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[Stephen Montgomery-Smith]

Rob wrote:
> Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> 
>> Rob wrote:
>>
>>>> texconfig dvips paper letter
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Can someone please tell me in detail how to make papersize default to 
>>> a4?
>>> I desperately need this, until the teTeX port gets fixed.
>>> I can't print anymore, because my printer chokes on letter size!
>>>
>>> Sorry, I'm not that much of an expert on teTeX configuration. That 
>>> never bothered
>>> me, since, until recently, teTeX always worked out-of-the-box.
>>>
>>
>> This is what I did.  First remove the directory /var/db/ports/teTeX 
>> and contents, if it is there.  Now install the teTeX port, selecting 
>> all the options (especially DVIPSK and XDVIK) to be on.  Next, go to 
>> /usr/local/share/texmf/dvips/config/.  Copy to config.ps.tetex to 
>> config.ps, and then edit config.ps deleting the first "%" at the 
>> beginning of every line.  My guess is that at this point dvips should 
>> now be a4, but if not, run the program texconfig and work your way 
>> around the menus.
> 
> 
> The first half of your advice helped me enough.
> Out of curiosity, I tried to run texconfig, but that stops
> with
>    Could not find app-default file for xdvi.
>    The program will exit now.
>          [ OK ]
> 
> I'd rather said here "not OK" :). Alas.
> 
> Nevertheless, I have papersize a4 working now. Thanks!
> 
> Rob.
> 

Did you remember to select XDVIK?