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Article #399Re: DVI question
From: Richard Furuta
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 1984 07:44
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 1984 07:44
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ditroff produces a generic output file which is intended to be converted by a postprocessor into a form suitable for printing on a particular device. In that, it occupies the same role as does TeX's DVI format. However, the ditroff format is different---for one thing the operation codes are different. For another, the resolution of the intended device seems to be included in the format while TeX's DVI uses the "RST". Ditroff's format has graphics primitives built into it while TeX's DVI has not included those primitives in the defined language (there's an escape allowing arbitrary things to be defined that is being used for this purpose at some sites). I suspect that your vendor either is confused or is converting Ditroff's format to TeX's DVI for printing. --Rick
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