Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 12:09:07 +0900 From: Rob <stopspam@users.sourceforge.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Latest version of teTeX Message-ID: <40AD72D3.8070203@users.sourceforge.net> In-Reply-To: <40AD626E.8010801@math.missouri.edu> References: <40A42EAC.8090207@math.missouri.edu> <40AD5A76.9060102@users.sourceforge.net> <40AD626E.8010801@math.missouri.edu>
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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.
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