On Sat, 28 Oct 1995, Charles Blair wrote: > (3) The non-X alternative for viewing dvi files seems to involve > ghostscript. I am presently not using postscript fonts, and this seems > to introduce a significant extra level of complexity. The Packages-master > file says ghostscript depends on xR6shlib, and I could not find an > entry for this.
I seem to remember seeing an announcement for a svgalib dvi file viewere on c.o.l.a or maybe CTAN-ANN. It is not currently debianised. If you decided to "go debian", and you have the wherewithal, you could begin maintaining this package for the project... > (4) My machine is not directly connected to a printer. With emtex, > there is a specific command (dvihplj) which converts the dvi file to > another file. I then copy this file to a floppy, take it to a DOS > machine which is connected to a printer, and copy the file to > a printer with the /b switch. Could I do something similar with debian TeX? Piece of cake. The package dviljk. Doesn't need ps/gs, looks especially beautiful on an lj4, prints to a file by default. Mike. -- "I'm a dinosaur. Somebody's digging my bones."
