Run LaTeX

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This macro, run_latex, runs LaTeX on the current file. LaTeX status messages are sent to the terminal. If any errors were reported the macro will move to the line containing the error, and output the help message from the log file to the terminal. You'll need to add \scrollmode to the start of your LaTeX file.

You can also add rational LaTeX commands which modify the file before it's saved and allow you to change the LaTeX syntax. If you don't want to use these, delete the relevant lines of the macro.

Someone sent me a macro which you could use to send just the selection to LaTeX, but I lost it. Sorry kids. But it shouldn't be that difficult to rewrite. I'll sort it out sometime. I've also got a couple of other ideas on how to improve this macro, I was delaying its release until I'd added them, but after 6 months of inactivity I decided I better just upload what was there. :)

Also, you may want to look at this shell script, texpick, which decides if one should run AMSTeX, LaTeX, or plain TeX.

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Released on  Wed, 21 Nov 2001  by C. Denat