zsh completion of just latex files

zsh completion of just latex files

[zzapper]

Hi,

In a directory full of latex files *.tex and all the *.toc *.dvi etc I
want a widget to only complete *.tex  file eg

vtex some_tex_file.tex

I would normally write a function for this, but I guess I should be
thinking zsh.

How should I do this?


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Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[Sartoo]

* zzapper wrote:
> Hi,
Hi, 
> In a directory full of latex files *.tex and all the *.toc *.dvi etc I
> want a widget to only complete *.tex  file eg
 
> vtex some_tex_file.tex

> I would normally write a function for this, but I guess I should be
> thinking zsh.
 
> How should I do this?

#v+
compctl -g '*.tex*' + -g '*(-/)' {la,v}tex pdflatex
#v-

I discovered this line in my ~/.zshrc and it works well, well enough for
me, maybe also for you.

For further information you have to RTFM zshcompctl(1).

> zzapper (vim, cygwin, wiki & zsh)

Sartoo

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Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[Bart Schaefer]

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, zzapper wrote:

> In a directory full of latex files *.tex and all the *.toc *.dvi etc I
> want a widget to only complete *.tex  file eg
> 
> vtex some_tex_file.tex
> 
> How should I do this?

Assuming (a) that you're using compsys rather than compctl and (b) that 
there isn't already a specialized completer for "vtex", the way to do this
is with the zstyle mechanism, specifically the file-patterns style.  The
example in the manual is very similar to this:

zstyle ':completion:*:*:vtex:*' file-patterns \
	'*.tex:tex-files' '*.toc:toc-files *.dvi:dvi-files' '%p:all-files'

This means to first try to complete tex files, then (simultaneously, note
that the next two specs are both in the same string) toc or dvi files if
there are no tex, and finally all files.

Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[Pierre HABOUZIT]

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> Assuming (a) that you're using compsys rather than compctl and (b) that 
> there isn't already a specialized completer for "vtex", the way to do this
> is with the zstyle mechanism, specifically the file-patterns style.  The
> example in the manual is very similar to this:
> 
> zstyle ':completion:*:*:vtex:*' file-patterns \
> 	'*.tex:tex-files' '*.toc:toc-files *.dvi:dvi-files' '%p:all-files'
> 
> This means to first try to complete tex files, then (simultaneously, note
> that the next two specs are both in the same string) toc or dvi files if
> there are no tex, and finally all files.

I would like to do something like that but that creates a new group
name. for me it's not with vtex at all, but for kghostview (a gv like)

I would like to have two groups :

---- PostScript or PDF files

printing on my screen before the file list.
(btw I have the correct formats in my .zshrc)

is that possible ?

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Pierre Habouzit
 
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Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[Bart Schaefer]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Pierre HABOUZIT wrote:

> [I, that is Bart, wrote:]
> > zstyle ':completion:*:*:vtex:*' file-patterns \
> > 	'*.tex:tex-files' '*.toc:toc-files *.dvi:dvi-files' '%p:all-files'
> 
> I would like to do something like that but that creates a new group
> name.

That's essentially what the above example does, except that it doesn't
supply descriptions for the groups.

In the doc for the file-patterns style, you'll find:

     The TAGs of all strings in the value will be offered by _files and
     used when looking up other styles.  Any TAGs in the same word will
     be offered at the same time and before later words.  If no `:TAG'
     is given the `files' tag will be used.

     The TAG may also be followed by an optional second colon and a
     description, which will be used for the `%d' in the value of the
     format style (if that is set) instead of the default description
     supplied by the completion function.  If the description given
     here contains itself a `%d', that is replaced with the description
     supplied by the completion function.

So something like:

 zstyle ':completion:*:*:kghostview:*' file-patterns \
     '*.(ps|pdf):pspdf-files:PostScript\ or\ PDF\ files' \
     '%p:all-files:all\ other\ files'

Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[Pierre HABOUZIT]

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>      '*.(ps|pdf):pspdf-files:PostScript\ or\ PDF\ files' \
ok, I only missed the :PostScript\ or\ PDF\ files' part.
thank you very much !
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Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[zzapper]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:01:01 -0700 (PDT),  wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, zzapper wrote:
>
>> In a directory full of latex files *.tex and all the *.toc *.dvi etc I
>> want a widget to only complete *.tex  file eg
>> 
>> vtex some_tex_file.tex
>> 
>> How should I do this?
>
>Assuming (a) that you're using compsys rather than compctl and (b) that 
>there isn't already a specialized completer for "vtex", the way to do this
>is with the zstyle mechanism, specifically the file-patterns style.  The
>example in the manual is very similar to this:
>
>zstyle ':completion:*:*:vtex:*' file-patterns \
>	'*.tex:tex-files' '*.toc:toc-files *.dvi:dvi-files' '%p:all-files'
>
>This means to first try to complete tex files, then (simultaneously, note
>that the next two specs are both in the same string) toc or dvi files if
>there are no tex, and finally all files.
>
Pardon my ignorance, do I have 2 choose between the two methods of
completion compsys and compctl, can I mix them, do I have to activate
one or the other?

(Sorry a lot of zsh help still baffles me, I'll get there but I just
haven't grasped the principles)

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Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[zzapper]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:59:30 +0100,  wrote:


>>
>>zstyle ':completion:*:*:vtex:*' file-patterns \
>>	'*.tex:tex-files' '*.toc:toc-files *.dvi:dvi-files' '%p:all-files'
>>
>>This means to first try to complete tex files, then (simultaneously, note
>>that the next two specs are both in the same string) toc or dvi files if
>>there are no tex, and finally all files.
>>
to be more specifc the above method didn't work for while the "old"
method from Sartoo worked just fine

compctl -g '*.tex*' + -g '*(-/)' {la,v}tex pdflatex

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Re: zsh completion of just latex files

[Bart Schaefer]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, zzapper wrote:

> Pardon my ignorance, do I have 2 choose between the two methods of
> completion compsys and compctl, can I mix them, do I have to activate
> one or the other?

You have to activate compsys (by calling "compinit" from your ~/.zshrc) in 
order to use it; the default is compctl.

Once activated, compsys can be told to fall back on compctl for anything
that it's not able to handle, but there is no way to have compctl tried
first and then fall back on compsys.

(I believe the compsys fallback to compctl happens without any need for
special intervention, that is, you have to set a style to turn it _off_.
The style name is "use-compctl".)

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, zzapper wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:59:30 +0100,  wrote:
> 
> >>zstyle ':completion:*:*:vtex:*' file-patterns \
> >>	'*.tex:tex-files' '*.toc:toc-files *.dvi:dvi-files' '%p:all-files'
> >>
> to be more specifc the above method didn't work for while the "old"
> method from Sartoo worked just fine

I suspect that means you've not called "compinit".

	autoload -U compinit
	compinit