[AUCTeX-devel] Re: [AUCTeX] Installing auctex under Windows

[nusret]

--- David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:

> nusret <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> >> There was a
> >> problem
> >> > with postscript: it assumes 'gs' is your
> >> executable,
> >> 
> >> Ralf?  This surprises me somewhat.
> >
> >> > but it's 'gsview32c.exe'. 
> >
> > I first thought "the damn thing is not working!",
> but
> > with some effort and skimping the manual, tried
> that
> > and it worked ;-)
> 
> Ok, if you used the standard XEmacs package, it is
> not tailored for
> Windows out of the box.  And the tailoring for
> Windows does not
> include a GhostScript override, I guess.
> 
> Maybe we should add one? (Cc and followup to
> auctex-devel).

It doesn't matter to me anymore, as I already know how
to correct the problem. But you know the breed unix
guys call "windows users": I guess it would be nice
for others. Point is, I installed Xemacs for Auctex
(and installed that for preview-latex). Namely I was
new to all the suit. In case someone is like me, it
helps if one doesn't have to deal with such
annoyances. Besides, is there a version of ghostscript
with "gs.exe" (maybe cygwin?)? What's the point in
keeping the unix convention in this case?

 
> > I guess it has nothing to do with AUCTeX team, but
> I
> > just checked my Xemacs, and it doesn't list
> "desktop"
> > package even in installable packages (whatever
> that
> > desktop package is: its name is not suggestive to
> me
> > at all..)
> 
> I wanted to quote the relevant part of the
> documentation at you, but
> it appears that there is no such thing.

No problem, it's not worth trouble, most probably.


> I think it is part of the edit-utils package for
> XEmacs.
> 
> > Anyways, I fell in love with preview-latex :-).
> 
> It has been reported to happen on occasion.

Seriously, it's very useful dealing with complicated
math formulas. Sometimes I use LyX, but it has enough
little problems to put me off :). Auctex seems to be
what I was always looking for (of course with
preview-latex included ;-))

Regards.



> -- 
> David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
> 


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