Document Viewer not able to open DVI files from LaTeX

mbesselm · #1 23rd March 2009, 03:19 PM

When I compile my LaTeX document I get the following in Document Viewer:

File type TeX DVI document (application/x-dvi) is -supported

I am sure that I need to install something additional, but I can not figure out what it is.

Thanks for the help.

Jakiro · #2 2nd April 2009, 04:05 AM

I think you need to install a dvi plugin for evince.

Code:

sudo yum install evince-dvi

Or you can just use pdflatex instead of latex, and you will get a pdf file instead of dvi.

kalwisti · #3 2nd April 2009, 05:21 AM

Hi, mbesselm,

Another solution you might want to try is to install xdvik -- it's in the Fedora 9 repositories (xdvik-22.84.14-4.fc9).

You didn't explicitly say, but it sounds like you are using LaTeX directly from a Terminal. If so, you might consider trying a LaTeX front-end / IDE such as Texmaker or Kile. I feel more comfortable using a front-end and it helps me to be more productive. I have both programs installed in my Fedora 9 (GNOME version) and they both work fine.

They are available from the repos: texmaker-1:1.8-1.fc9 and kile-2.0.3-1.fc9.

In my experience, their default configurations for building and viewing DVIs and PDFs work fine out of the box. However, if you try them and find that you need some configuration tips, let me know; I'd be glad to send you a few screenshots.

HTH,
=david