[OS X TeX] tell TeXShop in header what script to use

[Berend Hasselman]

On 11-08-2009, at 09:37, Doris Wagner wrote:

> hi list,
>
> most of the time I use tex+dvi, but sometimes I also use pdftex; in  
> the future there will also be some personal scripts;
>
> so in TeXShop>preferences>typesetting>default script I choose Tex +  
> DVI;
> and always, when I open one of my documents which needs pdftex (the  
> latter I usually forgot), I get error messages and then >>aaahhhh,  
> this doc needs pdftex, I first have to change...<<
>
> so is there a possibility to write something in the header of a tex- 
> source that tells texshop what script to choose whithout me having  
> to click around?
>

See the TeXShop Help: menu Help, TeXShop Help Panel...

Click on Advanced Help
Navigate to Additional Typesetting Engines; the fifth paragraph tells  
you what you can do.

<quote>

The default program can be set on one of the first twenty lines of the  
source code by writing a line like
% !TEX TS-program = xelatex
There must be one space before and one space after the equal sign. A  
Macro supplied with TeXShop makes adding this line easy; the Macro  
lists all active engines, making it possible to select the desired  
engine from a dialog list.

</quote>



Berend