[tex-k] Suggested patch for dvipdfm-x

[Paul Vojta]

Dear all,

According to the man page for dvipdfmx, in the arguments of the -x and -y
options (left and top margins, respectively), "The dimension may be specified
in any units understood by TeX (e.g., bp, pt, in, cm)."  In fact, though, it
only accepts those four units, plus mm, omitting pc, dd, cc, and sp.

The attached patch adds support for those four omitted units.  Admittedly,
I've never used dd or cc, and have probably never used pc, but I find that
sp is useful for macros; e.g.,
  \special{papersize=\number\wd\outputbox sp,\number\ht\outputbox sp}

Please incorporate this change into TeX Live.

Thanks,


Paul Vojta
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