[Tugindia] how to identify the page break without xdvi

[Sandip P Deshmukh]

On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 01:09:38PM +0530, S.C.Phatak wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I suppose you have xwindows on your console. In that case, you do vim in
> one window and do xdvi in second window ( in background ). For updating
> dvi file, save the tex file in first window, run latex in the second
> window and move the mouse on xdvi window. You will see the updated dvi
> file.

i do just the same. but that means that i have to have x running all the
time - what a drain on resources.

i would much prefer to edit tex in vim in console, do basic formatting
like managing pagination, etc. *then* start x and use xdvi for finer
formatting.

> If you use xemacs instead of vim, you can do this within xemacs
> itself. Actually, xemacs is a better editor and one can easily install it
> on linux systems.

debatable :) i have read great praises of emacs and xemacs but somehow
found vim to be quick and easy and more 'logical'. as i said, highly
debatable. but may be a couple of more praises on emacs and may be, i
will give it a try?

-- 
regards,
sandip p deshmukh
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