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diff --git a/obsolete/dviware/dvi2xx/dvi2xx.history b/obsolete/dviware/dvi2xx/dvi2xx.history new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..07f559f90f --- /dev/null +++ b/obsolete/dviware/dvi2xx/dvi2xx.history @@ -0,0 +1,643 @@ + + MINIDESCRIPTION FOR DVI2XX + +This is a description of a dvi converter (dvi= TeX's device independent +output format) that runs on PCs (XTs, ATs or compatible) under MS/DOS. +DVI2XX is able to produce either device dependent code for the +HP-LaserJet+ or for the IBM3812 (model 1) depending on a preproscessor +switch at compile time. The documentation concerning compile switches +is located in the source. + +DVI2XX can be called with the following options: + + -aXXX directory to take fonts from + -b take paper for first page from alternate cassette (only 3812) + -eXXX output file: either drive:path\name of outputfile + or device (such as lpt1, nul etc) + (default is drive:path\name of dvi file and extentsion + '.lj' for laserjet and '.pmp' for 3812) + -hXXX headerfile to be copied before translation of dvi-file + (you can send arbitrary commands to the laserprinter) + -fXXX print from begin of page xxx + -tXXX print to end of page xxx + -mXXX magnification + -xXXX global x-offset in mm on output page + -yXXX global y-offset in mm on output page + -r toggle reverse/not reverse order for output + (default reverse=FALSE for 3812, reverse=TRUE for LJ) + -p turn off font preload + -q quiet operation + -w no warnings + +If no arguments are specifyed a short help file is displayed. + +Two 'special' commands are implemented for the 3812: + + \special{file=drive:path/name} + copy specified file to the printer; + either vector- or bitmap-graphics PMP commands + + \special{orientation=Value} + set page orientation to 0, 1, 2, 3; + rotate following output to landscape mode etc. + Depending on print direction! + +With the file= special TeX command I have faked the signature of +my boss with nice thick ink. It is simply the pmp command for a +polygon drawing and it looks surprisingly natural. + +The program part for redirection of the output to the printer without +intermediate spool file was relatively tricky and uses a IOCTL bios-call. +The performance of the program is about 6 to 7 seconds per page on a +AT with 8Mhz in the 3812 mode. It is running on our configuration +via PC-NET. + +Currently two font formats are supported: PXL 1001 and PXL 1002. + +The program assumes the following pixelfile structure (the characters +under quotes are mandatory): + + someroot + ... + "pxl"1500 + amr10.pxl + cmr10.pxl + ... + "pxl"1643 + amr10.pxl + cmr10.pxl + ... + ... + +300dpi files can be used with an adequate magnification (-m#1250 option). + +The following characters (all of them occur in the program) might be +translated wrongly by the ASCII-EBCDIC-ASCII conversion during uploading +and downloading respectively: + +! exclamation point +[ left square bracket +\ left slash (backslash) +] right square bracket +{ left curly bracket +| vertical bar +} right curly bracket + +If the characters in the first column do not correspond to their verbal +description fix the C-program adequately. + +The program can be compiled with microsoft C Rel.3 or later using the +-AL compiler option. If you have no adequate C-compiler at your site I can +send also the compiled code via e-mail. If you have troubles with downloading +please send me a floppy. + +On troubles please read first comments ot the begin of the source +program. Otherwise contact me. + +- Gustaf Neumann + Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien + Institut fuer Informationsverabeitung und Informationswirtschaft + A-1090 Vienna + Augasse 2-6 + Austria (Europe) + +EARN/BITNET: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +ARPA: neumann%awiwuw11.bitnet@wiscvm.ARPA +========================================================================= +Date: 25 August 1987, 16:58:19 WUT +From: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +Subject: New release (0.30) of dvi2xx + +Hi (potential) dvi2xx-user... + +There is a new relase (0.30) of the dvi/3812 and dvi/HPLJ+ +converter. The new release features in the following points: + +- it accepts the new PK 89 format (Rokicki, Tugboat Vol 6, 1985, No. 3) + that uses much less disk storage (about 1/4th of PXL1001 files), +- it is possible to specify a 'string of paths' to be searched for the + PXL- or PK-files; the paths are separated by semicolons, +- it accepts as file-extension either '.pxl' or '.pk', +- the formats of the pixel-files (PXL-1001, PXL-1002, PK-89) + can be arbitrarily mixed; + eg. CMR10 can be in PXL-1002 format, CMINCH can be in PK-89, +- the amount of storage in the PC is reduced especially when + PK-files are used, +- an unimportant bug from the timing measurements has been removed, +- verbatim mode can be set via commandline option -v, that informs + the user, which fonts are loaded. + +We are using the driver here in the following setup. +We have a print-server (IBM PC-AT) that is connected on one side with +the 3812 via 19200/asynchronous port, and on the other side with a bunch +of PC-ATs via IBM PC-Net. We use PC-TeX on the ATs. Historically +all of the PXL-files have been on the print-server in 1002-format +being accessed from the dvi-driver over the network. + +In the new setup, each of the PCs has a small set of the most used +PK-fonts. By specifying with the commandline option of dvi2xx +'-aLOCALFONTS;SERVERFONTS' where LOCALFONTS and SERVERFONTS are valid +fontdirectories, each font is searched first in LOCALFONTS +and if it is not found there in SERVERFONTS. Only seldomly used fonts +are accessed via PC-NET. The network load was reduced in this way +drastically, the speed improvement is about 30%. + +If you have interest to receive the new version, please send a short +note .... + +-gustaf +========================================================================= +Date: 12 November 1987, 12:11:00 WUT +From: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +Subject: New release (0.31) of dvi2xx .. supports also new dir-structure + +The newer versions of PCTeX (and some TeX-drivers) are distributed with +fonts put into a different directory structure that uses in the +directory names RESOLUTIONS rather than MAGNIFICATIONS. + +The old directory structure standard was: + + somerootA + ... + "pxl"1500 + amr10.pxl + cmr10.pxl + cminch.pk + ... + "pxl"1643 + amr10.pxl + cmr10.pxl + tt10.pk + ... + ... + +The new directory structure looks like: + + somerootB + ... + "DPI"300 + amr10.pxl + cmr10.pxl + cminch.pk + ... + "DPI"329 + amr10.pxl + cmr10.pxl + tt10.pk + ... + ... + +Rel 0.31 supports both structures, it is possible to specify +a path ('-a' option eg '-asomerootA;somerootB'). + +The search order in one directory is: + 1) look for DPI....\font.pk where '...' is eg 240 + 2) look for DPI....\font.pxl or 300 + 3) look for pxl....\font.pk where '...' is eg 1200 + 4) look for pxl....\font.pxl or 240 +========================================================================= +Date: 1 Dezember 1987, 14:11:00 WUT + +Rel 0.32 initializes in LJ-mode the printer and resets it after run; +helps when operating with the LJ2 +========================================================================= +Date: 18 Dezember 1987, 18:18:00 WUT + +Rel 0.33 runs without any modifications under Unix V (HP/UX); +improved messages for missing fonts. +======================================================================== +Date: 5 January 1988, 04:04:04 WUT +From: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +Subject: New release (0.40) of dvi2xx + +Hi everybody! + +The holidays are over and there comes a new release (0.40) of DVI2XX. +It has two major improvements over the previous release: + +a) It supports 'HUGE' pixel characters; +b) it does a better positioning which is important mainly for the 3812. +c) Page origin is now on the 3812 and on the LJ2 1 inch from the left and + right edge of the paper. +d) Smaller output files (== higher printing speed). + +ad a) + The driver knows now about three types of characters: + - Small characters are loaded into the font-storage of + the printer. When a small character occurs in the text, + the character is copied internally in the printer + to the output page. The bitmaps of small characters + are transmitted only once to the printer. + - Large characters are loaded into the memory of the driver + and are transmitted on each occurance in the text as a + raster graphic to the printer. + - Huge characters (characters which raster information has + a size more than 32767 bytes) are read on each occurance from + the disk and are transmitted as raster graphics. They are + not loaded permanently into the memory of the driver. + + Why huge Characters? + It is quite easy to include graphics into TeX by packing + bitmap graphics into TeX fonts. I've written some programs + to convert graphics generated from Drawing Gallery, Framework II, + Scanning Gallery etc. into 1001 fonts and adequate TFM files + (if you want to have more info on that send me a note). + The graphics easily reach a size of 100 or 200K each, and so + it is certainly a problem to keep these in memory. + + There are essentially 2 common ways to include graphics in TeX. + - Using \special to include printer dependent code. + - Putting the graphics into characters. + + Advantages of the latter are: + 1) The reproduction of the graphics is not device dependent + (rather resolution dependent). It is possible to see + text and graphics with a good previewer together on + the screen. + 2) TeX sizes the graphics as it sizes characters. It is not + necessary to include size infos about the graphics in the + TeX file. When a graphic changes its size or shape, TeX is + able to rearrange the output. + + I have scanned some photos and logos and included it in TeX + documents. It really looks great. + + Please note that a standard LJ+ has not enough memory to generate + big raster graphics. + +ad b) The driver has had some problems with positioning of rules. + In heavy formula djungles very often some lines have been placed + wrong by one pixel. It is not so easy to draw lines exactly where + you want using the 3812 vector drawing facilities... Additionally + the conversion of the internal TeX units into pixels has gotten + more accurate (also for the LJ). The result is a overall better + outlook of the printed pages. + +ad c) This is true at least for the European A4 paper trays. + +ad d) Output has been reduced by more intelligent positioning (for + both supported printers). Additionally the driver is more clever + now in sending bitmap graphics to the LJ. The 3812-code is + reduced approximately by 25% on a 20 page document. + +Caveat: the driver is a little bit slower. +I hope I have not introduced to many new bugs. +========================================================================= +Date: 12 February 1988, 02:39:20 WUT +From: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +Subject: New release (0.41) of dvi2xx + +Hi everybody! + +It's time for a new release of dvi2xx. The newest version (0.41) +features in the following points: + + - significantly better performance + - a bunch of new options + +Performance: + The following figures are measured on a reasonably standard TeX + document (16 pages long, contains several formulas and tables) + on a PC/AT. The last two colums are also valid on Unix machines. + + time to convert dvi file size of output file printing speed + (times faster than 0.40) (index rel to 0.40) (index rel 0.40) + + 3812: 2.5 0.64 0.70 + LJ: 2.7 0.53 0.90 + + The relative poor performance increase in printing speed for the LJ + is due to the parallel (centronics) connection in the test configura- + tion. It would increase to a similar value as for the 3812 if the + printer is connected by a serial line and communication becomes the + bottleneck. + + 3 reasons are responsible for the improvements: + - More intelligent positioning commands for setting the characters + on the page. + - Parts of the floating point arithmetic are changed now to integer + arithmetic. + - MSC Rel. 5 is significantly faster than MSC Rel. 4 for the large + memory model. + +New options: + -c (copies): specify number of copies to print + -X define X page origin in dots + -Y define Y page origin in dots + HINT: -X and -Y allows you to set the page origin on your + printer exactly to 1in/1in from the left corner. The + provided testfile TESTPAGE.TEX helps you to figure out + where the page origin is currently set to. + (Mostly important for LJs and clones) + -g (go): print without resetting the LJ at begin of file. + +Changed options: + -r option (reverse) on LJ: default changed to "print from + first page to last" + -x (set x offset relative to page origin in mm): + accepts now floating point numbers + -y (set y offset relative to page origin in mm): + accepts now floating point numbers + + NOTE that options are now case sensitive! + +Other changes: + - Warning messages are printed now to stdout instead of stderr. + It is therefore easy now to redirect it. + - A bug in the computation of magnifications for directory names + is removed (the computed value was sometimes wrong by 1). + - Several warning messages has been improved. + +Send me a short note if you want to receive 0.41. Please indicate +your favorite flavor (source/compiled, uuencode etc). + +-gustaf +========================================================================= +Date: 22 July 1988, 03:12:20 WUT +From: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +Subject: New release (0.42) of dvi2xx + +Bug fix relevant for IBM3812 AND HP LJ-family: +Bug fixed that occured when last y-position of output on preceding page +equals first y-position on the next page (eg: printing e 'empty' pages +that have nothing but page-numbers on it). + +========================================================================= +Date: 26 September 1988, 22:01:12 WUT +From: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +Subject: New release (0.43) of dvi2xx + +Dear user of the dvi2xx driver for the ibm3812 and the lj-family: + +Rel 0.43 of dvi2xx introduces some enhancements for the lj-mode +of the driver: + +* The new command line option -z causes the printer to perform a + selftest at the end of a print job. As a consequence a test page + is printed out that shows (among other useful information) the + current value of the internal page counter of the printer (might be + useful for accounting issues). + +* In rel 0.43 It is possible to print under certain circumstances + documents with more than 16 fonts on a page: The driver treats now + character glyphs of the 17th, 18th... and so on font on one page as + bitmap graphics (instead of aborting as in the earlier releases of + the program). The number of fonts per page is hence limited by the + amount of storage the printer has. + + In general it is not recommended to use more than 16 fonts per page + because after crossing this boundary each appearance of each + character in the additional fonts causes the driver to send the + bitmap of the character to the printer. As a consequence the size of + the printfile grows rapidly, the print speed goes down and (worst) + the printer runs fairly soon out of memory. If that happens firstly + the previous loaded font definitions are overwritten in the memory + of the printer and the following printout is messed up. + + However, it is possible now to print eg the Pictex manual on a LJ/2 + with 1.5 meg. + + The program informs you whenever more than 16 fonts are used on a + page (unless the '-q' commandline option has been used). + +-gustaf +========================================================================= +Date: 20 Jan 1989, 16:20:12 +From: NEUMANN at AWIWUW11 +Subject: New release (0.44) of dvi2xx + +Dear user of the dvi2xx driver for the ibm3812 and the lj-family! +Rel 0.44 of dvi2xx introduces some enhancements for the lj-mode +of the driver: + +* The new command line option -D causes the printer to print + in doublepage mode, that is - roughly speaking - printing first + the even pagen and then the odd pages of a document. After the + first half of the pages are printed the following happens: + o 3812: the printer beeps, shows message U1. An operator + has to refill the printed pages into the paper tray and to + push the continue button on the printer. + o LJ-family: the printer stops, shows message "FEED" and switches + on manual feed led. The printer continues when either + the printed pages are fed into the manual page feeder, + or the operator pushes the continue button (after placing first + the printed pages into the paper tray). + + The driver allows the -D option for both print-directions (front- + to-back or back-to-front printing). It tries to be clever in certain + cases: + o when a document has an odd number of pages it inserts in the + right place an empty page + o when a document starts with page 0 the driver inserts an empty + page after the 0-page + o when a piece of a document is printed that starts with + an even page-number it prints this page at the backside + of the first page to ensure that the odd sides are always + on the frontside. The 0-page is treated like an odd page. + + The doubleside option works for all LJs, not only for the + new D model with does doubleside-printing (actually, i don't + know whether it makes much sense on the new LJ II D at all). + + Caveat on the doubleside-option: When it is used frequently + or on very large files, it might become necessary to clean + the printer much more frequently. + +* The new command line option -pX can be used to abort printing + after the output of X pages (can lead to strange results together + with -D). I personally dislike this option. The secure way of + printing a part of a document is using -f (from) and -t (to). + +* graphic includes files specified for the HP-LJ-family. + Format is \special{file=DOSNAME}, where DOSNAME has + the form drive:path/name.ext. + +If you want to receive the distribution please send a short note. +-gustaf +========================================================================= +Date: Wed, 10 May 89 22:56:30 WUT +From: Gustaf Neumann <NEUMANN@AWIWUW11> +Subject: New version (0.46) of the TeX-driver dvi2xx available + +Dear user of the dvi2xx driver for the ibm3812 and the lj-family! +The new release features in the following points: + +General enhancements: + * Environment variable TEXPXL is checked for the fontpath. + +LJ-features: + * Driver is now able to print closer to the paper margins. + * \graybox-macro for lj (LaTeX Style Option) generates \fboxes with + gray-shaded background. + * The driver is able to overcome the printer limit of 32 fonts per + document by rastering fonts a pixle maps above that limit. + * More compact output (lj-file) to speedup printing on serial lines. + +Unix-features: + * -e- switch in the argument list redirects output to stdout. This + feature is useful especially on unix systems where the output can + be piped directly into the printer spooler. + * Man page provided. + * gf-support (thanks Joe Pacer); only tested for lj under unix. + * Support for Unix TeX font naming conventions: eg <path>/cmr12.300pk + +If you want to receive the new distribution please send a short note. + +-gustaf neumann +University of Economics and +Business Administration +Vienna, Austria +========================================================================= +Date: Wed, 15 June 89 13:12:11WUT +From: Gustaf Neumann <NEUMANN@AWIWUW11> +Subject: New version (0.47) of the TeX-driver dvi2xx available + +Dear user of the dvi2xx driver for the ibm3812 and the lj-family! +The new release (0.47) features in the following points: + +General enhancements: + * Clipping of rules for 3812 and lj-family at paper edges. + + In the previous releases the + 3812 ... simply refused to draw lines that left the drawable area + LJ ... positioned the line wrongly + A new testpage.tex file shows the difference. + +LJ-features: + * new commandline option -sX to spezify pagesize + X = 1: executive (7.25in * 10.5in) + X = 2: letter (8.5in * 11in) + X = 3: legal (8.5in * 14in) + X = 26: A4 (210mm * 297mm) + X = 80: monarch (3.875in * 7.5in) + X = 81: commercial-10 (4.125in * 9.5in) + X = 90: international DL (110mm * 220mm) + X = 91: international C5 (162mm * 229mm) + All values are from the LJ2 technical reference manual. + If the -s commandline option is omitted no clipping is performed + at the bottom of the page. + +Please send a short note indicating wether you want to receive the new +distribution. + +-gustaf neumann +University of Economics and +Business Administration +Vienna, Austria +========================================================================= +Date: 30 Oct 89 10:22:01 WUT +From: Gustaf Neumann <NEUMANN@AWIWUW11> +Subject: New version (0.48) of the TeX-driver dvi2xx available + +Dear user of the dvi2xx driver for the ibm3812 and the lj-family! +The new release (0.48) features in the following points: + +LJ enhancements: + + * Bug eliminated that caused the driver to generate an output + file that was much to large. The bug only showed up on + dvi files using more than 32 fonts (example: pictex manual). + + * The new version of the driver uses a different font-id assignment + heuristic that leads in 2/3 of my test files to smaller output + files. + +Please send a short note indicating wether you want to receive the new +distribution (source and/or PC-binary). + +-gustaf neumann +University of Economics and +Business Administration +Vienna, Austria +========================================================================= +Date: 25 Mar 91 18:21:11 WUT +From: Gustaf Neumann <NEUMANN@AWIWUW11> +Subject: New version (0.49) of the TeX-driver dvi2xx available + +Dear user of the dvi2xx driver for the ibm3812 and the lj-family! +The new release (0.49) features in the following points: + +Enhancements: + + * Support of landscape printing: + + A new command-line option -l was added to support + landscape printing on the IBM 3812 and on various + LaserJet printers such as + + o Laserjet II P + o Laserjet 2000 + o LaserJet III + + * Small bug fixes for IBM 3812 and LaserJet mode and + improved compatibility (the driver runs now under MS/DOS, + HP/UX, Ultrix Risc, AIX and OS/2) + + * new naming: + dvilj2[.exe] dvi converter for HP LaserJet+, HP LaserJet II + and compatibles + dvilj2p[.exe] dvi converter for HP LaserJet II P, HP LaserJet III, + HP LaserJet 2000 and compatibles + dvi3812[.exe] dvi converter for IBM 3812 Pageprinter + + * 8-bit clean (256 character font files) + +The new distribution may be obtained + - via anonymous ftp from nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at:pub/src/Typeset/dvi2xx + (source and msdos .exe-files, os2 .exe files, binaries for DecStations + under ultrix 4.1, rs6000 under aix 3.1 and hp9000/835 under hpux 7.0 + The ip-address of nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at is 137.208.3.4 + - from Simtel20 (soon); at least pc-binaries and sources + - via sending a short note indicating wether you want to receive the new + distribution (source and/or PC-binaries). + +-gustaf neumann +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Gustaf Neumann neumann@dec4.wu-wien.ac.at, neumann@awiwuw11.bitnet +Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration +Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria +Tel: +43 (222) 31-336 x4533 Fax 347-555 +========================================================================= +Date: 5 May 91 16:11:21 WUT +From: Gustaf Neumann <NEUMANN@AWIWUW11> +Subject: New version (0.50) of the TeX-driver dvi2xx available + +Dear user of the dvi2xx driver for the ibm3812 and the lj-family! +The new release (0.50) features in the following points: + +Enhancements: + + * 2 new versions: + + o dvilj + o dviljp + + These versions are for older HP Laserjet clones that do NOT support + 256 character fonts (type 2 fonts) + + * new options for double sided printing + -D print double sided and try to stop printer for paper change + -D1 print odd sides only (NEW) + -D2 print even sides only (NEW) + -D-, -D1-, -D2- like above, but suppress empty padding pages (NEW) + +The new distribution may be obtained + + - via anonymous ftp from nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at:pub/src/Typeset/dvi2xx + (source and msdos .exe-files, os2 .exe files, binaries for DecStations + under ultrix 4.1, rs6000 under aix 3.1 and hp9000/835 under hpux 7.0 + The ip-address of nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at is 137.208.3.4 + + - from Simtel20 (soon); at least pc-binaries and sources + + - via sending a short note indicating wether you want to receive the new + distribution (source and/or PC-binaries). + +-gustaf neumann +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Gustaf Neumann neumann@dec4.wu-wien.ac.at, neumann@awiwuw11.bitnet +Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration +Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria +Tel: +43 (222) 31-336 4533 ~Fax 347-555 + + |