[OS X TeX] TS and Show files

[Herbert Schulz]

On May 2, 2007, at 6:24 AM, Themis Matsoukas wrote:

> In TS there is an Applescript macro that reveals the source file  
> and its pdf in the Finder. Is there a way to reveal files that are  
> included via \input commands? For example, if my source contains
>
>       \input{folder1/folder2/my_file}
>
> I would like a quick way to access the location of the file  
> "folder1/folder2/my_file.tex" in the Finder. Is this possible?
>
> Themis

Howdy,

In OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) you can use Spotlight to find the file and  
then Cmd-Click on the file name and the folder that it's in (rather  
than the file itself) will open.

Of course Spotlight doesn't automatically index all folders but you  
can use SpotlightIndexer (freeware) to index folders (e.g. I use it  
to index /usr/local/gwTeX/) that it ordinarily won't look through.  
This works great as long the contents of those folders don't change  
rapidly since you've got to re-run SpotlightIndexer when they change.  
Does Spotlight have a ``white list'' of permanently added folders  
like it's ``black list'' in Spotlight Preferences?

Does that help?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)



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