The Design of Dvitool
Jeffrey W. McCarrell · 1985
Abstract : Dvitooll, a TEX output previewer running on the SUN workstation under their proprietary window system, is an integral part of the Berkeley TEX environment. TEX is a document formatter that outputs a DeVice Independent (DVI) file which contains a low-level machine-like page description language. Dvitool presents an image of the page on the workstation just as it would appear on the printed page, so it functionally replaces the printer in a write-TEX-print-edit cycle. This paper discusses dvitool's development, current usage, and some future directions. Keyword: man computer interface; portability.