pstricks
R grdunik
I have just started using the pstricks package. To get the final PDF
file, I have to do the following in winedt:
1- LaTeX
2- dvi-->ps
3- ps --> pdf
This means that I have to click on three icons every time I need to
create a PDF file. I wonder if there is a shortcut to bypass this
tedious routine.
TIA
Reza
Adrian Nievergelt
Some people use other graphics packages (eepic, pgf, etc) to compile
directly to pdf. I myself like pstricks a lot so i have a Makefile that
contains about this:
base=projectname
batch: $(base).tex
latex -interaction nonstopmode $(base).tex || true
latex -interaction nonstopmode $(base).tex || true
dvips $(base).dvi
ps2pdf $(base).ps
Which I run with "make batch" to generate output. Maybe you can
incorporate that in your editor? In windows you should be able to do
something similar using .bat files.
Adrian
Herbert Voss
if you use a GUI, like TeXmaker or TeXnikcenter then it is one click
and if not, then write your own little script which does only the
three commands. Very easy for Linux ,,,
Herbert
Dan
We said he uses WinEdt. I am not a user myself, but I am certain
it allows one to produce a build profile that will run all three
programs with one click. It should be easy, but does require
a little knowledge of the programs being run.
How many times does one have to do this that three clicks
is onerous? I sometimes edit for days without ever running
latex, much less dvips and ps2pdf.
Dan
Alan Ristow
With WinEdt you can most certainly create a macro that will run all
three, then assign it to a button so you have one-click access. I'm no
longer a WinEdt user, though, so I can't give you specific instructions.
I suggest you ask on the WinEdt mailing list (which you can join via the
WinEdt web site). You might also check www.winedt.org (NOT
www.winedt.com) to see if somebody has already written such a script and
contributed it to the WinEdt community.
Alan