Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!nmouawad
From: nmouawad@watmath.waterloo.edu (Naji Mouawad)
Subject: Re: emTeX Previewer -- Changing the "zoom" size
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.172248.22659@watmath.waterloo.edu>
Keywords: emTeX screen previewer, page size.
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <nc7f9h_@rpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1991 17:22:48 GMT
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In article <nc7f9h_@rpi.edu> tomliew@itsgw.rpi.edu (Thomas Liew) writes:
>In article <67300@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) writes:
>>In article <1991Mar24.220300.14661@menudo.uh.edu> cychao@csun10.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) writes:
>>* 
>>*  Hi, I am using emTeX in my PC, the prthplj is fine, but the v.bat
>>*  or vs.bat ( screen pre-viewer ) is displaying "huge" characters that
>>*  I must used arrow keys to see the whole page. Is there anybody can
>>*  tell me how to view the "normal" page in one screen? Any suggestions
>>*  will be appreciated.
>>
>>I will post here since my mail to the user was returned.
>>
>>The option /s is responsible. By default it is /s3 and you need /s1
>>for normal size. Just type ``v'' and nothing else and when asked for
>>options, type ``??'' and all of the options are shown. Options of course
>>can be then coded into a file.
>>
>>I think a mailing list of emTeX users is necessary for emTeX specific
>>questions. If anyone is going to compile the list, I would like to be in. 
>>-- 
>>xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu / rutgers!ub!xiaofei / v118raqa@ubvms.bitnet
>
>You could also do it interactively by pressing the - ot + key on the
>numeric pad to decrease or increase the size of the fonts displayed.
>Pressing the -/+ key successively would reduce or increase the size
>even more. I presume it is describe in the dvidrv .dvi manual in    
>German.     
>
>Certainly it's a great idea to have a mailing list of emTeX users.
>EM is doing a good job providing the FAQ and doc with this package.
>
>Cheers ... happy emTeXing ....
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The problem with gray scaling (that's what the /ox and /oy commands do)
is speed ... even if the scaling is optimized for even values (I suggest
you use 4 for both) it is still slow. EM warns of this in the document.

What happens is that v show the fonts `real size'. Since we are using
300dpi fonts, that explains the huge size on the screen.

The best solution, I think, would be to use smaller fonts. Something
like 90 and 75 dpi which are better suited for the screen.

I haven't installed these yet. If someone out there has a better solution,
I am listening.

And yes an emtex mailing list would be a great idea.

--Naji.
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