[OS X TeX] Applescript sync for BBEdit-->TeXniscope

Claus Gerhardt gerhardt at math.uni-heidelberg.de
Fri Nov 26 12:39:47 EST 2004


Below is an Applescript which synchronizes BBEdit-->TeXniscope, if the 
package pdfsync is used.

As a special feature the line where the cursor was in BBEdit will be 
indicated in the pdf file by having the word "sync" written in the 
margin to help navigating. Please note that the line in the source file 
may not be part of a display equation, i.e., it should be a normal text 
line.

I would like to hear some comments about the feature. The Applescript 
includes a standard pdflatex typesetting.

Notice also that the script needs the new subroutine preview_bbedit, 
that can be downloaded from
http://www.math.uni-heidelberg.de/studinfo/gerhardt/tex/

Claus

-- Applescript
-- The file has to be a TeXShop file, but can be opened, saved and 
edited in BBEdit.
-- sync
-- Claus Gerhardt, Nov. 2004

(* The subroutine setnamebbedit returns baseName, texName, pdfName, 
namePath, dirName, dirNameunquoted, and saves the document of window 
texName.
*)
--set previewer to "TeXShop"
set previewer to "TeXniscope"
--set previewer to "Acrobat  6.0.1 Professional"
--set previewer to "Preview"

if previewer is equal to "Acrobat  6.0.1 Professional" then
	set process_name to "acrobat"
else
	set process_name to previewer
end if

tell application "BBEdit"
	get file of window 1
	set filepath to result
	set fileName to POSIX path of filepath as string
	
	
	
	set scriptPath to (do shell script "dirname " & 
"~/Library/TeXShop/Scripts/ex")
	set scriptPath to scriptPath & "/setnamebbedit.scpt"
	set scriptName to POSIX file scriptPath as alias
	set scriptLiB to (load script scriptName)
	tell scriptLiB
		set {baseName, texName, pdfName, namePath, dirName, dirNameunquoted, 
logName, logPath, rtfName} to setnamebbedit(fileName)
	end tell
	select document texName
	set sourceLine to startLine of selection as number
	set current clipboard to "\\marginpar{sync}" as string
	paste
	save document texName
	set texPath to namePath & ".tex"
	set texFile to texPath as POSIX file
	set thePDF to pdfName as POSIX file
	try
		set shellScript to "cd " & dirName & ";"
		set shellScript to shellScript & "~/Library/TeXShop/bin/pdflatexc  " 
& texName
		do shell script shellScript
	end try
	
	set logFile to logPath as POSIX file
	
	set findString to "Emergency stop"
	
	set findString to "'Emergency stop'"
	set foundText to "no error"
	try
		set shellScript to "cd " & dirName & ";"
		set shellScript to "/usr/bin/egrep -w -n  " & findString & " " & 
logPath
		do shell script shellScript
		
		set foundText to result as string
		set n to (number of characters of contents of foundText)
		set i to 1 as number
		
		repeat while i < (n + 1)
			if character i of foundText is equal to ":" then
				set k to i
				exit repeat
			else
				set i to (i + 1)
			end if
		end repeat
		set lineNumber to (characters 1 thru (k - 1) of foundText as string)
		set theLine to lineNumber as number
	end try
	
	if foundText is equal to "no error" then
		set thePDF to POSIX file pdfName as alias
		set scriptPath to (do shell script "dirname " & 
"~/Library/TeXShop/Scripts/ex")
		set scriptPath to scriptPath & "/preview_bbedit.scpt"
		set scriptName to POSIX file scriptPath as alias
		set scriptLiB to (load script scriptName)
		tell scriptLiB
			preview_bbedit(texName, thePDF, previewer, process_name)
		end tell
		tell application "TeXniscope"
			refresh of the front document
			the front document goto line sourceLine of source texPath
		end tell
	else
		beep
		do shell script "bbedit " & "+" & theLine & " " & logPath
	end if
end tell
tell application "BBEdit"
	find "\\marginpar{sync}" searching in text 1 of text window 1 options 
{search mode:literal, starting at top:true, wrap around:false, 
backwards:false, case sensitive:false, match words:false, extend 
selection:false} with selecting match
	set selection of window 1 to ""
save document texName
end tell


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