[OS X TeX] MacOSX-TeX Digest, Vol 179, Issue 4

[Ulrich Groh]

Sometimes it makes sense to read the documentation, and TeXshop has a very good one. Take a look at "TEXShop Tips & Tricks", Section 2.4 to see what you have done wrong. This manual can be found under Help -> TEXShop Tips & Tricks.

Regards
Ulrich


> Am 15.09.2022 um 11:11 schrieb Brian Coleman <brian.coleman.velchron at gmail.com>:
> 
> Hi,  
> Thanks Yusuke and Herb for your quick responses.
> 
> Putting !TEX root=main.tex worked first time, but subsequently mostly not.
> Even after shutting down TeXShop and restart.
> All files share the same directory so an explicit path wasn't needed. 
> (I take it the "%" is not to be included).
> 
> I inserted !TEX root=main.tex only in one \include file at a time, nowhere else.
> So I am puzzled why it worked only sporadically.
> 
> The console reads;
> 
> This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.17 (TeX Live 2016) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
>  restricte
> ./KEPNEWT.tex:2: LaTeX Error: \CHST undefined.   [Note: \CHST is defined in therein file]
> 
> See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
>  ...                                              
>                                                  
> l.2 \renewcommand\CHST
>                       {\cb \textsc{Astronomia Nova@@}} %\textsc{Ellipses et ...
> 
> ? d \write18 enabled.
> entering extended mode
> (./KEPNEWT.tex
> LaTeX2e <2016/03/31>
> Babel <3.9r> and hyphenation patterns for 83 language(s) loaded.
> 
> ./KEPNEWT.tex:1: LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.
> 
> See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
>  ...                                              
>                                                  
> l.1  !
>       TEX root = RFIR2nd.tex.
> ? 
> 
> 
> Any further advice ?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Brian Coleman
>  
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