Re: looking for dvi-to-postscript converter

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From: Eliot Moss
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 1991 13:47

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>>>>> On 7 Jan 91 22:45:15 GMT, pswanson@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu (Paul Swanson) said:

Paul> Just to futher mix things up, why would anyone use psfig with dvips in
Paul> the first place?  What can psfig do that can't be done with the psfile
Paul> specials and/or the \epsffile macro?

Well I find the psfig macros more convenient than epsffile -- you get more
options, they're easier to state, etc. Of course it can all be done with the
specials, and all psfig does is help generate the specials you want.
--

		J. Eliot B. Moss, Assistant Professor
		Department of Computer and Information Science
		Lederle Graduate Research Center
		University of Massachusetts
		Amherst, MA  01003
		(413) 545-4206; Moss@cs.umass.edu

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