[TxMt] Latex Config and backward compatibility questions

[Brad Miller]

On 8/2/07, Mark Eli Kalderon <eli at markelikalderon.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Brad,
>
> While your working on the LaTeX bundle, I thought I would mention a
> couple of things.
>
> First, the "Keep log window open" checkbox is working imperfectly for
> me. I checked it and it kept the window open. But unchecking it, the
> window still remains open.


The keep log window open attempts to replicate most of the functionality of
the old ERRLVL environment variable with less confusion.  So if you have the
box unchecked the window will still stay open if you have errors or
warnings.  Unless you are using the built-in viewer in which case having the
box unchecked will cause the pdf to replace the log in the window even if
you have warnings.

Yeah... Writing that out reminds me exactly how confusing that is.  I wish
there were a simple yet obvious way to cover all those bases.

So, if you still think the window is misbehaving, let me know exactly what
was going on and I'll try to replicate.


It is less than optimal that the engine and options work
> independently of one another. If you have options set for pdflatex
> and the switch your engine to xetex, say, these options persist even
> though they may not be valid options for the selected engine.
>
> It would also be nice if the user could save options and select among
> them instead of having to retype them.


Thanks,

I'll have to give some thought to how I could do that.  My skill with
interface builder is pretty minimal so if you or anyone have suggestions as
to how that kind of interface would work, let me know.

I'd also like to figure out a way for a user to add their own custom
command.  See the emails with Flo for her situation.


Just some thoughts.
>
> Thanks for all the hard work. I am definitely enjoying the new
> Typeset and Preview command.
>
> All the best, Mark


Glad you are enjoying it, and thanks for the ideas.

Brad



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Brad Miller
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Luther College
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