[dvipdfmx] pdf:page , pdf:direct

[Shunsaku Hirata]

Hi,

They behave exactly same as pdf:code.
They are just duplicates.

Thanks,
Shunsaku Hirata

2020-03-18 18:51 GMT+09:00, Alexander Grahn <a.grahn at web.de>:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 07:32:51AM +0900, Shunsaku Hirata wrote:
>> 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)
>
> Thank you. The missing colon was an oversight.
> After experimenting with both specials, I feel they behave exactly like
> `pdf:code'. Are they just aliases for `pdf:code'?
>
> Alexander
>
>>
>> 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
>> >
>
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