Hi, The current beta (just uploaded) tries to satisfy dvips with regards to the map files; this means that pdftex, dvipdfmx and dvips all do thinsg automatically now; (the dvips alternative will be changed when map specials come available) so, we now have: texexec --ps somefile texexec --dpx somefile texexec --pdf somefile texexec --xtx somefile Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------