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<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label PSpreview</title>
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<h3>Previewing files using Type 1 fonts</h3>
-<p/>Until recently, free TeX previewers have only been capable of
-displaying bitmap PK fonts, but current versions of
-<i>xdvi</i> sport a Type 1 font renderer.
-
-
-
-
-
-<p/>Other (free) previewers of the current generation offer automatic
-generation of the requisite PK files (using <i>gsftopk</i>,
-or similar, behind the scenes). If your previewer isn&#8217;t capable of
-this, you have three options:
+<p/>Originally, free TeX previewers were only capable of displaying
+bitmap (PK) fonts, but free Type 1 font rendering software has
+been available for some time, and many previewers now use such
+facilities.
+<p/>The alternative, for previewers, is automatic generation of the
+requisite PK files (using <i>gsftopk</i>, or similar,
+behind the scenes).
+<p/>In the unlikely event that your previewer isn&#8217;t capable of either, you
+have a couple options:
<ul>
<li> Convert the DVI file to PostScript and use a
PostScript previewer. Some systems offer this capability as
standard, but most people will need to use a separate previewer such
as <i>ghostscript</i> or <i>ghostscript</i>-based viewers
such as <i>gv</i> or shareware offering <i>GSview</i>.
-<li> Under Windows on a PC, or on a Macintosh, let Adobe Type Manager
- display the fonts (textures, on the Macintosh, works like this).
- (See <a href="FAQ-commercial.html">commercial suppliers</a> for details.)
-<li> If you have the PostScript fonts in Type 1 format,
- use <i>ps2pk</i> or <i>gsftopk</i>
- (designed for use with the <i>ghostscript</i> fonts) to make
- PK bitmap fonts which your previewer
- will understand. This can produce excellent results, also suitable
- for printing with non-PostScript devices. Check the legalities of
- this if you have purchased the fonts.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li> If you have the PostScript fonts in Type 1 format, use
+ <i>ps2pk</i> or <i>gsftopk</i> (designed for use with the
+ <i>ghostscript</i> fonts) to make PK bitmap fonts which
+ your previewer will understand (a process similar to the way some
+ browsers fo the job &#8216;automatically&#8217;) This can produce excellent results,
+ also suitable for printing with non-PostScript devices. (Note: if you
+ purchased the fonts, it is advisable to check that their licence
+ permits you to convert them, for private use, in this way.)
</ul>
<dl>
-<dt><tt><i>ghostscript</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/ghostscript">support/ghostscript</a>
-<dt><tt><i>gsftopk</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/gsftopk.zip">fonts/utilities/gsftopk</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/gsftopk/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>ghostscript</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/ghostscript/GPL">support/ghostscript/GPL</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/ghostscript-GPL.html">catalogue entry</a>
+<dt><tt><i>gsftopk</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/gsftopk.zip">fonts/utilities/gsftopk</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/gsftopk/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/gsftopk.html">catalogue entry</a>
<dt><tt><i>GSview</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/ghostscript/ghostgum">support/ghostscript/ghostgum</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/gsview.html">catalogue entry</a>
<dt><tt><i>gv</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/gv">support/gv</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/gv.html">catalogue entry</a>
-<dt><tt><i>ps2pk</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/ps2pk.zip">fonts/utilities/ps2pk</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/ps2pk/">browse the directory</a>)
-<dt><tt><i>xdvi</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/dviware/xdvi">dviware/xdvi</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/xdvi.html">catalogue entry</a>
+<dt><tt><i>ps2pk</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/ps2pk.zip">fonts/utilities/ps2pk</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/ps2pk/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/ps2pk.html">catalogue entry</a>
</dl>
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