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++ / otter:comp.sys.atari.st / tyler@stpl.UUCP (Tyler IVANCO) / 10:33 pm  Jun 15, 1989 /
++ In article <570016@otter.hpl.hp.com> gjh@otter.hpl.hp.com (Graham Higgins) writes:
++ >I have found that my version (3.3) of dvist tells pork pies (lies) when
++ >reporting an unsuccessful font search - it reports "unable to open 
++ >cmbx10/96pk" when it *really* means that it can't find cmbx10/105pk
++ >       ^^                                                     ^^^      

++ 	No, its not telling any lies, it really cannot find that 
++ file.  The dvi font loader attempts to find a font +/- 9 from the
++ calculated magnification to overcome missing fonts and more importantly
++ round-off errors that we had encountered.

Sorry, I might have got it wrong. I *thought* that the message from dvist said
"unable to open cmbx10/96pk" when, in fact, cmbx10/96pk was actually *there*. I
understand that it might have ideally wanted cmbx10/105pk and looked for
cmbx10/96pk as a valid -9 mag font file substitute, but I have it in my mind
that it was reporting "unable to open <X>" errors for fonts which actually
existed as <X>. Still, memory can play tricks.

I regretfully report that dvist doesn't work under bigscrn (and I was probably
very naive to even try). It would have been *most* useful --- is there any
chance that it will, one day?

Apart from having that unjustified hope dashed, I am chuffed to death, I have
both LaTeX and the dvi previewer now working happily(ish) --- most impressed,
thanks for your efforts in providing the facility.

Cheers,

Graham
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