Supported Functions

 dviout for Windows is a TeX device driver for Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP. It has the same functions as the earlier MS-DOS versions of dviout and dviprt.

1. Applicable TeX
- Normal European-Language TeX (Omega(-j), lambda(j)) and NTT JTeX
- pTeX (a Japanized TeX developed by ASCII corp.)

2. Extended Functions
tpic specials
color specials(Check color specials: check the page-independence of the color stack and correct it if it is not indepndent)
- PostScript specials (for color, scaling and rotation, support graphics package of LaTeX2e, PSfrag, and a DVI file for dvips, require Ghostscript)
- reading EPS/PS/WMF/EMF/PBM/BMP/BMC and other(PNG/JPEG/TIFF/PCD etc. if Susie plug-in is installed)Image data files(-spi:)
- gzipped DVI files and image data files are supported
HyperTeX specials
dviout specials
source specials enhanced by string search
- Embedding into DVI and usage by dviout for any file(Automtic Font/Image Embedding including the initial parameters)
- Direct reading of a tar file

3. Preview Function
gray scale display (antialiasing for colored characters)
- two types of Loupe([Common])
- simultaneous display of 2/4/16 pages(Display Menu)
- Display grid lines(View Menu)
Presentation Mode: cover sheet, draw lines, pause special, continuous scroll, pop-up menu
- Call the grphic editor for the included graphics(-gsrc:)
- auto renewal coresponding to the renewal of the dvi file(-renew:)

4. Printing Functions
Supports three Printing methods:
- color/monochrome printing and fax transmission by Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP drivers
- printing by proprietary built-in drivers(dviprt Printing)
- printing by external programs other than dviout(dviprt Printing)
Also supports
Printing Two Pages per Sheet
Reduce/Magnify Printing Function.
Page Option

5. European Language Fonts and NTT JTeX Japanese Fonts
- PK, PXL1001, PXL1002, PXL1003 formats fonts (but not GF)
European Language TrueType Font(cf. Q_F14), OpenType Font
- PostScript fonts(require GhostScript, gsftopk and ps2pk)
Virtual fonts, subfont(-TEXSUBF:)
Automatic Font Generation for missing ones by METAFONT.

6. Font Library
FAR Font Library
GTH Font Library
FLI Font Library

7. ASCII pTeX and NTT JTeX Japanese Fonts
- Windows 3.1 or Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP TrueType Japanese fonts
- JXL4 fonts
- fixed-size bitmapped Japanese fonts and reduced versions in proprietary formats
- "Shotai Kurabu" format fonts
- Generate jfm files for TrueType Japanese proportional fonts

8. Other functions
- file and folder history
- image output in EMF/BMP/BMC/PDF/PNG(Q_O7)(or PBM, G3FAX, EPSF)etc.
String Search
String Copy(can be copied to clipboard)
Link to Other Programs
- English/Japanese On-line Help
- Support to edit a source file of TeX(Help -> Help TeX)
- automatic changing parameters between previewing and printing([REGISTRY])
- functions can be attached to any key([Key])
- unicode
- generating the jfm files for Japanese proportional TrueType fonts (Attached Programs:propw)
- keeping ten sets of parameter settings with giving any names([REGISTRY])
- Input/Output of Parameter Setting from/to a file