DVI file

DVI file

A DVI stands for device independent file. These files are produced by Tex or LaTeX to be read by a driver on your computer. There are many different types of output that a .DVI can take such as a printer, PDF, postscript, or your computer screen.

Viewing a DVI

You have already seen how to view a DVI file on the screen by using the view DVI button in the toolbar.

Printing a DVI

To print a DVI, you can use the same process that you used to create your document earlier (if you can't remember refer to the section called “Using Kile”). At step 7, instead of clicking view DVI, select print from the toolbar and if you have your printer configured to print properly on your computer, the DVI should export and print immediately.

Manually print a DVI

To print a DVI manually from the Konsole, use the command DVI to PS from the toolbar or type dvips intro.dvi. The command (if you have dvips installed) will convert your DVI into a postscript file. Once your file is converted, you can then print it using the print button and selecting you intro.ps file, or by typing lp intro.ps. All files should be in the same directory where you installed Kile.

Exporting a DVI

The toolbar gives the options of exporting a DVI to different formats. Once you have created a DVI from your LaTeX source code you should be able to export it to the format of you choosing using the toolbar buttons.

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