Still present in evince 2.24.1-0ubuntu1. After removing all TeX-related packages, attempting to open a DVI file spews this on the command line:
$ evince /home/abuchbinder/pg/out/sw/slantsc.dvi warning: Configuration file texmf.cnf not found! Searched these directories: /usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c Trying to proceed... kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600 cmsy6 mktexpk: No such file or directory kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. page: Warning: font `cmsy6' at 600x600 not found, trying `cmr10' instead kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600 cmr10 mktexpk: No such file or directory page: Warning: font `cmsy6' not found, trying metric files instead kpathsea: Running mkofm cmsy6 mkofm: No such file or directory kpathsea: Running mktextfm cmsy6 mktextfm: No such file or directory page: Warning: metric file for `cmsy6' not found, trying `cmr10' instead kpathsea: Running mkofm cmr10 mkofm: No such file or directory kpathsea: Running mktextfm cmr10 mktextfm: No such file or directory page: Error: could not load font `cmsy6' warning: Configuration file texmf.cnf not found! Searched these directories: /usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c Trying to proceed... kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600 cmsy6 mktexpk: No such file or directory kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. page: Warning: font `cmsy6' at 600x600 not found, trying `cmr10' instead kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600 cmr10 mktexpk: No such file or directory page: Warning: font `cmsy6' not found, trying metric files instead kpathsea: Running mkofm cmsy6 mkofm: No such file or directory kpathsea: Running mktextfm cmsy6 mktextfm: No such file or directory page: Warning: metric file for `cmsy6' not found, trying `cmr10' instead kpathsea: Running mkofm cmr10 mkofm: No such file or directory kpathsea: Running mktextfm cmr10 mktextfm: No such file or directory page: Error: could not load font `cmsy6' and displays "DVI document has incorrect format" in the evince window. -- evince reports "incorrect format" for DVI files when no TeX distribution is installed. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/42410 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
