SFINX software tree - TeX

TeX and LaTeX

Macro files and Style files

aatex & aalatex

These are special versions of TeX and LaTeX used for articles in the Astronomy & Astrophysics layout. Documentation can be found in $OSdir/tex/aa/ (p-aa.doc for TeX, l-aa.doc for LaTeX).

aastex

Macros for the journals of the American Astronomical Society and for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ApJ, PASP). See $OSdir/tex/aastex/aastex.tex for documentation.

Letter.tex

Leiden Observatory letter macros. See $OSdir/tex/letters/Letter.tex and ExLetter.tex for an example.

viewgraphs

Nice viewgraphs in STRW layout. See $OSdir/tex/misc/viewgraphs.tex.

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Previewing DVI files

Printing the output of TeX

dvips

convert a TeX DVI file to PostScript.
This program supports the psfig package to include PostScript figures in the document.
Note: you can now use the option -D600 to select a resolution of 600 dpi.

dvipr

A scfript that calls dvips and automatically prints the output. It accepts all dvips options and the option -Pprinter to select a printer.

dvitps

An old program, but there still seem to be people who prefer it.

dvi2ps

Another old converter.

Utilities

dvidvi

Convert one DVI file into another, allowing for some manipulations, such as selecting and reordering pages.

dviselect

Select a number of pages from a DVI file.

dvitype

Create an extensive listing of all that happens in a DVI file.

2on1

A script to print two pages of a TeX document on one sheet of A4 paper.

fig2ps2tex

Create a piece of TeX code for including a PostScript file into a TeX document without the need for psfig.