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

[Herbert Schulz]

On Oct 5, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Alain Schremmer <schremmer.alain at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 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


Howdy,

Hmmm... If you want to Cmd-click to go back and forth between the figure source and the figure you might need it.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)