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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2011-02-04 16:59:13 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2011-02-04 16:59:13 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/dvidvi/read.me b/Build/source/texk/dvidvi/read.me deleted file mode 100644 index 0aee6b45ed7..00000000000 --- a/Build/source/texk/dvidvi/read.me +++ /dev/null @@ -1,105 +0,0 @@ - dvidvi 1.0, Copyright (C) 1988-2011, Radical Eye Software -Anyone may freely use, modify, and/or distribute this file, without limitation. - -Here's a little hack I threw together for those doing pagination -tricks. Any improvements are appreciated. Enjoy! -The dvidvi program converts a dvi file into another dvi file, -with perhaps certain changes. Invocation is - - dvidvi param infile outfile - -What are the parameters? The 'easy' paramaters are the following: - - -f n page n is first page selected - -l n page n is last page selected - -n n select at most n pages. Notice that n is the number of pages - selected, independently of the number of pages actually - contained in a sheet - -i { n1..n2 | n1 }[,...] - include pages (ranges allowed). When this option is - used, ONLY the specified pages are selected. However, - we can exclude from these pages with the option -x - -x { n1..n2 | n1 }[,...] - exclude pages (ranges allowed) - -q work in quiet mode, that is do not print in the screen - messages of how the work is being done. - -r reverse the order of the pages. - -The page numbers for the above options -f -l -i and -x can be specified -in different ways. - -1) If a number n is given, it is interpreted as the n'th page from the -begining of the .dvi file. Of course, this number is independent of the -page number assigned by TeX. - -2) TeX page numbers are those who are actually written in the page; -these page numbers can be modified, for example, by using the TeX commands -\pagenumbering, \setcounter{page}{n}, and \addtocounter{page}{n}. -A TeX page number can be specified by preceding the number n with the -character @. Thus, if you specify -f @25 -l @30 you select the pages -between 25 and 30, these numbers being those assigned by TeX. - -3) However, several pages can have the same TeX page number in a .dvi file. -For example, the introductory pages in a book are numbered i, ii, and so on -until the first chapter begins and then, the pages are numbered 1, 2, etc. -In this case, the pages numbered i and 1 in the .dvi file have the same TeX -page number. If you want to select for example the second occurrence of the -page numbered 1, you can specify a page number as (@2)1. Thus @1 is equivalent -to (@1)1. For example, if you specify -f (@2)1 -l(@2)10 you select the pages -between 1 and 10 of the first chapter, not the introductory pages between -i and x. - -There is another parameter that tells dvidvi how you want to change page -layout and specifications. This is the -m parameter. - - The number preceding the colon is the modulo value. Everything -will be done in chunks of pages this big. If there is no colon, than the -default value is assumed to be one. The last chunk of pages is padded -with as many blank pages as necessary. - - Following the colon is a comma-separated list of page numbers. -These page numbers are with respect to the current chunk of pages, and -must lie in the range zero to the modulo value less one. If a negative -sign precedes the number, then the page is taken from the mirror chunk; -if there are m chunks, then the mirror chunk of chunk n is the chunk -numbered m-n-1. Put simply, it is the chunk numbered the same, only -from the end. This can be used to reverse pages. If no number is -given, the page number defaults to 1. - - Following each page number is an optional offset value in -parenthesis, which consists of a pair of comma-separated dimensions. -Each dimension is a decimal number with an optional unit of measure. -The default unit of measure is inches, or the last unit of measure -used. All units are in true dimensions. Allowable units of measure -are the same that TeX allows: in, mm, cm, pt, pc, dd, and cc. - - Simple enough, eh? Okay, let's do some simple things. - --m - Reverses the order of the pages. This time, both the modulo and - the page number are defaulted. - --m 2:0 Selects the first, third, fifth, etc. pages from the file. Print - this one after printing the next, taking the paper out of the - feed tray and reinserting it into the paper feed. - --m 2:-1 Selects the second, fourth, etc. pages, and writes them in reverse - order. --m 4:-1,2(4.25in,0in) --m 4:-3,0(4.25in,0in) - Useful for printing a little booklet, four pages to a sheet, - double-sided, for stapling in the middle. Print the first one, - put the stack back into the printer upside down, and print the - second. The `in' specifications are superfluous. --m ,(1pt,1) - Scare your system administrator! Actually, things are so - blurry with this option, you may want to send enemies letters - printed like this. *Long* letters. --m 4:0(5.5in,4.25),3(0,4.25) --m 4:1(0in,4.25),2(5.5,4.25) - Print a four-page card on one sheet. Print the first, rotate - the paper 180 degrees and feed it again. (PostScript people - can do funny tricks with PostScript so this isn't necessary.) - -Enjoy; this is an early release, so make suggestions, improvements, -and I'll get back to you with a better version later. - |