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Instructions for editors

 

:: Installing the printer driver

DVIPS

:: General
:: Availability
:: Installation and Settings

:: General:

The popular programme LATEX creates a special machine-independent format.

This format can be converted to the PostScript-format with the help of the programme DVIPS or DVIPSK. Please note that when choosing a font it has still to be readable after scaling down. This is why very fine fonts are not suitable.

It is important to use the parameter -mode docutech to improve the presentation of the type face.

 

:: Availability:

On the internet at ftp.dante.de.

 

:: Installation and Settings:

Please consult the programme's help file. It is necessary to scale to the size of your book. If you want it to be published in A5, the factor for scaling is 70%, and for B5 it is 80%.

The parameter for DVIPS then is -x700 or -x800 respectively.

The resolution for printing should be 600 dpi, as LATEX has 300 dpi as standard resolution.

The parameter for this is -D600.

Irrespective of the font you should use the parameter -Ppdf. This is to ensure that fonts of Type1 are embedded in your document. They are ideal for scaling and improve the type face on the screen as well as in the printout.

The parameter for DVIPS for this is -Ppdf.

It is also necessary to format the disks for DOS or Windows respectively. For the packed file use a DOS- or Windows-compatible packer.

You can also create PDF files directly from LATEX files, with the help of "pdftex" or "dvipdfm". For more information see the website www.Dante.de.