notes@ucf-cs.UUCP (02/03/87)
I have just installed TeX on the 780 and tried to use the previewer
that was distributed recently. The question: How does one download
the .dvi file from the 780 to the mac for previewing? I transferred
a test file using macput, but the previewer didn't recognize it.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Tony Becker Phone: 305-275-2699
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816 uucp: {ihnp4!decvax,peora}!ucf.edu!tonymrh@Shasta.UUCP (02/04/87)
In article <172@ucf-cs.UUCP>, tony@ucf-cs.UUCP writes: > > I have just installed TeX on the 780 and tried to use the previewer > that was distributed recently. The question: How does one download > the .dvi file from the 780 to the mac for previewing? I transferred > a test file using macput, but the previewer didn't recognize it. > Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. > > Tony Becker Phone: 305-275-2699 The first thing you need to do when downloading a binary file to the Mac is to change the file's creator and type to the appropriate type for the a application. I don't know what it is for the application you want to use it with but by using one of the many setfile type tools (DISKTOP is a nice one!) you can look at the type and creator for one of the documents which already works with the program and change your type and creator accordingly. A more serious problem however is that at least one of the TeX previewersf floating around these days is a DEMO version which cannot read TeX documents other than the ones which come with it. You may be running into that problem. If you get it to work, then I'd like to hear about it since I haven't yet seen a stand alone TeX preview which is in the public domain or shareware AND WORKS on arbitrary DVI files. David Gelphman BITNET address: DAVEG@SLACVM Bin #88 SLAC ARPANET address: DAVEG@SLACVM.BITNET Stanford, Calif. 94305 UUCP address: ...psuvax1!daveg%slacvm.bitnet 415-854-3300 x2538 usual disclaimer #432 applies: my employer apologizes for the fact that I have access to this net.