Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/12/10/11:46:48
On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> So if Kpathsea was not used to build dviwin, I won't recommend this in
> general. If you have access to the sources and the tools that will let
> you rebuild dviwin, it is much easier to adapt dviwin to Kpathsea (I did
> that with dvivga, and it took about two nights). Kpathsea is beautifully
> and clearly documented, which makes it a snap.
>
> Of course, it would be nice if a DVU previewer could be built entirely
> with DJGPP tools. dvivga is just a quick hack, to let people who don't
> have a laser printer preview their documents; it is not good enough for
> actually reading the documents, because its graphics interface is
> minimal.
eli, thanks for your response. i must admit i have absolutely no idea
what is involved in writing a dvi previewer. i was looking at the dvivga
source last night but i am having a hard time following the flow. is
there any document or other source of information outlining what is
involved? where should i look?
-- Sinan
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