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HyperTeX
HyperTeX is a proposed protocol for implementing links in
dvi files. Viewing HyperTeX files requires some sort of helper
application.
Places to get information about HyperTeX:
HyperTex Viewers
- xhdvi -- a modified
version of the Unix program xdvi.
- DviWindo -- a commercial Windows
product.
- DviWin
-- a free dvi previewer with a commercial HyperTeX version. Also
available from
CTAN.
- idvi
-- a java HyperTeX viewer which runs within a web browser. This is
not yet available for distribution, but should be soon.
A few examples for comparing these
browsers are available.
HyperTeX Macro Packages
The idea of HyperTeX is to embed links in dvi files as using the
\special facility in TeX. The actual mechanics of this are typically
handled by macro packages. Two common plain TeX macro packages
are:
-
hyperbasics.tex-- A nuts and bolts macropackage
- lanlmac.tex-- A
higher level package based on hyperbasics.tex that automates reference
handling, etc.
- Other packages-- There
are a number of other packages available.
HyperTeX Examples
The following examples illustrate the use of the macro packages
described above. They are plain TeX files.
When using the lanlmac.tex package, you are asked
"big or little"? If you specify "little" it attempts to shrink the
output, which fouls up our version of xhdvi. Hence, I
recommend against it.
The hharvsamp.dvi file itself provides some documentation
about using the lanlmac.tex macro package.
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