[OS X TeX] TeXshop --> Alpha

[Adrian Heathcote]

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> What exactly do you mean by "undifferentiated text"? That Alpha does 
> not color it?

No, not that it does not colour it. That the text is not broken into 
paragraphs, but rather has squares that signify where a return would 
have been in the original. And the text does not compile.

> I suggest you try to "Save as..." to foo2.tex and take care to select
> Format: Mac in bottom of the save as... dialog.

The save paragraph dialog box comes up before the tex file opens, so 
going to save as is not possible at that point. But once it has opened 
I can check and confirm that the Save As dialog box does have Mac 
checked.

> Maybe the TeX engine on that machine does not handle Unix line endings.

Maybe, but Alpha can Save As unix format.

Are you saying that there is something in the preferences that I should 
look out for?

Adrian H.


>> Hi All
>>
>> I sometimes have to open up documents created in TeXShop on another 
>> computer using OS 9, in Alpha. The problem is the paragraph breaks.
>>
>> Alpha presents me with two options " convert foo.tex from paragraph 
>> format, no, yes." If I say yes, then I get something that that 
>> resembles a block of undifferentiated text---and it won't compile. If 
>> I say no then I get a single line of unwrapped text that extends 
>> horizontally out of the window. But it compiles.
>>
>> I can't see any preference in TeXShop that will make it comfortably 
>> cohabit with Alpha, and if there is a preference in Alpha that will 
>> make it better understand TeXShop's line and paragraph endings, then 
>> I can't find that either.
>>
>> Does anyone know what I have to do to Alpha to make this importing a 
>> smoother business? Any assistance gratefully received. I'm using 
>> Alpha 7.4.2.
>>
>> Adrian Heathcote
>>
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