DVI2TTY


dvi2tty is intended for previewing dvi-files on text-only
devices (terminals and lineprinters).
The program is basically an improved C version of the pascal
program written by Svante Lindahl (see README.ORG).
I translated it because I could not find a pascal compiler
on our machine that could compile it.
The program runs under UNIX and MSDOS without problems
It should also run under VMS.
(you may need some site dependend redefinitions, see below).


                DISDVI

Disdvi is a simple hack that dumps a dvi file in a more readable form.
It is not a spectacular program but use it and improve as you wish.
I'd appreciate any enhancements made, bug reports etc. mailed to me.


    COMPILING THE PROGRAMS

Disdvi is rather simple and does not need any modifications.
To compile under VMS, you might need to define an extra macro:
Add a -DVMS on the command line, or add a line
    #define VMS
in the dvi2tty.h file.
For dvi2tty you may find the following problems:

 function strchr() can not be found:
      Your are probably a BSD UNIX or alike.
      Solution: #define strchr index
 '/usr/bin/pg' program not found.
      Solution: change the DEFPAGER macro in dvi2tty.c

When set, just type:

	make

to build disdvi and dvi2tty

dvi2tty is licensed under the GPL version 2. It has had a history of many
authors, I am just one of the latest maintainers.

Thats all, good luck.


If you like this code and want to support is feel free to donate
at Paypal marcel@mesa.nl. Thanks

- Marcel
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Macintosh port for THINK_C

Done by Alex Viskovatoff <av@mixcom.com>

Guess the Makefile (if it is used by Think C)
must be changed a bit to include the UNIXtoMacLib/
for include files and some supporting functions.

Cannot test this..

-Marcel Mol

dvitty is intended for previewing dvi-files on text-only devices
(terminals and lineprinters). The output is not very pretty many
times, but it still saves quite a lot of work, especially if you
have a little ways to walk to a laserprinter, for example.

The program was originally written in Hedrick-Pascal, running on
TOPS-20, and was later ported to UNIX (BSD, Berkeley-pascal).

It is not very smart in all situations, but still serves it pur-
pose fairly well.

For information on how to use see the man-page.

Before compiling and installing inspect the  "compile-time cust-
omization constants" and change them to suit your site.
These constants configure default pager and a little more.

Please report complaints, suggestions, bugs and/or fixes to:

Svante Lindahl, NADA, KTH            Numerical Analysis & Computer Science
UUCP: {seismo,mcvax}!enea!ttds!zap   Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
ARPA: enea!ttds!zap@seismo.CSS.GOV   EAN: zap@cs.kth.sunet

The TOPS-20 version of the program can also be obtained from the above
address.

README file for using dvi2tty on VAX/VMS using VAXC
Created and submitted as a saveset by:

   Robert Schneider                      Internet: robert@perv.pe.utexas.edu
   Department of Petroleum Engineering   BITNET: pefv673@utchpc
   University of Texas at Austin         THEnet: PERV::ROBERT

                        Marcel Mol
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dvi2tty for VAX/VMS


This is a version of dvi2tty for VAX/VMS which may be compiled with VAXC
and used as a filter for converting the device independent output files
produced by TeX to files which may be printed on ASCII terminals or line
printers.  The original version of dvi2tty was written by Svante Lindahl.
The improved C version of dvi2tty on which this port was based was done
by Marcel Mol.  Only a few minor modifications were necessary to make
dvi2tty work under VMS with VAXC.  Please see the file README. for further
information on the authors and capabilities of dvi2tty.

This saveset includes all sources which are necessary to compile and
link dvi2tty under VMS using VAXC.  Also included in the saveset are object
files and images generated from these sources.  The command file for
building dvi2tty under VMS and the TeX documentation file for dvi2tty were
done at The University of Texas at Austin.  The TeX documentation file
was derived from the Unix man page by tr2tex and then converted to match
local documentation styles.  Please see the "NOTE ---" comments in the
documentation file to make the appropriate modifications for your site.

If you need to rebuild the images used,  simply execute VMS_VAXC_DVI2TTY.COM.


Robert Schneider