Viewing a DVI file

The next step is to preview the DVI file and check for problems that TEX might have missed, like missing fonts, bad page breaks, spelling mistakes, etc. Let's have a look at nasty.dvi by choosing the second item in the View menu. creates a new window, called the ``view'' window, and sets its title to the selected DVI file. A dialog box has also appeared: to 1.8in


The scroll bar allows you to select any page in the DVI file. There are also two edit boxes in which you can type a DVI page number or TEX page number. (The dialog box also allows you to change some other options, but we'll ignore them at this stage; see the description of ``View DVI ...'' in section [*] for details.) Play around with the scroll bar if you like but make sure the 2nd DVI page is selected before proceeding. To view this page simply click on the View button or hit the Return key. The 2nd page in nasty.dvi contains a single rule with some text below it. Dotted lines representing the paper edges should also be visible. Now is a good time to adjust the size and location of the and view windows to suit your screen. When you quit, will remember the current window settings and use them the next time it starts up.

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