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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900
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+\sectiontitle{Printing \LaTeX}
+\label{output}
+
+A \TeX\ `output driver' translates a DVI file
+into instructions for a printer or other output device
+(such as a graphics screen).
+There are drivers available
+for virtual all devices.
+
+\TeX\ drivers generally have names
+like \verb"dvixyz" or \verb"dvi2xyz",
+where \verb"xyz" is the start of the printer's name.
+To print the \LaTeX\ file \verb"test.tex"
+it must first be ``\LaTeX-ed'' with the command
+\begin{verbatim}
+ latex test
+\end{verbatim}
+and the resulting DVI file \verb"test.dvi"
+then sent to the printer with a command like
+\begin{verbatim}
+ dvixyz test
+\end{verbatim}
+
+The following \TeX\ drivers are available
+in the School of Mathematics.
+
+\begin{description}
+\item[dvifuj]
+This is the program for printing \TeX\ or \LaTeX\ files
+on the Fujitsu matrix printers
+in the Terminal Room (School of Mathematics Room 14)
+and the Barron-O'Reilly room.
+To print \verb"test.dvi" on the former, give the command
+\begin{verbatim}
+ dvifuj test -Pwr14
+\end{verbatim}
+For the latter,
+\begin{verbatim}
+ dvifuj test -Pbor
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\item[dvips]
+This will send output to the Apple LaserWriter
+in the Secretaries' Office.
+It is presently reserved for staff and research students,
+though it may be made available for special requests,
+eg for printing CV's.
+The command
+\begin{verbatim}
+ dvips test
+\end{verbatim}
+will send the output from \verb"test.dvi" to the printer.
+(The `ps' is \verb"dvips" stands for PostScript.
+There are many PostScript printers like the LaserWriter;
+\verb"dvips" will produce output for any such printer.)
+
+\item[dvi2tty]
+This will attempt to display \TeX\ output on a dumb terminal.
+It is of necessity very crude,
+but can be useful as a first view.
+
+\item[xdvi]
+This sends \TeX\ output to an X-terminal
+or Unix workstation,
+and gives a highly accurate representation
+of the printed output.
+
+\item[dvielq]
+This produces output for an Epson LQ printer.
+\end{description}
+