[Tugindia] Documentation on dvips/packages

[Herbert Voss]

vanchinathan at vsnl.net schrieb:
> I would like to know 
> 
> (i)how to make TeX read eps files to allot space in the dvi file for
> an image to be inserted later.

f.ex.:
\iclucegraphics[bb=0 0 200 100, draft, type=eps]{filename}

> (ii) how the commands \begin/\end{figure*} work in two column format.

it spans both columns and is placed only with option [t] or
with package stfloats also on the bottom [b]

> Where is the documentation available for these?

ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/epslatex.pdf

Herbert