[OS X TeX] instant previewing

[George Tourlakis]

Thanks Herb, I will try this.

Best,
George

> On Jul 7, 2020, at 12:37 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Jul 7, 2020, at 10:04 AM, George Tourlakis <gt at cse.yorku.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 1) There was once “InstantTeX” for the NeXT operating system with not only instant previewing (DVI) but also you could drag an EPS file to the source file
>> and code for generating code a displaying it in TeX was provided automatically.
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> It may be possible with latexmk but I'm not sure.
> 
>> 
>> 2) Then there was iTeXMac in the MacOSX era, now apparently “dead". That also had “instant” previewing (unless it is so long ago and I am mistaken?) as one wrote on the source file (display was PDF as it is now)
> 
> I used iTeXMac for a while (before TeXShop had user defined engines) and don't remember ``instant previewing'' as being an option. iTeXMac `died' because the author stopped supporting it. He tried to create a project package format and it never took hold.
> 
>> 
>> 3) Not so important but some might like it: In iTeXMac you could select text and use the normal keyboard shortcut (Apple-b or Apple-i) to insert code for rendering bold or italics.
>> 
>> Which of these features do mathematicians  consider desirable, I wonder? Why did they disappear? Why did iTeXMac disappear?
>> 
>> Wish list: When (:-) will TeXShop incorporate previewing-as-you-write?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> George
> 
> TeXShop has two macros for creating Bold (\textbf{...} and Italic (actually I use the one for \emph{...} where ... is the selection). You can bind Cmd-B and Cmd-I to them and then you have that feature built-in.
> 
> Take a look at Help->TeXShop Tips and Tricks for some other features that you may like.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> 
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