[dvipdfmx] pdf:page , pdf:direct

[Shunsaku Hirata]

Hi,

Alexander,
sorry I forgot to send to dvipdfmx list.

They both must end with a colon.

   pdf:page:0 0 m ...

As this command is intended to be used
in vf, which is commonly used by both
pdftex and dvipdfmx, it must be in exactly
same syntax as in pdftex. (Treatment of
spaces might be slightly different though)

Thanks,
Shunsaku Hirata

2020-03-18 5:04 GMT+09:00, Alexander Grahn <a.grahn at web.de>:
> Dear all,
>
> both specials were added in rev. 53691 around six weeks ago, but current
> xdvipdfmx as of 20200315 refuses to process them.
>
> With this example input
>
> test%
> \special{pdf:page 0 0 m 50 50 l S}%
> \special{pdf:direct 0 0 m 50 50 l S}%
> test
> \bye
>
> one gets
>
> dvipdfmx:warning: >> xxx "pdf:page 0 0 m 50 50 l S"
> dvipdfmx:warning: >> Reading special command stopped around >> 0 0 m 50 50 l
> S<<
> dvipdfmx:warning: >> xxx "pdf:direct 0 0 m 50 50 l S"
> dvipdfmx:warning: >> Reading special command stopped around >> 0 0 m 50 50 l
> S<<
>
> Are the specials, perhaps, incorrectly used?
>
> Kind regards, Alexander
>