Re: [Vim-latex-devel] [Wishlist] Shortcut to produce postscript files

[Alan S. <ala...@po...>]

* Preben Randhol (ra...@pv...) wrote:
> This is only a wishlist item so if somebody has the time to add it it
> would be great.
> 
> Sorry if this is already present in vim-latex, but I cannot find it.
> 
> I use \lv to run xdvi, but it would be great to also be able to easily
> make postscript versions of the document using dvips. I mean that one
> can just hit \lo (\lp is taken) to generate a postscript file from the
> dvi file. The reason it would be nice is when I want to manipulate the
> size etc of postscript (eps) pictures and need to use gv to view the
> document to see that it becomes correct.
> 
> I know there is the comile target and view target, but I cannot get it
> to work, besides it is a bit akward.

First, a small disclaimer: this is a shameless plug for a piece of
software I helped writing. If you are running linux, and if your
document does not use postscript fonts, you might want to have a look at
Active dvi: http://pauillac.inria.fr/advi/

Alan Schmitt

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