ajayshah@alhena.usc.edu (Ajay Shah) (04/04/91)
In article <70822@brunix.UUCP> shr@cs.brown.edu (Seth H. Rosenzweig) writes: >Does anyone know of a way by which I can convert a dvi file to some >other usable format like TIFF, QFX, pbm, fbm, etc? Here is the dope: 1. You create a set of 200 dpi fonts using metafont. The EmTeX most-recent distribution has a FAX mode in local.mf. Making these fonts on a PC takes forever; if someone points me to a decent ftp site I can put 'em there. If you do try making the fonts, then do it on a Sun; don't use a PC. 2. EmTeX has a program called dvimsp which generates bitmaps files. In the most-recent distribution, it generates .msp (useless) or .pcx files. 3. Most fax cards accept .pcx files. This will be fax at 200 dpi, the ``fine'' resolution. I know no way to originate faxes out of .dvi files at low resolution. -- _______________________________________________________________________________ Ajay Shah, (213)734-3930, ajayshah@usc.edu The more things change, the more they stay insane. _______________________________________________________________________________
pc@ctt.ctt.bellcore.com (04/05/91)
In article <70822@brunix.UUCP> shr@cs.brown.edu (Seth H. Rosenzweig) writes: > I have a Hayes-compatable modem with a built-in Send FAX, and I wish > to be able to FAX a LaTeX-generated dvi file from my PC. Generally, > documents FAXed directly from a computer are much clearer, since they > avoid the degradation of the scanner. > Does anyone know of a way by which I can convert a dvi file to some > other usable format like TIFF, QFX, pbm, fbm, etc? there are quite a few FAX boards now that accept postscript, so your problem reduced to finding one of these and converting DVI to PS files. Peter Clitherow, Bellcore, pc@bellcore.com 444 Hoes Lane, Room 1H-213, Piscataway, NJ 08854-4182 (908) 699-3322