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Re: Latex <--> PostScript conversion??

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From: Bruno Hall
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 00:34
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In article <23311@life.ai.mit.edu> bkph@wheat-chex.ai.mit.edu (Berthold K.P. Horn) writes:
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>In article <1577@nikhefh.nikhef.nl> alena@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Alena Lacova) writes:
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>   > How can I convert PostScript files to Latex files and 
>   > vice-versa. I know that there is a dvi2ps utility - Is
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>   I have another question: is there something like dvi2ps
>   but the final postscript file is conforming to Adobe
>   Document Structuring Conventions ?

Yes.  It's called dvips, written by T. Rokicki.  This is an *amazing*
dvi to ps translator which can deal with (among many other things): eps
figures, resident PS fonts, and downloadalbe (ie pfb) PS fonts.

It compiled straight out of the tar.

I can't recommend dvips too strongly.

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