[OS X TeX] Save included files

Joachim Kock jkock at start.no
Sat Feb 7 15:49:49 EST 2009


 > On included files, the button Type on the toolbar is a (small)
 > nuisance and having a Save button alongside would be nice.
 >
 > Even better would be being able to customize differently the toolbar
 > on different files. Then one could have just Type on root files and
 > just Save on included files. Of course, that is probably not worth
 > the effort it would take.
 >
 > What does the people think?

I think the following behaviour is quite nice:

Invoking 'Typeset' from an included file typesets the root file,
while 'shift-Typeset' typesets only the included file but with the
preamble from the root file (in reality texing a temporary file,
but with synchronisation properly redirected to the calling included
file).

(The root file is determined as follows: if there is a TeX fileset
defined, use that information; otherwise look for file variables
a la emacs, TeXShop or iTeXMac; or finally scan nearby log files
to figure out which file is the root.)

Cheers,
Joachim.



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