tchiu@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Tsu-Chih Chiu) (05/17/91)
Hi, We are currently using emTeX with an HP LJ III. A HP postscript cartridge for LJ III have been purchased and we are trying to turn the LJ III to a postscript printer. Question: Need recommendations on which DVI-2-PS driver is better for the job? We would like to include PS figures with TeX output. Any recommendation is welcomed. Thanks in advanced. P.S. Apology if this has already been discussed. George Chiu
teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) (05/20/91)
In article <13668@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> tchiu@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Tsu-Chih Chiu) writes: >Hi, >We are currently using emTeX with an HP LJ III. >A HP postscript cartridge for LJ III have been >purchased and we are trying to turn the LJ III >to a postscript printer. > >Question: Need recommendations on which DVI-2-PS >driver is better for the job? I have exactly the same setup as you, and I use Tom Rokicki's excellent dvips program, as compiled for DOS by r lang. This DOS version supports several emTeX features, such as font libraries and most of the same specials (only \special{em:graph xxx} isn't supported, so all the TeXcad macros for lines at angle still work, for example). So it fits into the emTeX environment particularly well. Also, in general terms, it is an outstandingly good dvi-to-PS program, supporting everything most people can think of. The only other one I would consider is James Clark's excellent dvitops program, which is also free, and very good indeed. But it doesn't support emTeX font library files, nor has it yet been upgraded to support VF files. Otherwise, it has given me excellent service in the past. Many thanks to James Clark and Tom Rokicki for these excellent programs. Dominik
habibi@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Daryoush Habibi) (05/21/91)
In article <1991May20.095442.6726@ioe.lon.ac.uk> teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) writes: =In article <13668@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> tchiu@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Tsu-Chih Chiu) writes: ==Hi, ==We are currently using emTeX with an HP LJ III. ==A HP postscript cartridge for LJ III have been ==purchased and we are trying to turn the LJ III ==to a postscript printer. == ==Question: Need recommendations on which DVI-2-PS ==driver is better for the job? = =I have exactly the same setup as you, and I use Tom Rokicki's excellent =dvips program, as compiled for DOS by r lang. This DOS version =supports several emTeX features, such as font libraries and most of =the same specials (only \special{em:graph xxx} isn't supported, so all =the TeXcad macros for lines at angle still work, for example). So it =fits into the emTeX environment particularly well. Also, in general =terms, it is an outstandingly good dvi-to-PS program, supporting =everything most people can think of. = =The only other one I would consider is James Clark's excellent dvitops =program, which is also free, and very good indeed. But it doesn't =support emTeX font library files, nor has it yet been upgraded to =support VF files. Otherwise, it has given me excellent service in =the past. = =Many thanks to James Clark and Tom Rokicki for these excellent programs. = =Dominik I use EmTeX and with it comes drivers for HP LaserJet printers and even drivers for dot matrix printers. The drivers for HP LaserJet do not require special fonts and can do with the library fonts which is again part of the emtex package. The drivers for dot matrix printers however require special fonts and you have the option of choosing low, medium and high resolution. The documentation for these is included in emtex. p.s. I only used these drivers once for a friend who needed them. I generally use dvips and direct the output to a postscript laser printer. **************************************************************************** Daryoush Habibi Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering University of Tasmania email: habibi@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au G.P.O Box 252C, Fax : +61 02 202136 Hobart 7001 Australia Ph. : +61 02 202137 ****************************************************************************
dhosek@euler.claremont.edu (Don Hosek) (05/22/91)
In article <1991May20.095442.6726@ioe.lon.ac.uk>, teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) writes: > In article <13668@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> tchiu@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Tsu-Chih Chiu) writes: >>We are currently using emTeX with an HP LJ III. >>A HP postscript cartridge for LJ III have been >>purchased and we are trying to turn the LJ III >>to a postscript printer. >>Question: Need recommendations on which DVI-2-PS >>driver is better for the job? > I have exactly the same setup as you, and I use Tom Rokicki's excellent > dvips program, as compiled for DOS by r lang. This DOS version > supports several emTeX features, such as font libraries and most of > the same specials (only \special{em:graph xxx} isn't supported, so all > the TeXcad macros for lines at angle still work, for example). So it > fits into the emTeX environment particularly well. Also, in general > terms, it is an outstandingly good dvi-to-PS program, supporting > everything most people can think of. > The only other one I would consider is James Clark's excellent dvitops > program, which is also free, and very good indeed. But it doesn't > support emTeX font library files, nor has it yet been upgraded to > support VF files. Otherwise, it has given me excellent service in > the past. Russ Lang (or at least I think he was the one who pointed it out) pointed out that dvips runs slower with FLI files than with. Of course, I personally never bothered with them anyway (since I'm frequently tweaking my font collections anyway--the disadvantage of doing contract TeX work is one's needs aren't very stable, just added my *third* version of TeX to the hard disk. My, I miss working in an environment where I have the source code). The VF support is pretty handy, but more if you're used to having it. dvips does have difficulties living in the MS-DOS environment since one has effectively ~550K of RAM for program+data on most normal systems. This means that documents which use large numbers of fonts cannot be processed--even partially--with dvips (when possible, I just pull out the PS cartridge and use Eberhard Mattes' dvihplj). EMS support would be handy. On the other hand, I've put together some nice DESQview stuff which allows maketexpk to go ahead and generate PK files on the fly (although since this happens in a background process, they won't be in the current output). Other drivers in the TUG listings for the PC/PS combo are DVIALW (From the Beebe drivers. The current release is functional, but not much else), DVIlaser/PS (from Arbortext--commercial. Nicely featured and available on a variety of platforms, but I find the necessity to have all fonts listed in a special file annoying, IMHO), PTI Laser/PS (from Personal TeX--haven't used it, so I can't comment. PTI's HP driver is pretty nice though so I'd imagine the PS version is comparable) and DVIPSONE (from Y&Y which is unique in that it _only_ uses PostScript fonts. for regular CM-typesetting, one needs to get the Type 1 PS versions of CM). More information on these and other drivers can be found in the files in [anonymous.tex.drivers.info] on ymir.claremont.edu. -dh -- Don Hosek | To retrieve files from ymir via the mailserver, dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu | send a message to mailserv@ymir.claremont.edu Quixote Digital Typography | with a line saying send [DIRECTORY]FILENAME 714-625-0147 | where DIRECTORY is the FTP directory (sans ---------------------------+ "anonymous") and FILENAME is the filename, e.g. "send [tex]00readme.txt". There is a list of files in each directory under the name 00files.txt. Binary files are not available by this technique.