[OS X TeX] Annoying TeXShop interaction with versions and duplicate: checking the root file all the time

[Alain Schremmer]

On Oct 5, 2012, at 12:23 PM, Luis Sequeira wrote:

> I am writing a text without *lots* of pstricks illustrations in it.  
> In order to keep the text clean, I'm writing the pstricks code in  
> separate files and \input-ting them at the desired location. I also  
> entered the usual
>  %!TEX root = maintext.tex
> line atop each figure.

Do you really need that line? The figure files will be called by  
maintext.tex without it.  The %!TEX root = maintext.tex line is for  
the figure file to call the maintext file.

Regards
--schremmer