Re: [MiKTeX] MiKTeX 2.8 and Yap Problem

[Ulrike F. <li...@ni...>]

am Dienstag, 1. Dezember 2009 um 01:45 schrieb Bruce Babcock:


> Hi All,

> This is my 3rd request, sorry about that, but I really need to know if I
> am the only one having this problem with 2.8.

Well obviously no.

> I have installed 2.8 under XP, VISTA and WINDOWS 7, using I believe the
> most current setup files from CTAN.  I have tested running 
> basic-miktex-2.8.3582.exe and setup-2.8.3553.exe. Oh, when I did the 
> installs I did pick Letter instead of A4.

> The problem is after I tex a file and use yap to view the dvi file, all
> page numbers, here they are at the bottom, are all moved up like an inch.
> Yet under 2.7, I did not have such a problem.

The dvi format itself hasn't really a notion about "paper size" like
the media box in pdf. The best a dvi can contain is a \special command
meant for dvips or dvipdfmx or another end driver.

If your dvi doesn't contain a \special with page size informations YAP
will use the default you set (letter) for the white background.

If your dvi does contain a \special for dvips YAP will (as far as I
know) use this.

So if YAP know shows another background page this can have two
reasons: You changed the default page size or one of the package you
use now adds a dvips \special with page size informations (the newest
version of e.g. geometry would do it). As you didn't provide any
information (like a small example) about your document it is difficult
to tell more.

Before worrying to much: Make a small document with  2 pages and
measure it in YAP (with continuous layout and the mouse you can see
the length at the bottom. Right click on the values to use inch or cm.)

-- 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Ulrike Fischer