dvips for VAX/VMS


This is a version of dvips for VAX/VMS which may be compiled with VAXC
and used as a filter for converting the device independent output files
produced by TeX to files which may be printed on PostScript ( PostScript
is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. ) compatible printers.  The original
version of dvips is written by Tomas Rokicki.  Only a few minor modifications
were necessary to make dvips work under VMS with VAXC.

This saveset includes all sources which are necessary to compile and
link dvips under VMS using VAXC.  Also included in the saveset are object
files and images which may be used if your TeX configuration is equivalent
to ours ( for a description of the configuration which the image file was
compiled for please see the file VMS_INSTALL.TXT in this directory ).  If
your TeX configuration is not equivalent, all you have to do is execute a
command file to provide some information and recompile the sources.  The
saveset also includes PostScript prologue files and font metric files which
may be used with dvips.  The psfig macros are included in the saveset to
verify that the \special's of dvips work correctly.

For a description of what dvips does,  here's a copy of the README file from
the original Unix distribution;

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This is the latest and greatest version of dvips.  It supports:

	- Automatic generation of fonts via MF whenever needed
	- EPSF PostScript files complete with automatic determination
		of graphics size (see epsf.tex)
	- Literal PostScript includes complete with definitions
	- Non-EPSF PostScript graphics with user-specified scaling
	- TPIC specials
	- Correct budgeting of printer memory
	- Output at 300 or 400 DPI (or any other DPI)
	- Use of PostScript fonts
	- Use of popen on output file.

Usage:

   dvips [options] filename[.dvi]

The output PostScript file is written by default to `filename.ps'.

Changes from 40 to 41:

	- Cheaper on VM!  2100 bytes saved per TeX font used
	- Bug found and fixed in afm2tfm (height of \i wrong in tfms)
	- `Displaced' PostScript characters now usable (moved to 128...)
	- Many flags now can be toggled off (ie, -r can be turned off with -r0)
	- Texture support added to tpic specials
	- Program no longer aborts if figure file cannot be found
	- Either -tletter or -t@letter will work to set page style
	- @ang problem fixed
	- Some typos fixed that caused various minor bugs and compile problems

Make sure you install the new TFMs and header files!

See the man page for more information.
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Note ---

There are two features of the Unix version of dvips which are not supported
under VMS.  They are the automatic generation of fonts and piping to other
filters/printers.

For installation instruction please see the file VMS_INSTALL.TXT in this
directory.


Robert Schneider

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