[TxMt] Re: New LateX Bundle

[gkv1 at mac.com]

Paul,
Thanks. That works. Double-clicking on a Mac - who would have guessed?
Geoff


> From: Paul McCann <paul.mccann at adelaide.edu.au>
> To: TextMate users <textmate at lists.macromates.com>
> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:27:48 +0930
> Subject: Re: [TxMt] New LaTeX Bundle
> Hi Geoff,
> 
>> 1. How do I install it? I gather that I download it from   http://github.com/lasersox/latex.tmbundle. I did this and a folder called lasersox.latex.tmbundle-b5bbb31 was created. Then what? The instructions in the textmate help regarding bundle installation don't seem to be appropriate at this stage. Perhaps already I am doing something wrong.
> 
> No, it's not obvious: the problem is github appending that SHA-ish
> lump on the end of the directory name. If it was just ".tmbundle" you
> could double click and be up and away, but its presence severs the
> extension's connection with TextMate. Just remove the "-b5bbb31" and
> the icon should change. Then you can double click to install.
> 
>> 2. Once it is installed properly, will it conflict with the old latex bundle? How can I go back and forth between the two? Will my old custom snippets and commands still work, etc?
> 
> They work fine together in my testing, but it quickly becomes a bit of
> a pain to have to select the "2" when typesetting. I guess you could
> just remap the command to typeset in the "classic" latex bundle, but
> given the increased speed and ease with the new bundle I just disabled
> the original one (from the bundle editor).
> 
> Have fun,
> Paul