[OS X TeX] Re: Really dumb question

[Nathan Paxton]

> Am 11.03.2007 um 23:05 schrieb Nathan Paxton:
>
> > 	Hmm.  even when I try that, I still get pdftex.
>
> Can you invoke on command line
>
> 	which latex

/usr/texbin/latex

>
> and when an answer is given
>
> 	ls -l <the answer>
>
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  staff  6 Mar 10 22:32 /usr/texbin/latex -> pdftex

> and finally
>
> 	latex --version
>

pdfTeX 3.141592-1.40.3-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.6)
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> --
> Greetings
>
>    Pete
>
> There's something the technicians need to learn from the artists. If
> it isn't aesthetically pleasing, it's probably wrong.

On 11 Mar 2007, at 5:35 PM, Nathan Paxton wrote:

> 	Hi all,
>
> 	I have a latex file that I need to turn into HTML.  So I tried to  
> run latex on the file ("latex theory2.tex"), to get a .dvi.  But  
> that command seems to default to pdftex.  Why is this?  How can I  
> change this OR force some sort of DVI output?
>
> 	Thanks.
>
> -N
> ----------
> Nathan A. Paxton
> Ph.D. Candidate
> Dept. of Government, Harvard University
>
> Resident Tutor
> John Winthrop House, Harvard University
>
> napaxton at fas.harvard.edu
> http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~napaxton
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> a perpetual state of homesickness.
>         - Ronald Reagan
>
> The most courageous act is still to think for yourself.  Aloud.
>         -Coco Chanel
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>
>
>

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Nathan A. Paxton
Ph.D. Candidate
Dept. of Government, Harvard University

Resident Tutor
John Winthrop House, Harvard University

napaxton at fas.harvard.edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~napaxton
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When you have to stay eight years away from California, you live in a  
perpetual state of homesickness.
         - Ronald Reagan

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself.  Aloud.
         -Coco Chanel
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