Previewing files using Type 1 fonts

Until recently, free TeX previewers have only been capable of displaying bitmap PK fonts, but current versions of xdvi sport a Type 1 font renderer.

Other (free) previewers of the current generation offer automatic generation of the requisite PK files (using gsftopk, or similar, behind the scenes). If your previewer isn’t capable of this, you have three options:

ghostscript
Browse support/ghostscript
gsftopk
fonts/utilities/gsftopk (or browse the directory)
GSview
Browse support/ghostscript/ghostgum; catalogue entry
gv
Browse support/gv; catalogue entry
ps2pk
fonts/utilities/ps2pk (or browse the directory)
xdvi
dviware/xdvi; catalogue entry

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