From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/14373 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nigel King Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: new tex toy & new manual Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:44:14 +0000 Sender: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Message-ID: References: <6.0.0.22.2.20031027162920.030908c8@server-1> Reply-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1072259548 25630 80.91.224.253 (24 Dec 2003 09:52:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:52:28 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Wed Dec 24 10:52:25 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from ref.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.13] helo=ref.ntg.nl) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AZ5gn-0002SQ-00 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:52:25 +0100 Original-Received: from ref.ntg.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C48B10B21; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:52:17 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from mailhost2.dircon.co.uk (mailhost2.dircon.co.uk [194.112.32.66]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 693CA10B13 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:43:50 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from [1.1.3.76] (pipinghot.gw.dircon.net [195.157.154.158]) by mailhost2.dircon.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5C84608EA9 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:43:53 +0000 (GMT) User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0 Original-To: In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20031027162920.030908c8@server-1> Errors-To: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:14373 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:14373 Hans http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/texmfstart.rb This file seems no longer to be in this location -- Nigel > From: Hans Hagen > Reply-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:41:18 +0100 > To: ntg-context@ntg.nl > Subject: [NTG-context] new tex toy > > Hi, > > One of the problems with the texmf tree is to get the right > scripts/documents launched. On linux, runperl/runruby are used for that, on > windows there was runperl.exe which is now irun.exe. Those scripts/apps > work ok under most circumstances but not all (especially not when one has > multiple trees and multiple instances of the tools). > > So ... a few weeks ago I made a small tool: > > http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/texmfstart.rb : for those who > have ruby in their path > http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/texmfstart.exe : for those who > don't have ruby installed and are on windows > http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/mtexmfstart.pdf : for those who > are interested > > This tool permits things like (on windows): "texmfstart --browser > examplap.pdf" but also calls like: "texmfstart texexec.pl optional > arguments" and alike. Several search strategies are applied (see manual). > The few of you who have seen the integrated context environment (around > scite) already may have used this tool indirectly. I didn't yet test this > new gimmick on linux but will do that asap. > > The next thing that will be posted is 'texsync' which will synchronize your > local minimal tex and/or context tree (or part of it, or (part) of the > documentation) with the current distribution. (i'm playing with that right > now). > > Hans > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf > documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context