Re: [Bug-AUCTeX] [Ardi] preview-latex not working under Miktex on WinXP with Auctex

[David Kastrup]

Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:

> * David Kastrup (2005-10-09) writes:
>
>> Forwarding this message to the AUCTeX bug list, as that seems to be
>> the most appropriate location.
>>
>> From: Ardi <address@hidden>
>> Subject: preview-latex not working under Miktex on WinXP with Auctex
> [...]
>> When I load circ.tex to emacs Auctex is activated but preview-latex
>> not.  Below is my c:\_emacs file content which I have "stolen" as an
>> example from a webpage.  Where is the problem then?
>
> You haven't configured/activated AUCTeX and preview-latex as
> described in the accompanying manual.  What you are experiencing is
> just another sad example that copying outdated configuration
> snippets from some web page wastes time of both users and
> developers.  I recommend dumping your init file.

Maybe we should go through all variables on startup that are supposed
to be setq-ed only in auctex.el/tex-site.el and complain when they
appear to have customized values?

It's not like this is a rare occurence.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum