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NAME
tmview, dvisvga, dvifb, dvilx - view DVI files on SVGA, framebuffer devices or X Window displays
SYNOPSIS
dvi[svga|fb|lx] [-?] [-h<marg>] [-v<marg>] [-p<width>x<height>] [-r<xres>x<yres>] [-f<path>] [-n<name>]
[-t<path>] [-q<path>] [-d<width>x<height>] [-m<mag>] [-k<leftmarg>,<rightmarg>,<uppermarg>,<lowermarg>]
[-s<startup-file>] [file[.[dvi]]
DESCRIPTION
tmview is a screen-previewer for .dvi-files generated by TeX. It lets you see what your printed output
will look like. You can choose between a black-and-white representation and greyscaling. You can choose
an arbitrary zoomfactor. You can set marks to measure distances. You can search for textstrings.
tmview does not support pxl-files since I think they are prehistoric. tmview ignores almost all special-
commands, sorry lads. There is basic support for .vf-files. If there occur any problems with this, use
dvicopy to get a .vf-free .dvi-file. tmview tries its best with included .eps-figures. dvisvga is a
version of tmview based on svgalib for use with (s)vga equipment. dvifb is a version of tmview writing
on the "/dev/fb0" framebuffer devive. dvilx goes with the X Window System.
Try dvisvga/dvifb/dvilx -? to get a complete list of command-line options and their default-values.
ONLINEHELP
Pressing <?> twice shows the onlinehelp and gives a list of available commands. However, you may check
the cursor-keys and <+>/<-> first ... or use <q> to quit.
IMPORTANT
All options have to be followed IMMEDIATELY by their arguments, NO spaces must be inserted !!!
OPTIONS
-h (horizontal-offset)
A lot of printer drivers do a horizontal offset of 1 inch. If yours does as well, you should use
-h25.4. The length following -h must be given in mm. Default: "25.4"
-v (vertical-offset)
A lot of printer drivers do a vertival offset of 1 inch. If yours does as well, you should use
-v25.4. The length following -v must be given in mm. Default: "25.4"
-p (Paper-size)
Tells tmview width and height of the paper you are using. The width is given first and both width
and height are given in mm. Width and height are seperated by an "x". Default: "210.0x297.0"
(german DIN A4)
-r (Resolution)
Tells tmview what kind of pk-files to use. The horizontal resolution is given first and both
horizontal and vertical resolution are given in dpi (dots per inch). The two values are seperated
by an "x". Saying -r600x600 means tmview will use fonts which were generated for a 600-dpi-
printer. As tmview assumes that pixels on the screen are square, different values for horizontal
and vertical resolution will result in a distorted image. Always make sure the desired pk-files
are available. The chosen resolution determines the (maximum) size of the representation.
Default: "300x300"
-f (Font-path)
A list of paths telling tmview where to look for the pk-files. The items in this list have to be
seperated by :'s. The given list is executed from left to right. If an item ends with // all
subdirectories will be scanned too. This is programed in a very odd way, so it takes lots of time.
You should place such items at the end of the list. Defaults: "./:/usr/lib/texmf/fonts//".
-n (Name-of-the-font-file)
If your dvi-file tells tmview to use a font called "thisnthatfont" and tmview was told to use a
resolution of "123" dpi, tmview has to know how the desired file is named. In the string following
"-n" the following replacements are made:
xx replaced by
@N thisnthatfont
@K thisntha
(this is @N reduced to 8 char. (MS-DOG !))
@M 123
(the resolution)
@R 615
(this is @M*5, intended for magnified 200
dpi fonts used instead of 300 dpi fonts)
Defaults: "@N.@Mpk"
-t (tfm-path)
A list of paths telling tmview where to look for the tfm-files. The items in this list have to be
separated by :'s. The given list is executed from left to right. tfm-files are used, to figure out
the encoding. Therefore they are essential for searching text to work. Defaults:
"./:usr/lib/texmf/fonts//".
-q (vf-path)
A list of paths where to look for vf-files. Defaults: "./:usr/lib/texmf/fonts//".
-d (Display)
Size desired resolution of your display (dvisvga). The width is given first and both width and
height are given in pixels. Width and height are seperated by an "x". Using svgalib you may
choose a resulution supported by your version with respect to your hardware. dvisvga prefers
256-color-modes. Hence, to get more than 320x200 an super vga chipset supported by svgalib is
required, standard vga wont do. If the desired resolution is not available, dvisvga falls back to
640x480 at 256 colors, then to 640x480 at 16 colors. The framebuffer version dvifb ignores this
option. Use the program fbset to set up the framebuffer device before starting tmview. Using the
X Window System (dvisvga) \verb+-d+ will suggest the size of the tmview window. However, you may
alternatively use the resource \verb+DviLX.geometry+ or the standard geometry option
\verb*-geometry widthxheigth+x+y*. Defaults: (dvisvga) "640x480"
-m (magnification)
If you want to magnify by a factor n you have to specify n*1000 as an argument to -m, e.g. -m2000
means all lengths will be doubled. NOTE: tmview magnifies according to the origin of the dvi-
coordinates, which is -in most cases- NOT the upper left corner of the paper. Always make sure the
desired pk-files are available. -m doesn't magnify the paper, so if you wish a larger image use
the + and - keys or the -r option. Default: get magnification from dvi-file.
-k (kannot-print-any-further)
Most printers stop printing if they are too close at the papers edge (some might even do strange
things). The -k option describes the printable area, e.g. saying -k1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0 means that your
printer can print as close as 1 mm to the left 2 mm to the right 3 mm to the upper 4 mm to the
lower edge of the paper. These values are used to draw a frame indicating the printable area. All
four values have to be given and they have to be seperated by ",". All lengths are given in mm.
Default: "4.0,4.0,4.0,12.0"
-s (startup-file)
tmview reads default values for the commandline-options, a list of visited dvi-files and lots of
other interna from a system startup-file, typically "/etc/dvisvga", "/etc/dvifb" or "/etc/dvilx".
After this a user startup-file is read. The name of the latter can be specified directly after
the -s. When quitting tmview, the current options etc. will be saved in the user startup-file.
If this is not desired, the user startup-file has to be set read-only !! However, tmview will
never write to the system startup-file. The default the user start-upfile is "~/.dvisvga",
"~/.dvifb" or "~/.dvilx".
COPYING
The code of tmview uses some rather basic ideas stolen from xdvi. This includes some few lines of code
just copied. The author of xdvi is Eric Cooper. In a similar kind, tmview's code depends on some lines of
dvidjc, written by Wolfgang R.Mueller. The hyper-TeX related parts are taken from xhdvi, written by
Arthur Smith. The sources of the above can be found on the CTAN. So by having mentioned the authors
here, and giving a reference how to get the original sources, this should not be a violation of their
copyrights.
As far as I am concerned, tmview may be modified or distributed without any restrictions. tmview is
distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty.
AUTHOR
(C)opyright 1995 Thomas Moor (QElis@aol.com) 1 March 2001 TMVIEW(1)