How to tag questions specifically about the classic DVI-producing latex compiler?

Question

We have a pdftex tag to refer about pdf(La)TeX, but no actual way to tag a question specifically for the classic latex or tex compilers. For example I don't know how to tag questions ala "How to use PNG images with latex". In contrast, a question like "How to use EPS images with pdflatex" can be tagged with eps pdftex.

Using dvi would be a workaround, but after all pdf, which is about the PDF format per se, would be wrong for pdftex related questions.

Should we create a dvitex tag or similar?

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May 7th 2012:

I now created the dvi-mode with synonyms dvimode (for easier typing) and tex-dvi (alternative suggestion). Please use it as follows:

• Questions about the latex compiler which outputs .dvi files should be tagged with dvi-mode.
• Questions in general about producing DVI files should be also tagged with dvi-mode.
• Questions about the DVI format itself, like how to convert it to a different format, should be tagged with dvi.
• It would be possible to use both tags together if the question is about producing and converting DVI files etc.

This is analog to the existing tags pdftex and pdf.

Answer 1

I suggest using dvi-mode.

Today usually the DVI mode of pdfTeX is used. pdfTeX is the default engine in modern TeX distributions and capable of producing both PDF and DVI.

dvi-mode makes clear that we

• don't mean DVI as format, which is covered by the dvi tag,
• actually deal with a mode of a TeX engine rather than a non-pdfTeX engine. tex as part of the name is not required on a TeX site.

Answer 2

I don't like {dvitex} since it's not used in any other context. Can we have symbols in tags? If so, how about

• {tex+dvi}

Edit: It appears that we can't have + in a tag, but we can have hyphens, so instead:

• {tex-dvi}