From: beers@acsu.buffalo.edu (Andrew Beers) Subject: DVI Previewer Date: 5 May 1992 06:21:43 GMT
I switched to Linux last month, wanting the advantages that the Linux
operating system has over MSDOS. One of the things that I am missing about
the DOS-based machine is the DVI previewer, though most of the TeX support
seems to be there already.
I realize that X11 is in the process of being ported to and tested on Linux
systems, giving Linux users access to a host of other software. However, many
Linux users will find themselves short of both real memory and the disk space
necessary to have a real X-based workstation.
Has anyone thought of writing stand-alone graphics appilications such as a DVI
previewer? I'm not sure of the difficulties in doing this, given the
different operating systems and differing graphics hardware, so please inform
me (and all other interested viewers).
Thanks.
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Andrew C. Beers, N2LUH beers@cs.buffalo.edu
SUNY Buffalo, Computer Science {rutgers,uunet}!cs.buffalo.edu!beers