[OS X TeX] RTF via GUI?

[Kino]

On 12 Oct 2005, at 2:42, Jason Davies wrote:

> do any of the GUI compilers (eg TeXShop) offer the choice to run  
> LaTeX to RTF instead of PDF?


A Unix program called latex2rtf is available at
<http://latex2rtf.sourceforge.net/>

You can compile it manually but README.OSX coming with the source  
says...

> you can install using fink
>
>    http://fink.sourceforge.net/
>
> or as an i-installer package
>
>    http://www.rna.nl/ii.html

so it would not be difficult to install it.


OTOH TeXShop's Typeset menu has several typesetting modes. If you are  
not using them all, you can use one not in use for running latex2rtf.  
For example, if it is Personal Script for LaTeX, open Preferences =>  
Misc => type "/usr/local/bin/latex2rtf" -- without quotes -- in  
Personal Script: Latex Program (no default) and click OK. Then, that  
command -- Typeset (cmd-t) with LaTeX and Personal Script checked --  
will produce filename.rtf from filename.tex in the same directory.


The path /usr/local/bin/latex2rtf is the default location when  
compiling it manually. It would be /sw/bin/latex2rtf if you install  
it via fink. I don't know about i-installer but many on this list  
should know.



Kino


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