[OS X TeX] RTF via GUI?

[Herbert Schulz]

On Oct 12, 2005, at 6:44 AM, Kino wrote:

>
>
> 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
>

Howdy,

finally, you can also build a TeXShop engine file. Go to ~/Library/ 
TeXShop/Engines/ and duplicate one of the .engine files there (that  
will save you the trouble of having to make it executable later).  
Rename it latex2rtf.engine and open it in TeXShop. Replace the command 
(s) in that file with the proper latex2rtf command ("$1" is the name  
of your file---the `"' should be used to protect any spaces in the  
file name and you can assume that the compile is taking place in the  
directory of that file): e.g.,

#!/bin/bash
latex2rtf "$1"

or add any options you usually use. Then save the file.

You will be able to use that engine by choosing it in the drop down  
menu on the source file's tool bar (but not in the Typeset Menu which  
isn't dynamic): if that isn't visible Ctl-Click (or Right Click) on  
the tool bar and choose Customize Toolbar... from the Contextual  
Menu. To make the engine the default one used by TeXShop for that  
document add the line

%!TEX TS-program = latex2rtf

at or near the beginning of the source file; then typing Cmd-T will  
use that engine for typesetting.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)


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