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Local Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do I get a decent PDF from my dvi file?

    Most of the time, the problem lies with dvips using inappropriate (for PDF) fonts. The following should work then:

    dvips -Ppscm -f filename.dvi | distill > filename.pdf

  • I'm using Mathematica to generate graphs. I'm saving them with the latex option. Dvi files look fine, but ps and pdf do not. What do I do?

    (Right now) You can't get a correct postscript. To get a correct pdf, do:

    dvips -Pmma -f filename.dvi | distill > filename.pdf

  • I am trying to refer to a figure/table, but I get the section number instead.

    Your \label should be part of your \caption. Try something like this:

    \caption{\label{figure1} This is the caption for the first figure.}


Page Owner: Cagatay Demiralp Last Modified: Fri Dec 12 16:53:52 2003