jumper@spf.trw.com (Greg Jumper) (01/04/91)
According to the latest TUGboat, the DVI previewers called "texsun" and
"texx" are available via ftp from "cs.uiuc.edu". However, I just looked
on that host and was unable to locate them.
Does anybody know where these previewers can be found?
Thanks,
Greg Jumper
TRW Data Systems Center
jumper@spf.trw.commwette@mr-ed.jpl.nasa.gov (Matt Wette) (01/05/91)
In article <2783DB48.24C4@deneva.sdd.trw.com>, jumper@spf.trw.com (Greg Jumper) writes: |> |> According to the latest TUGboat, the DVI previewers called "texsun" and |> "texx" are available via ftp from "cs.uiuc.edu". However, I just looked |> on that host and was unable to locate them. |> |> Does anybody know where these previewers can be found? |> On the west coast, gatekeeper.dec.com in ~ftp/pub/X11/contrib/SeeTeX-1.16.1.tar.Z. On the east coast, try expo.lcs.mit.edu. Incidentally, xtex, which is also included, is superior to texx. -- _________________________________________________________________ Matthew R. Wette | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 198-326 mwette@csi.jpl.nasa.gov | 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena,CA 91109 -----------------------------------------------------------------
lubkt@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu (01/08/91)
In article <1991Jan4.222930.16784@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>, mwette@mr-ed.jpl.nasa.gov (Matt Wette) writes: > In article <2783DB48.24C4@deneva.sdd.trw.com>, jumper@spf.trw.com (Greg Jumper) writes: > |> > |> According to the latest TUGboat, the DVI previewers called "texsun" and > |> "texx" are available via ftp from "cs.uiuc.edu". However, I just looked > |> on that host and was unable to locate them. > |> > |> Does anybody know where these previewers can be found? > |> > On the west coast, gatekeeper.dec.com in > ~ftp/pub/X11/contrib/SeeTeX-1.16.1.tar.Z. > On the east coast, try expo.lcs.mit.edu. > > Incidentally, xtex, which is also included, is superior to texx. > But xtex does not display dvi files in proportionate fonts. I have created all the fonts for xtex using MetaFont 2.0 (i.e., base 85 and its \magstep multiples), but xtex still displays everything in typewriter fonts with a lot of overlapping characters. I like the way xtex manages files, and its control panels are very convenient to use, but I feel its display quality is quite poor when compared to texx (or texsun under SunView). Is this correct or am I missing something? /Binod. -------------------- Binod Taterway LUBKT@vax1.CC.Lehigh.EDU User Consultant bt00@PL118a.CC.Lehigh.EDU Lehigh University, Beth, PA. (215) 758-3984.
bradley@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu (David K. Bradley) (01/08/91)
Try a.cs.uiuc.edu instead of cs.uiuc.edu. -- David Bradley bradley@csrd.uiuc.edu Center for Supercomputing Research and Development University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
kthompso@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov (Kevin Thompson) (01/08/91)
In article <141.27886036@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu> lubkt@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu writes: >In article <1991Jan4.222930.16784@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>, mwette@mr-ed.jpl.nasa.gov (Matt Wette) writes: >But xtex does not display dvi files in proportionate fonts. I have >created all the fonts for xtex using MetaFont 2.0 (i.e., base 85 and >its \magstep multiples), but xtex still displays everything in >typewriter fonts with a lot of overlapping characters. I like the way >xtex manages files, and its control panels are very convenient to use, >but I feel its display quality is quite poor when compared to texx (or >texsun under SunView). Is this correct or am I missing something? Uh, this isn't a very helpful post on my part, since I installed xtex over a year ago, but I don't think what you say here is true; xtex does just fine with fonts in my experience. I've found that it gets lost with fonts if it can't find the exact one it wants, but you should really check into what fonts it's looking for, where they are, whether xtex and your server know where to find them, etc. I just couldn't stand your slandering xtex, it's a nice program :). Kevin Thompson -- kthompso@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
stolcke@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (Andreas Stolcke) (01/09/91)
In article <FISCHER.91Jan8114103@thiele.iesd.auc.dk>, fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) writes: |> Hmm. xtex does not use pk or gf fonts. Instead, you transform the |> 85dpi fonts into native X fonts (bdf format). There a script to do |> that. When you have the X fonts, you store them somewhere and use xset |> to tell the X server where to look, i.e.: |> When you have done as above, xtex provides a good quality as any other |> previewer I know of, and as a bonus it *fast*. I'm surprised nobody in this thread has mentioned xdvi. we also have xtex, but IMHO the necessity of maintaining a second set of fonts just for xtex is a real inconvenience, especially if you have a lot of non-standard local fonts being used with TeX. xdvi uses pk fonts directly, and as far as I can tell without any penalty in display quality and speed. I doesn't have any fancy widget interface but a lot of functionality activated by simple one-key command, which makes it very efficient to use. [xdvi is available from expo.lcs.mit.edu in directory contrib.] -- Andreas Stolcke stolcke@icsi.berkeley.edu International Computer Science Institute stolcke@ucbicsi.bitnet 1957 Center St., Suite 600, Berkeley, CA 94704 (415) 642-4274 ext. 126