[OS X TeX] New Macros, new Engines, new TeXShop versions, and all that
Robert Bruner
rrb at math.wayne.edu
Mon Feb 22 14:21:38 EST 2010
> I'm beginning to think that activating all engines that come with
> TeXShop, as Pete suggested, is a good idea. I.e., the engines in the
> sub-folders of TeXShop/Engines/Inactive/ go into the Engines folder and
> you also put all the documentation into a Documentation folder inside
> the Engines folder. A beginning user tends to only use the default
> engines (also called scripts --- I think there is a problem there) in
> the Typeset Menu and maybe seeing the other possibilities will make them
> curious; as long as there is documentation on what each engine does and
> how to use it.
As a naive user, I like this idea. I believe it would make me more likely
to try things I haven't used before.
Bob Bruner
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