[texworks] problem: texworks and dvi viewer xdvipdfmx

[Henri-Emile Pesch]

Hello,

Concern: xelatex with dvi viewer.

I installed a new computer (intel nuc5i5ryh) with Ubuntu 15.04 , 
texlive2014, and texworks (this configuration worked for years with an 
old computer, os, texlive and texworks).

Here is the problem (console output xelatex and texworks):
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This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99991 (TeX Live 2014) (preloaded 
format=xelatex)
  restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./xelatextest.tex
LaTeX2e <2014/05/01>
Babel <3.9l> and hyphenation patterns for 79 languages loaded.
(/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2014/09/29 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
.
.
.
(/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/latex/polyglossia/babelsh.def))
No file xelatextest.aux.
(/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tipa/t3cmr.fd) [1]
(./xelatextest.aux)
xdvipdfmx:fatal: Something is wrong. Are you sure this is a DVI file?_
__
__Output file removed._
  )
Error 256 (driver return code) generating output;
file xelatextest.pdf may not be valid.
SyncTeX written on xelatextest.synctex.gz.
Transcript written on xelatextest.log.
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Running xelatex in terminal has no problem but produces a .pdf_file, not 
a .dvi file.

Here is thetex test file:
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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fontspec}

\usepackage{polyglossia}

\setdefaultlanguage{french}\setotherlanguage{german}

\setmainfont{texgyrepagella-regular.otf}[]


\begin{document}

test

\end{document}

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Here is ubuntu version:
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Linux hep4a 3.19.0-12-generic #12-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 3 04:03:26 UTC 2015 
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
====================================================================

Here is xelatex version:
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XeTeX 3.14159265-2.6-0.99991 (TeX Live 2014)
kpathsea version 6.2.0
Copyright 2014 SIL International, Jonathan Kew and Khaled Hosny.
There is NO warranty.  Redistribution of this software is
covered by the terms of both the XeTeX copyright and
the Lesser GNU General Public License.
For more information about these matters, see the file
named COPYING and the XeTeX source.
Primary author of XeTeX: Jonathan Kew.
Compiled with ICU version 53.1; using 53.1
Compiled with zlib version 1.2.8; using 1.2.8
Compiled with FreeType2 version 2.5.3; using 2.5.3
Compiled with Graphite2 version 1.2.4; using 1.2.4
Compiled with HarfBuzz version 0.9.28; using 0.9.28
Compiled with libpng version 1.6.10; using 1.6.10
Compiled with poppler version 0.25.2
Compiled with fontconfig version 2.11.1; using 2.11.1
==============================

Here is usedversion 1 of texworks:
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TeXworks 0.4.6 (launchpad) [r.c29723a, 03/04/15 20:05]

Copyright (C) 2007-2015  Jonathan Kew, Stefan Löffler, Charlie Sharpsteen
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL (version 2 or later) 
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
======================================

Here is usedversion 2 of texworks:
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TeXworks 0.5r1361 (Debian)

Copyright (C) 2007-2014  Jonathan Kew, Stefan Löffler, Charlie Sharpsteen
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL (version 2 or later) 
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
=====================================

I cannot find how to make changes in texworks configuration (perhaps 
tell it to take xpdf or similar) to open the file,
or give xelatex the option to produce a .dvi file.
And what happens in the first case with document synchronisation?

Even if one suppresses in the texworks configuration "show pdf file", it 
crashes with the same fault.

One final remark: at the installation of texlive i had the symlink 
button active. But all the
terminal tests (as described in the texlive installation manual) did 
work fine.

Kind Regards from Luxembourg,

Henri E. Pesch

*Henri-Émile Pesch* 	
	
ingénieur civil physicien ULg 	tél.: 00352 799 355 	
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