Monday, November 16, 2009

LatexEditor DVI viewer not working

I have installed LatexEditor (LEd) on Windows 7 and its in-built DVI viewer does not work. I uninstalled LEd, ghosscript, and MikTex and reinstalled them, but that didn't help.

I tried suggestions from the following links:
http://www.latexeditor.org/download_main.html
http://www.latexeditor.org/how_to_start.html

but couldn't make DVI viewer working. There does not seem to be much information on Internet about LEd.

The cross-jumping between TEX file and the DVI file is the coolest feature of LEd, and it is not working.

I don't have time to do any more investigations, but I might try on my Windows XP box.

Update:
It worked for me!!!

Here is what I did:
After suggestion from ImAn, I went to the LED forum and checked the DVI Viewer section. This post helped me:
LEd 0.52/MikTeX 2.7-I still can't see anything in DVI previe

1. I copied "dvi_miktex27.dll" in "miktex\bin" directory
C:\Program Files>copy LEd\dvi_miktex27.dll "MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin"
1 file(s) copied.
2. I put "dvi_miktex27.dll" in "font searching library"

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15 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 11, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    I also having this problem. Which version of MikTex did you install (I tried version 2.8)? I also tried to install texlive instead of MikTex but it also doesn't work.

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  2. Mr. HundredDecember 12, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    I used MikTex 2.8. I tried with different versions of Led (0.41, 0.46, 0.50, 0.52) on two different Windows 7 and a Windows XP machine, but none of them worked. I even tried an old binary from my backup disc which used to work on my old (now dead) windows xp box, but it didn't work on any of my current boxes.

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  3. ImAnDecember 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    I have the same problem. The funny thing is that I can't even set "font searching library" to "dvi_miktex27.dll". Because, although I've done everything exactly based on what's said on their website, I don't get this dll in the drop list!!!!

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  4. ImAnDecember 23, 2009 at 1:53 PM

    Go to LEd forum. in DVI viewer section, find the post "Cannot see PSI images". Lokoute in the second last relpy gave a solution. I followed it and it's working for me now.

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  5. Mr. HundredDecember 26, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    ImAn, thanks!!!

    The dvi previewer is working. I have updated the blog with what I did.

    "dvi_miktex27.dll" wouldn't be in the drop list, just type it in the textbox.

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  6. desteJanuary 27, 2010 at 3:14 AM

    wow it worked for me so miraculously.. thank you so much.. :)

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  7. UnknownApril 17, 2010 at 7:45 AM

    Worked for me!
    Just remember to change the tex distribution to "based on miktex".

    Thanks a million!!!

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  8. PedroSeptember 17, 2010 at 3:54 AM

    Thanks a lot for the tip!

    I must add that it works for the file "dvi_miktex28.dll" which is within the LEd\ folder (for anyone using MikTex2.8)

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  9. benuelFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    @ Pedro. Thanks to all on this page. I got my version for miktex2.8 using the methodology on this page.

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  10. madnoneApril 12, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    oh my god thank you so much it's wooooorkin! i had the same problem. you're my hero!
    xoxoxoxoxo (i can, i'm a girl ^^)

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  11. 克拉May 27, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    This is the right way to do it. Follow this guy's instructions. Copy those "dvi_miktex27.dll" files from Led folder to your MiKiTex's bin, and change the font search library accordingly. (MiKiTex2.9 user can select "dvi_miktex28.dll", it works fine for me.)

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  12. FPBJune 14, 2012 at 12:41 AM

    Thanks a lot! I'll write this in spanish here:

    En español, porque todo está en inglés.

    Funciona excelente esta solución para mostrar el visor de DVI's que sale al costado derecho por defecto del programa.

    Es cosa de copiar/cortar el archivo "dvi_miktex28.dll", para la versión del MikTex 2.9 (para mikTex 2.8, al parecer funciona con el dvi_mixtex27.dll), que está en donde instalaron LEd, y lo pegan/mueven a donde instalaron el MikTex, específicamente a MixTex\bin.

    Luego cambiar en la configuración del LEd (arriba en Configuration-> Options -> Applications -> DVI viewer) y cambiar la que dice font searching library por dvi_miktex28.dll ( si no está, lo escriben tal cual), luego ponen OK.

    Con esto, ya el visor estará funcionando.

    Den las gracias correspondientes a quien encontró la solución.

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    1. FedeBsAsNovember 27, 2012 at 6:03 AM

      Therix, Estoy usando el MikTex2.9... copié la dll, y todavía no me funciona. Dice, "DVI Viewer - No font file"... ¿Algo más me puede estar faltando?

      Gracias. Fede.

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    2. bfhahaApril 19, 2013 at 2:16 AM

      thank you very much,
      "dvi_miktex27.dll" is not in the list of
      "font searching library"
      someone need to type the file name in the block.

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  13. Paul AngaritaJuly 13, 2014 at 4:30 PM

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    - win7 x64 bits, - Miktex 2.9.4248 x64 bits too, -LED last version know (from 2009). Regarding to my version of Miktex 2.9, i used dvi_miktex28.dll instead of dvi_miktex27.dll and suddenly works!! RECOMMENDED!!
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