{dvi} should be used for questions about the DeVice Independent format produced by the classic (la)tex compiler. If the question is about how to produce a dvi file with the classic (la)tex compiler then the tag {dvi-mode} should be used instead.
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Is there any reason to compile to DVI rather than PDF these days?
I appreciate that in the past, latex was faster than pdflatex, but computer speeds being what they are nowadays, I can't see any difference in how quickly documents compile...
So, given that the end ...
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Output viewers for use with LaTeX
What viewers do you use for reviewing the beautifully-styled output of your LaTeX source?
List PDF, DVI and PostScript options.
Possibly, one entry per answer, and list platform availability, ...
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MikTex error for PNG images when trying to produce DVI
I have a tex file with \includegraphic elements for some PNG images.
I use MikTeX on Windows and the PDF is fine.
Now, I need a DVI so I tried using: \pdfoutput=0
This creates a DVI, but only after I ...
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Which TeX programs produce dvi output?
I know that tex and latex produce dvi output.
Are there any others?
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Does tikz 2.1 no longer work with the preview package?
I used to be able to create png images of diagrams made with tikz code by using the preview package and printing the dvi output from dvips to a png file using ghostscript. The latest version of tikz ...
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Margin changes in converting DVI to PDF
I have a 1 inch top margin in all the pages that I have in my DVI file. When
I convert this to PDF however the top margin reduces! I am not sure why this is happening. Could someone tell me how to ...
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Latex or PdfLatex to generate DVI
I would like to generate DVI output using latex or pdflatex, it doesn't matter. First, I would like to mention that I run the following command to compile my document and it runs successfully -
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Include image with spaces in path directory to be processed with dvips
I have the following image that I wish to include in my document:
wget http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/figures/1471-2164-10-37-1-l.jpg -O exampleImg.jpg
I need to compile via dvi. I covert ...
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microtype font expansion and DVI output; problem with kpathsea
Consider the following file test.tex
\documentclass[11pt]{report}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[protrusion,expansion]{microtype}
\begin{document}
\chapter{A new chapter}
Some actual testing ...
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Which DVI viewer on linux?
Today, to my complete disbelief, I realized evince on Gnome 3 is not able to open DVI files. Which readers do you suggest, and why? It would prefer gnome applications of course, but I don't mind ...
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Why does LaTeX not embed imported EPS images into the DVI file?
Experiment:
Compiling a file, having PSTricks code inside, in LaTeX (latex.exe), results in a self-contained DVI, where this PSTricks code is embedded.
But if the file has EPS images, the resulting ...
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Hyperref link spanning two lines
in my tex source file I have a link like that:
\href{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warm_dark_matter}{Warm
Dark Matter}
This link starts on one line and ends on the next line. The problem is that ...
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Why using pdf we get better results than using dvi?
In How can I auto adjust a equation to appear in the entire page? (Scale to equations, is this exist?) I asked how I could change the equation sizes.
Nothing seemed to work. But the problem was I was ...
