PostScript and LaTex/Tex files

[Real Rodrigue]

Keith Engwall wrote:
> 
> >We're trying to provide links to relevant e-journals for
> >sci/tech...and there are a number of good ones.  One problem,
> >however, is that a lot of them post the articles in .ps or LaTex/Tex
> >format. ( By the way, our browsers in the library run on Windows
> >boxes).
> 
> ..
> 
> >LaTex/TeX is another problem altogether.  We really haven't found any
> >good windows viewers for this.
> >
> >Anyway, with the amount of material out there in these formats, I'm
> >surprised there aren't any decent helper apps out there for viewing
> >and printing easily.  Does anyone have any suggestions/experiences?
> 
> Back when I was the Grad. Assistant at the Math Library at U of IL -
> Urbana/Champaign, I had to investigate a similar problem with Math
> e-journals.  The solution we came up with (after a great deal of
> researching, asking around, etc.) was to provide access to the journals in
> three formats:
> 
> DVI (from TeX), for easy printing (and miniscule download time) from X-Windows
> PS (using dvips on UNIX), for better viewing on X-Windows
> PDF (using the Acrobat Distiller on the PC) for everyone... not great to
> look at on the screen, but easy to print on all platforms.
> 
> Adobe Acrobat Distiller is VERY expensive, and the screen quality of the
> materials is not fabulous (the font often looks small and distorted on the
> screen), but will produce great printouts on any platform.  Plus, Acrobat
> Viewers are freeware (or were, at least).  You can grab a viewer, and judge
> the ease of printing for yourself.
> 
> By no means was this a great solution... but it's all we could find at the
> time.  I wish you luck, and let me know how it turns out.
> 
> Keith
> 
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> Keith Engwall          Just one thing before we talk about computers:
> Systems Librarian      PCs are just great... PCs are infuriating
> Briscoe Library        Macs are just great... Macs are infuriating
> UTHSCSA                Neither one will help you scratch the middle
> engwall at uthscsa.edu    of your back worth a darn.  Ok, go on...
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I think that converting .ps files into PDF would be the best 
solution. Acrobat Distiller, which does the job, is included in the 
latest (6.0) version of Adobe PageMaker.
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