POTRACE - transform bitmaps into vector graphics README for Windows _________________________________________________________________ This file contains instructions specific to the pre-compiled Windows distribution of Potrace. Please see the general README file and the man page for general information on usage, how to compile Potrace, etc. Installation video: =================== For a quick start, you can follow the steps in this video: http://potrace.sourceforge.net/video/potrace-windows-install.mp4 Installation for Windows: ========================= Download the file potrace-XXX.win32.zip (or potrace-XXX.win64.zip if you want the 64-bit version). Unpack it with your favorite unzipping tool, such as unzip, 7-Zip, WinZip, or just right-clicking on the file. If you have "tar" and "gunzip" installed, you may also get the tar.gz file instead of the zip file. The distribution includes the executable programs potrace.exe and mkbitmap.exe. You need to move these files to a place where Windows looks for programs, for example C:\WINDOWS. Alternatively, you can amend your PATH environment variable, by adding something like the following line to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT: PATH=%PATH%;C:\DIRECTORY\WHERE\FILES\ARE Running: ======== For non-Windows specific usage information, see the file README. Potrace on Windows runs in much the same way as under Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. You must run Potrace from the command line (also known as the MSDOS Prompt). File names can be given in Unix style or Windows style, thus the following will both work: potrace h:/data/file.txt potrace h:\data\file.txt Wildcards can also be used, as in: potrace h:\data\*.* potrace h:/data/*.*