[OS X TeX] Odd table behavior

Alain Schremmer Schremmer.Alain at verizon.net
Tue Jul 27 04:09:28 CEST 2004


Have you tried Intaglio for your graphics? It does a lot more than I 
need—admittedly not a lot, and it generates pdf which I find a lot more 
tractable than ps.
Regards
--schremmer


On Jul 26, 2004, at 10:22 AM, Lisa Schweitzer wrote:

>
> On Jul 26, 2004, at 7:13 AM, Maarten Sneep wrote:
>
>>     altpdflatex script with some appropriate options. At least the 
>> correct call
>>     to dvips can be found there).
>
> Ok! Many thanks for this. I will go through and check that the 
> directories are set up properly. I am on 10.3, FYI; I should have 
> clarified that sooner.
>
>>> So I'll need to fix this before I post-process. But I see what you 
>>> are saying, and it was really helpful. I'm only starting to  
>>> understand these different Mac programs.  I wonder, though: are 
>>> there any advantages to dvi over pdf?
>>
>> Asking the question is such an innocent action, answering it is 
>> likely to generate a holy war.
>>
> Ah! So sorry. Didn't mean to bring up a hot-button issue. But, then, 
> if it is a hot-button issue, it seems likely that each side has pretty 
> good points. Maybe you view the two formats depends on what you use: 
> I've never used pstricks or the like, for example. (I use gimp or 
> Illustrator to create graphics, and then import them into LaTex using 
> epstopdf.
>
> Again, thanks for your time and expertise. I'll have to get to 
> understanding OzTex better before I can move forward. One thing is for 
> sure: OzTex got a mighty cute icon (hee hee--such a girly thing to 
> say).
>
> Lisa
>
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