From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 045592F02B for ; Tue, 5 Dec 2000 05:06:42 -0500 (EST) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id eB5A6aJ03179 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 5 Dec 2000 05:06:36 -0500 Received: from mail.students.cs.uu.nl (vmailer@solar.students.cs.uu.nl [131.211.82.28]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id eB5A6aD03175 for ; Tue, 5 Dec 2000 05:06:36 -0500 Received: from abeel.students.cs.uu.nl (abeel.students.cs.uu.nl [131.211.82.40]) by mail.students.cs.uu.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 503F4860C for ; Tue, 5 Dec 2000 11:06:35 +0100 (MET) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 11:06:35 +0100 (MET) From: Andor Demarteau To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: writing pdf In-Reply-To: <002801c048c0$4a925a80$e075f59b@essex.ac.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0beta4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion hi, I must recommand and complement the auther of the latex-manual (see below) for a job well done. I've downloaded it and converted it to a text-version via wrod2x. I have looked around often enough for a document like this and I'm very pleased to have found it finally. well done! On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > OK, I believe you wish to write PDF files. What you should do is read a book I have written at: > http://www.saqib-shaikh.freeserve.co.uk > which teaches you all about LaTeX. Having read this, you should write the document in LaTeX in a text editor such as Emacs, VIm, Jo, etc. Then use > latex filename.tex > which will create filename.dvi > then use > dvipdf filename.dvi filename.pdf > which will give you the pdf file you wish, just like using acrobat writer under mswindows. > hope this helps > saqib shaikh > > slainte leat freisin (cheers to you also), ----------- Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ Utrecht University note: homepage is outdated, don't remind me! ----------- Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen!