[OS X TeX] TeXShop 4.59 - Experiment not working with complex document

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Feb 27, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Murray Eisenberg <murrayeisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In a book-length document consisting of numerous files, if I copy something from whatever source window is open, click the Edit > Experiment menu item so that the copied text appears in the Experiment window that opens, and then click the Typeset button there, nothing happens?
> 
> If I do this for a simple one-file document, Experiment works as expected.
> 
> What’s wrong?
> 
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> Murray Eisenberg			murrayeisenberg at gmail.com
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Howdy,

Try this:

Before typesetting the selected text in the Experiment window select the root file as the active source window. Then typeset the Experiment window.

Remember that TeXShop uses the Preamble from the active source window to typeset the Experiment window contents.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com