[yandytex] New paper size in DVIWindo

[Ganz, Frank, Springer US]

Dear J.R.,

Come to think of it, you may also add a line into dviwindo.ini (c:\windows\dviwindo.ini), so that you don't need to remember it. Open dviwindo.ini and look for preexisting DVIPSONE menu items and just add this one:

DVIPSONE (23 x 17 cm) |F10=C:\YANDY\DVIPSONE\DVIPSONE.BAT -*i -v -j -l=652*482 *

Note, the F10 function key may already be taken. It's okay, if you don't generally use these. Otherwise, choose another that's not already used.

Thanks,
Frank

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ganz, Frank, Springer US 
>Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:58 AM
>To: 'J. R. Setti'; yandytex at tug.org
>Subject: RE: [yandytex] New paper size in DVIWindo
>
>Dear J.R.,
>
>To create your own paper size and to use in DVIWINDO, perform 
>the following actions:
>
>1. In DVIWINDO, go to Preferences > Command Line... > DVIPSONE 
>(or DVIPSONE/Distiller) 2. Where it says "New Flags:" add 
> 
>-l=652*482
>
>This is 23 x 17 cm converted into PostScript Points (Adobe Points).
> 
>To do your own conversions online, a nice site is this one:
>
>http://www.onlineconversion.com/
>
>This conversion was performed here:
>http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_all.htm
>
>Note, if you create a PDF file afterwards, you need to tell 
>Adobe Acrobat or any other PDF creator your paper size.
>
>Thanks,
>Frank
>
>
>________________________________
>
>	From: yandytex-bounces at tug.org 
>[mailto:yandytex-bounces at tug.org] On Behalf Of J. R. Setti
>	Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:27 AM
>	To: yandytex at tug.org
>	Subject: [yandytex] New paper size in DVIWindo
>	
>	
>	Fellow Y&Y TeXers,
>	
>	I have a question for those who know DVIwindo, the Y&Y 
>TeX previewer, well.
>	I am writing a book whose page dimensions are 23 cm x 
>17 cm, using LaTeX. 
>	I use the geometry package to set the page dimensions 
>and to design the book.
>	DVIWindo, however, has some preset paper sizes, which 
>can be chosen using
>	Preferences > Page size...
>	
>	My problem is that the page sizes listed there (letter, 
>legal, ..., executive) obviously 
>	do not include 23 by 17 cm. I chose A4, which is the 
>paper on my printer, and I can
>	preview my file without any problems, as DVIWindo shows 
>the 23 x 17 page I created
>	on an A4 page.
>	
>	Using DVIPSONE, I generate a ps file from the dvi, by 
>selecting a PS printer and 
>	telling DVIWindo to print to a file, using DVIPSONE. 
>This works OK [is there a better 
>	way of doing this?], but DVIWindo tells  DVIPSONE that 
>the page size is A4, and 
>	not 23x17 cm. When I process the resulting ps file 
>through Adobe Distiller,
>	I -- obviously -- get an A4 page with my 23x17 cm page on it. 
>	
>	Does anyone know how to tell DVIWindo the page is 23x17cm?
>	
>	Any help will be greatly appreciated. 
>	
>	
>	-- 
>	Dr. José Reynaldo Setti                                
>jrasetti at usp.br
>	
>	Universidade de São Paulo                          400 
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>Carlos, SP, Brazil -- 13560-560
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>
>