[OS X TeX] TeXSwitcher

[Claus Gerhardt]

Because of conflicts in names between Richard Koch's switcher and  
mine I am withdrawing my switcher. It is no longer available for  
download.

Claus

On Nov 25, 2006, at 23:04, Claus Gerhardt wrote:

> I am offering a small application TeXSwitcher for downloading
>
> http://www.math.uni-heidelberg.de/studinfo/gerhardt/TeXSwitcher.dmg
>
> A detailed ReadMe is contained. TeXSwitcher needs OS 10.4 or better  
> and is a universal application. The symlink texprograms should  
> exist, otherwise it will not start up.
>
> Claus
>
> {\TeX}Switcher allows to switch between several tex sources by  
> setting a symlink \tit{texprograms} to the new tex source. The tex  
> sources that are in prinicple available for the switches are \cqp 
> {texlive/year}, \cqp{texlive2005}, and \cqp{tetex}, i.e., they are  
> offered as possible options to switch to. Before {\TeX}Switcher  
> takes any action to set the new symlink, which would also include  
> removing the old symlink, it first checks, if the new tex source is  
> available on your hard disk, i.e., it checks if the supposed source  
> directory for the symlink exists. If this is not the case an error  
> message will occur, but no action will have taken place.
>
> Setting a symlink in \cq{/usr/local} requires administrator  
> privileges, and you will be asked for your password before the old  
> symlink will be removed and the new one will be set. At this stage  
> you can still press the button \cq{Cancel} and nothing will happen.
>
> Even after you made the switch you can easily revoke it, since  
> {\TeX}Switcher checks your current tex source at start up, stores  
> this information, and you can simply switch back to the original  
> state.
>
> Checking this current tex source requires that the symlink \tit 
> {texprograms} already exists. If {\TeX}Switcher cannot get this  
> information at start up it will show an error message and will  
> immediately quit.
>
> If any of the user's tex sources have been installed by the new  
> MacTeX installer, or if the user has already used Richard Koch's  
> own switcher, called \cq{TeX Switcher}, to switch between his tex  
> sources, such a symlink has been automatically set by these  
> applications.
>
> The buttons are self-explanatory, the one named \cq{Hidden Files}  
> starts a script that tells the Finder to display/hide hidden files.  
> This is the only script that I didn't write myself, but copied from  
> an unknown source on the internet.
>
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