[OS X Emacs] latex compilation in pdf via ps

[Enrico Franconi]

Well, you may safely omit the part "--distiller ps2pdf14", and it will  
use your default distiller.

(defvar simpdflatex-program
"simpdftex latex --mode dvips --maxpfb --extratexopts -synctex=1"
"PDFLaTeX program via dvips")

--e.

On 5 Oct 2009, at 12:50, Dr. Johannes Brauer wrote:

> okay now, no more errors messages in the message buffer, but  
> simPDFLaTex produces:
>
> Running `simPDFLaTeX' on `document' with ``simpdftex latex --mode  
> dvips --maxpfb --extratexopts -synctex=1
> --distiller ps2pdf14 document.tex''
> ### This is /usr/local/texlive/2007/bin/i386-darwin/simpdftex,  
> Version 20070507/bin/sh: line 1: --distiller: command not found
>
> simPDFLaTeX exited abnormally with code 127 at Mon Oct  5 12:40:01
>
> But, running
>
> simpdftex latex document
>
> from the command line works fine.
>
> Do I have to install another distiller?
>
> Johannes
>
>
> Am 05.10.2009 um 10:54 schrieb Enrico Franconi:
>
> oops, you're are right. This should be after the load of LaTeX:
>
> (defvar simpdflatex-program
> "simpdftex latex --mode dvips --maxpfb --extratexopts -synctex=1
> --distiller ps2pdf14"
> "PDFLaTeX program via dvips")
>
> (defun simpdflatex-command nil simpdflatex-program)
>
> (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook
>         (lambda nil
>           (add-to-list
>   'TeX-expand-list
>   '("%(simpdflatex)"
>     (lambda nil
> (simpdflatex-command))))
>  (add-to-list
>   'TeX-command-list
>   '("simPDFLaTeX" "%(simpdflatex) %t" TeX-run-TeX nil
>     (latex-mode doctex-mode) :help "Run pLaTeX"))
>           (add-to-list
>   'TeX-command-output-list
>   '("simpdftex" ("pdf")))
>  ))
>
> cheers
> --e.
>
> On 5 Oct 2009, at 08:24, Dr. Johannes Brauer wrote:
>
> I put the recommended lines into my Preferences.el file.  But after
> having started Aquamacs I found the following error message in the
> message buffer:
>
> ...
> An error has occurred while loading `~/Library/Preferences/Aquamacs
> Emacs/Preferences.el (or .elc)':
>
> Symbol's value as variable is void: TeX-expand-list
>
> ...
>
> What can I do?
>
> Johannes
>
> Am 05.10.2009 um 00:25 schrieb Enrico Franconi:
>
> The simpdftex executable (available in MacTeX and TeXLive) does the
> steps for you.
> This is what I do in order to use simpdftex with AucTeX (add it to
> your ~/.emacs file, and you'll find a new menu entry for simpdftex):
>
> (defvar simpdflatex-program
> "simpdftex latex --mode dvips --maxpfb --extratexopts '-synctex=1'
> --distiller ps2pdf14"
> "PDFLaTeX program via dvips")
>
> (defun simpdflatex-command nil simpdflatex-program)
>
> (setq TeX-expand-list
>     (cons '("%(simpdflatex)"  (lambda nil (simpdflatex-command)))
>           TeX-expand-list))
>
> (setq TeX-command-list
>     (cons '("simPDFLaTeX" "%(simpdflatex) %t" TeX-run-TeX nil
>             (latex-mode doctex-mode) :help "Run pLaTeX")
>           TeX-command-list))
>
> (setq TeX-command-output-list
>     (cons '("simpdftex" ("pdf"))
>           TeX-command-output-list))
>
> Skim synchronisation works out of the box for me.
> cheers
> --e.
>
> On 4 Oct 2009, at 18:35, Peter Dyballa wrote:
>
>
> Am 04.10.2009 um 18:07 schrieb Dr. Johannes Brauer:
>
> But the great integration with the pdf-viewer Skim by Aquamacs does
> not work anymore. Skim doesn't recognize that there is a new pdf
> file.
> The View command forces Skim to open the pdf file in a new window.
>
> How I can repair the Skim integration?
>
>
> The problem is that simpdftex does *not* reuse the PDF file. By
> default. I think there was an update released to make simpdftex re-
> use the formerly created PDF file, but I don't recall any details –
> mostly not using the script! Could be Skim has an option to test the
> file name and not the file's inode...
>
> Hopefully someone else has the missing details!
>
> --
> Mit friedvollen Grüßen
>
> Pete
>
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