On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 13:42 -0500, Michael Pobega wrote: > So far I've used the latex <file> command to compile a .dvi file for > viewing; What's the best way to process a .tex file into a .pdf?
I typically run the commands dvips file.dvi -o ps2pdf file.ps once the dvi file has been created. The first command creates a file with name file.ps, ie the same first part but with the .ps extension. The second creates another file with the same name but the .pdf extension. The dvips command is part of the texlive install and the ps2pdf command is part of a ghostscript install. The commands can be run inside emacs or in a terminal. Perhaps system commands can also be run within vim (I don't use vim). I only bother with the pdf when I want to make it available to others that don't know all this, otherwise I view the .ps file to see the finished product. HTH, Bob -- Dr. Robert J. Jerrard, Professor of Mathematics, Concordia University College of Alberta, 7128 Ada Blvd., Edmonton, Alberta, T5B 4E4, Canada. Phone: (780) 479-9291, Fax: (780) 474-1933. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
