Re: CTAN upload -- version 1.40 of mimetex.zip to ftp.tex.ac.uk

John Forkosh writes:

• what you've uploaded mimetex.zip version 1.40, to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip
• which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.tex.ac.uk
• where you want the files to go support/mimetex Please replace both existing files (mimetex.zip and README) in support/mimetex, and please unzip mimetex.zip README and then place this separate copy of README alongside mimetex.zip in the support/mimetex directory
• what licensing conditions you apply to your software GNU GPL
• brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. Improved LaTeX compatibility, various new features and fixes, including fix to work under Windows.

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  From the original submission... MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either gif images or mime xbitmaps of them, rather than the usual TeX dvi's. These gif (or xbitmap) images are easily inserted directly into html documents using a standard html <img> tag, e.g., <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^xe^{-t^2}dt border=0 align=absmiddle> without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion, and without storing lots of little gif image files, one file for each converted expression. This makes your web site and html documents more easily maintained. See http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples for many examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage.

i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload.

Robin Fairbairns

For the CTAN team