[OS X TeX] Changing TeXShop Matrix Panel size

David Watson dewatson at me.com
Wed Jan 21 11:51:05 EST 2009


On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:45 AM, Kirk Lowery wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com 
> > wrote:
>>
>> On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Kirk Lowery wrote:
>>
>>> TeXShop's matrix panel defaults to 10x10 size. I use it to create
>>> complex linguistic trees with xyling. Very handy.
>>>
>>> According to the help file, one can change the size with the  
>>> command:
>>>
>>> $ defaults write TeXShop matrixsize 12
>>>
>>> However, when I execute that command (with 12 or any other number),
>>> restart TeXShop and bring up the matrix panel, nothing has happened.
>>> The maximum matrix size is still 10x10.
>>>
>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Kirk
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> If I try to enlarge the matrix greater than 10x10 manually (i.e.,  
>> from
>> within the panel) it always goes to 10x10 so I'd guess that is a  
>> built-in
>> limit.
>
> Yes, that is what I get as well. But then what is the TeXShop help
> file mean when it says one can resize the matrix panel with:
>
> $ defaults write TeXShop matrixsize 12
>
> ???

For what it's worth, I checked my plist and matrixsize 12 seems to be  
the default, so I assume that this particular key is unimplemented.

>
>
> Could one of the TeXShop developers chime in here?
>
> Kirk





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