[OS X TeX] Another Experimental TeXShop 3.12

[Joe Heafner]

> On Oct 17, 2012, at 7:51 PM, Joe Heafner <heafnerj at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I just experimented with TeXShop 3.12 under 10.8.2 and like with 3.x, I can't get anything but generic document icons to display. TeXShop doesn't seem to honor the option to not hide a file's .tex extension, always leaving it off when I save a new file. TeXShop always seems to save files as plain text files rather than as TeX files. I've had these problems for well over a year. Version 3.12 does seem to fix the issue I've had with not being able to clear previously opened files from application expose even though I can clear the File -> Open Recent menu entries.
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> 1)As far as the Icon problem is concerned... have you used Onyx (the version for your OS) to rebuild the LaunchServices database? That usually clears up that problem although a reboot directly afterwards may help (how I dislike saying things like that!).

Yes I have. No change.

> 2)Where are you not seeing the .tex extension? If in Finder windows please make sure you check the Finder->Preferences->Advanced->Show all filename extensions option.

I have that pref turned off because there are some files for which I don't want (or need) to see the extension. TeXShop should honor the checkbox in its save dialogs when not overridden by Finder's preferences.

> 3)If you are using OS X 10.8 make sure you have the Close windows when quitting an application option checked in System Preferences->General. If the file is an unsaved file it will open automatically no matter what your setting. Under OS X 10.7 the option is stated in a different manner but it's there. PS: I'm not sure what you mean by ``application expose''.

To activate application exposé, click and hold on an application's dock icon OR use the gesture specified in System Preferences -> Trackpad -> More Gestures (downward four finger swipe by default) and that application's current and previously opened windows appear. If that application has no currently open windows, File -> Open Recent -> Clear Menu is supposed to clear all previously opened windows/files. Right now, TeXShop isn't doing that. I can force it to by clearing my application cache with Onyx and logging out and logging back in (or restarting).

Joe Heafner
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