[TxMt] Latex latex_config.plist

[Charilaos Skiadas]

On Nov 21, 2006, at 11:28 AM, Hans-Joerg Bibiko wrote:

>>> Le 21 nov. 06 à 10:41, David Fritschi a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> When I choose from the bundle Latex > Edit Configuration File
>>>>
>>>> The in TextMate opening file is rather confusing. When I open  
>>>> this    file in Proprety List Editor ists clear, but in TextMate  
>>>> its  rather   cryptic ...
>>>>
>
>
> To be more specific here what I meant.
>
> Rewrite 'Edit Config File' in such a way:
>

There is no need for such rewrite. The file is originally in the old  
plist format, which is human readable. In fact, if you use the  
subversion version of the bundle, you will see it in that format  
without any problems. The "problem" is that part of the deployment  
phase of a new TM release is to convert all plist files to binary  
format, for efficiency. Unfortunately, this file also had the same  
extension, and hence was converted into this gibberish that can't be  
easily read by human beings. The reason I did not notice this is  
because I work with the subversion version of the bundle (which is  
often more uptodate btw). I will make the necessary changes when I  
get a chance, hopefully soon, so from the next TM release this should  
show up in a more human readable format. For now, I've attached the  
file in its proper form, so if you want to fix this, here are the steps:

1) save the attachment somewhere in your computer.
2) In the Finder locate the attachment.
3) In a new Finder window, locate the TextMate application, probably  
inside the Applications Folder.
4) Right-click (or control-click) and select (Show Package Contents).
5) Follow the folders Contents -> Shared Support -> Bundles, and  
locate the Latex.tmbundle.
6) Repeat step 4.
7) Enter the Support folder.and see the file latex_config.plist.
8) Drag the file you downloaded and drop it into this folder. Then  
you will be asked if you want to override the latex_config.plist  
file. Say yes.
9) You are done!

If you are not afraid of the terminal, you can instead run the one  
command:

mv path_to_downloaded_file /Applications/TextMate.app/Contents/ 
SharedSupport/Bundles/Latex.tmbundle/Support/

where the path_to_downloaded_file is the path to where you saved your  
file. If you saved it on the desktop, it would be ~/Desktop/ 
latex_config.plist, so the command would be:

mv ~/Desktop/latex_config.plist /Applications/TextMate.app/Contents/ 
SharedSupport/Bundles/Latex.tmbundle/Support/


> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>

Haris