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From: cook@sgi.com (Doug Cook)
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Subject: Re: TeX previewer for OpenWindows?
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Date: 27 Sep 90 22:02:49 GMT
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In article <Fd=it#b2@cs.psu.edu> dna@fredholm.math.psu.edu (Douglas N. Arnold) writes:
>I have recently started using OpenWindows on a Sun SPARCstation and am
>in dire need of a TeX dvi file previewer.  I was quite happy with
>dvitool under SunView and can run it using the X/NeWS server's
>compatibility mode, but that this quite awkward.
>
>What are other people using?  What are my options?   Thanks.

I believe OpenWindows comes with a PostScript previewer; the one I've
seen is quite good. You should have the ability to convert your dvi files
to PostScript, since that's what most printers use. Then just preview 
the PostScript file.

	-Doug

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