <CTAN:support/auctex>. CTAN also provides a standalone
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version at <CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/preview>. The project page at
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<URL:https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/auctex/> offers downloads and
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anonymous CVS access for cutting edge versions. For more information
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about the preview package please refer to the home page of AUCTeX at
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<URL:https://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/>.
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Installation
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To install the preview style file on its own without the entire AUCTeX
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package, run
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tex preview.ins
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If preview.ins happens to be missing, you can regenerate it by running
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tex docstrip
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on preview.dtx with the option `installer'.
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Running TeX on preview.ins will then extract further files:
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preview.drv which you can run through LaTeX in order to get the
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documentation for preview.sty, preview.sty itself, a bunch of option
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files with extension .def and a few configuration files with extension
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.cfg. In case your docstrip configuration has not already taken care
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of that, install the files with extension .sty, .def and .cfg to a
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location where LaTeX will be able to find them, generate the
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documentation and have fun.
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The license of the original file is the GPL which you'll find a copy
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of in the complete AUCTeX distribution. The distribution will also
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unpack and install the respective LaTeX files with an
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autoconf-supported mechanism, so you might consider using that.
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Bug reporting
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Please report problems to <URL:mailto:bug-auctex@gnu.org>, including a
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small example file which uses the \listfiles statement, and the
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resulting log file.
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David Kastrup
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