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17. Desktop text processing (DTP)

dvips [options] file[.dvi] PF
convert a TeX DVI file to Postscript. Some useful options are:
-A print only odd pages
-B print only even pages
-D num set the resolution in dpi
-f use dvips as a filter
-o name the output will be sent to file name (default file.ps)
-pp range select a comma separated list of page ranges n1[-n2]
 
latex2html [options] file[s] P
translates LaTeX source files into HTML.  
lyx [options] file P
A WYSIWYG Document processor that accepts input files written in latex.  
latex file P
pdflatex file  
tex file  
text formatting and typesetting. See textbooks for a description. pdflatex is a version of TeX that can create PDF output files.  
soffice P
Open Office  
xdvi [+n] [-s shrink] [file] P
DVI Previewer for the X Window System. Display a .dvi file usually produced by TeX (starting at page n and using a shrink factor 1 .. 4). Most options do have keystroke equivalents.  

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