[OS X TeX] Flashmode Kit for BBEdit-TeXniscope

[Claus Gerhardt]

The following modifications have been made: There are now two 
applications Flashmode and flashmode_quit, which have to be started - 
flashmode_quit will terminate the process. No further action is 
necessary.
Before starting Flashmode, the corresponding pdf file should already 
exist and be open in TeXniscope. Now, it works real well - except for 
TeXniscope's error messages.

Read the ReadMe file.

Claus


On 28.11.2004, at 19:04, Claus Gerhardt wrote:

> Let me add that both applications can be modified with the Script 
> Editor. You should probably change the default path for the file 
> "check".
>
> Claus
>
> On 28.11.2004, at 18:34, Claus Gerhardt wrote:
>
>> I modified the two applications so that a controlled exit is 
>> possible. An additional file "check" which should be placed in 
>> ~/Documents is checked, if it contains the word "run", if this is not 
>> the case, then both applications quit.
>>
>> Claus
>>
>> On 28.11.2004, at 16:02, Claus Gerhardt wrote:
>>
>>> Here is a working flashmode kit for BBEdit and TeXniscope.  
>>> TeXniscope's default window position should be in the left part of 
>>> the screen - at the moment this is the only possible position 
>>> because of a bug in TeXniscope - and the source file window in 
>>> BBEdit should be positioned in the right half of the screen. That 
>>> way you can see both windows together, if the other applications are 
>>> hidden.
>>>
>>> The flashmode kit consists mainly of two small Applescript 
>>> applications, flashmode_bbedit and save, that run in the backround. 
>>> Flashmode_bbedit constantly tries to run pdflatexc on the front most 
>>> file in BBEdit, while save saves the file in specified intervals 
>>> (default is 1 second). Both applications start a repeating process, 
>>> the user enters the repeat limit at the start (default is 10000). It 
>>> works pretty well. The only drawbacks are that the applications have 
>>> to be killed forcefully. Moreover, TeXniscope is occasionally 
>>> complaining about the pdf file. This error message can hopefully be  
>>> suppressed in future releases of TeXniscope.
>>>
>>> The other contents of the kit are a shell script, two subroutines, 
>>> and an Applescript sync that should work in BBedit, and which should 
>>> be triggered  by a keystroke, when necessary, since the Scripts 
>>> Palette will certainly be in the way. This script synchronizes 
>>> BBEdit --> TeXniscope and is meant as a navigation help.
>>>
>>> The kit can be downloaded from
>>> http://www.math.uni-heidelberg.de/studinfo/gerhardt/tex/
>>>
>>> Claus
>>>
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