[OS X TeX] TeXShop: open last source file at startup?

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Mar 5, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Murray Eisenberg <murrayeisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 5 Mar2021, at 12:35 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>>> On Mar 5, 2021, at 11:16 AM, Murray Eisenberg <murrayeisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Is there some way to configure TeXShop so that, when you start it, it opens automatically what was the active .tex source file from the previous TeXShop session?
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>>> (Of course I’m aware of the File > Open Recent menu item.)
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>> Howdy,
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>> If you want that behavior for all apps... under the General tab of System Preferences make sure `Close windows when quitting an app' is unchecked.
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> No, I wanted it just for TeXShop.
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> If there’s no hidden preference in TeXShop to do this, might there be a way to do it by means of a script that can examine the recently opened files for the app, find the most recent one, and then open TeXShop with that.

Howdy,

Sigh... I don't think that's an option for TeXShop alone.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com