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.dvi files and how to view them
I am just starting to use LaTeX and my version outputs files with the extension .dvi. I want to know what this type of document is and how to view it. Cheers inn advance and apologies as this is not strictly a Linux question.
Your next question is gonna be how to print them, isn't it?
Look at dvips for that. It comes with latex.
Look at dvips for that. It comes with latex.
Another question would probably be: "How can I control my settings"
There is a config tool for TeX called texconfig. (I don't know the exact name for it but look it up with locate)
You can set your ptinter etcetera.
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There is a config tool for TeX called texconfig. (I don't know the exact name for it but look it up with locate)
You can set your ptinter etcetera.
success!
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Well, with the little hint from joe_h that I should look for a .dvi viewer, I looked at Freshmeat and Linuxapps.com but didn't find anything. However, I did find a dvi to pdf converter and I have a pdf viewer, so that was alright. Printing isn't a problem in this format.
I'm not sure what you mean by "control settings". At the minute I am using emacs as the editor to write the docs, but as it only seems to have plugins for TeX and not LaTeX I am using the command line to compile the files. This will do me for now, as I have spent too long trying to get a method sorted for this tool.
If there are any hints or tips anyone wants to add they are more than welcome, but the question is to whom do I award the points? Hmm . . .
I don't think the last "proposed answer" is applicable, but the comment from joe_h is the closest thing to an answer I have had.
I'm not sure what you mean by "control settings". At the minute I am using emacs as the editor to write the docs, but as it only seems to have plugins for TeX and not LaTeX I am using the command line to compile the files. This will do me for now, as I have spent too long trying to get a method sorted for this tool.
If there are any hints or tips anyone wants to add they are more than welcome, but the question is to whom do I award the points? Hmm . . .
I don't think the last "proposed answer" is applicable, but the comment from joe_h is the closest thing to an answer I have had.
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The TeX User Group is at http://www.tug.org - there, you will find everything you need and much, much more.
Including a more detailed description of .dvi format than I gave you in my previous comment.
Including a more detailed description of .dvi format than I gave you in my previous comment.
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Yep, it all makes sense now. I have been away from this site as I have lost my internet access temporarily (long story, to do with money). My system administrator is me, as I tend to work from home. I can now view either .ps, .pdf, or .dvi files and all is O.K. - cheers.
Under Linux, you can view it with xdvi, kdvi, or a similar viewer.