[pdftex] Re: pdfTeX

[Overbeck]

Rex,

Thanks for the digest.

> I think there is a dvi2pdf stand alone converter, but according to
> what I read yesterday, it is a lot more in terms of the appearance of
> the final product.

I don't understand.

> What I didn't realize is that it seems to be still pretty heavy in the
> beta testing phase with apparently a lot more work to be done.  And
> even though the thing itself is free, there is a lot of cost
> associated with it because it relies on Adobe software for final
> output --- you'll see some of that in the appended digest.

I'm confused. Are you talking about dvi2pdf or pdfTeX here? I scanned the
digest for any references to div2pdf and found nothing.

> Where to download from is mentioned in the appended material, too.

Couldn't find that either. Found a bunch of people asking where to get the
latest version but couldn't find any answers! I'll look again more
carefully.

> (Speaking of seeing you, how does a tentative sometime-in-April sound
> to you?)

Any time duing the 1st two weeks of April would work for us. Joanie's sister
is coming to visit towards the end of April.

ML,

Buz