Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 22:45:14 -0500 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Latest version of teTeX Message-ID: <40AD7B4A.50201@math.missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <40AD72D3.8070203@users.sourceforge.net> References: <40A42EAC.8090207@math.missouri.edu> <40AD5A76.9060102@users.sourceforge.net> <40AD626E.8010801@math.missouri.edu> <40AD72D3.8070203@users.sourceforge.net>
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Rob wrote: > Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > >> Rob wrote: >> >>>> texconfig dvips paper letter >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Can someone please tell me in detail how to make papersize default to >>> a4? >>> I desperately need this, until the teTeX port gets fixed. >>> I can't print anymore, because my printer chokes on letter size! >>> >>> Sorry, I'm not that much of an expert on teTeX configuration. That >>> never bothered >>> me, since, until recently, teTeX always worked out-of-the-box. >>> >> >> This is what I did. First remove the directory /var/db/ports/teTeX >> and contents, if it is there. Now install the teTeX port, selecting >> all the options (especially DVIPSK and XDVIK) to be on. Next, go to >> /usr/local/share/texmf/dvips/config/. Copy to config.ps.tetex to >> config.ps, and then edit config.ps deleting the first "%" at the >> beginning of every line. My guess is that at this point dvips should >> now be a4, but if not, run the program texconfig and work your way >> around the menus. > > > The first half of your advice helped me enough. > Out of curiosity, I tried to run texconfig, but that stops > with > Could not find app-default file for xdvi. > The program will exit now. > [ OK ] > > I'd rather said here "not OK" :). Alas. > > Nevertheless, I have papersize a4 working now. Thanks! > > Rob. > Did you remember to select XDVIK?
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