TH XLATEX 1 "august 24, 1994"  "Xlatex Version 3.3c"


SH SYNTAX
B xlatex
[\fIToolkit args\fP] [\fIcontrol args\fP] [\fBdocument\fP]

SH DESCRIPTION
PP
\fIXlatex\fP has been designed to simplify the use of text processing tools
relatives to \fITeX\fP or \fILaTeX\fP. It's a main board with \fBcommand
buttons\fP to initiate the work, \fPchangeable fields\fP representing the
working environment and a \fBscrollable input/output window\fP receiving
diagnostic messages. Xlatex is \fBNOT\fP a new previewer nor a \fIwysiwyg\fP
package: it's just a fast and practice commands sequencer.

SH ARGUMENTS
sp 1
TP 1c
\fBdocument\fP
absolute or relative path to the \fILaTeX\fP document. The \fI.tex\fP suffix
may or may not be specified. By default \fBdocument.tex\fP is assumed.

PP

SH CONTROL ARGUMENT
sp 1
TP 1c
\fB-gfont\fP \fIfont\fP
Generic font for the various fonts used in the design of \fIxlatex\fP. See \fB
font resources\fP below.

PP

SH DEFAULT XLATEX WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Most of these defaults may be overriden by resources specification.
ta 4c
sp 1
directory       current working directory
sp 0
document        \fBdocument.tex\fP
sp 0
text processor  \fBlatex\fP
sp 0
previewer       \fBxdvi\fP
sp 0
driver          \fBdvips\fP
sp 0
drawing tool    \fBxfig\fP
sp 0
printer command \fBlpr\fP
sp 0
printer station defined in the \fBPRINTER\fP environment variable
sp 0
text editor     defined in the \fBEDITOR\fP environment variable
DT

PP

SH THE XLATEX WINDOW

The xlatex window is divided in three parts:
RS 1c
- command buttons
sp 0
- fields defining the working environment
sp 0
- scrollable input/output window
RE

sp 1
B command buttons
sp 1
TP 2.5c
\fBPROCESS\fP
submit the document to the text processor
TP 2.5c
\fBDRAW\fP
call a drawing tool
TP 2.5c
\fBVIEW\fP
call the previewer
TP 2.5c
\fBPOSTSCRIPT\fP
generate a PostScript document
TP 2.5c
\fBPRINT\fP
popup a form which allow you to specify the printing command and its optional
arguments, the printer, the pages range and the number of copies. By clicking
in the \fBOK\fP button, the \fBdvips\fP command is executed in pipe with the
\fIprinter\fP command.
TP 2.5c
\fBSTATUS\fP
show the printer queue.
TP 2.5c
\fBEDIT\fP
invoke the text editor with the current document. If the \fBediteurAvecXterm\fP
resource has a \fBtrue\fP value, the editor is invoked inside an \fBxterm\fP
session.
TP 2.5c
\fBQUIT\fP
quit the application.

PP

sp 1
B fields defining the working environment
sp 1
These fields can be modified at any time.
RS 1c
TP 2.5c
\fBdirectory\fP
current working directory
TP 2.5c
\fBdocument\fP
current document (the \fI.tex\fP doesn't appear)
TP 2.5c
\fBpreviewer\fP
current previewer. Cliking inside popups a menu showing a list of \fIdvi\fP
previewers (see \fBvisionneurs\fP resource) and next a list of \fIPostScript\fP
previewers (see \fBvisionneursPS\fP resource).
TP 2.5c
\fBtext processor\fP
current text processor
TP 2.5c
\fBdrawing tool\fP
current drawing tool.
TP 2.5c
\fBeditor\fP
current text editor.
RE
PP
sp 1
B scrolled input/output window
sp 1

This window receives all the messages produced by the execution of
commands submited like \fIlatex\fP and so on. You can type
messages which are send to the current executing command.

Note that the \fB^C\fP and \fP^D\fP sequences send the \fPSIGINT\fP and
\fPSIGTERM\fP respectively to the last submited text processor.

SH
NOTES
PP
Commands linked with buttons are executed by \fIexecv\fP (3) or
\fIexecl\fP (3). Therefore, these commands can't be shell scripts.


SH ACCELERATORS
PP
Available everywhere in the xlatex window, accelerators have the same
effect as command buttons. Here are the relationships between
accelerators and the command buttons:
sp 1
RS 1c
Meta-t  PROCESS (\fBT\fPeX)
sp 0
Meta-f  FIG
sp 0
Meta-p  PRINT
sp 0
Meta-d  DVIPS
sp 0
Meta-v  VIEW
sp 0
Meta-s  STATUS
sp 0
Meta-e  EDIT
sp 0
Meta-q  QUIT
RE

SH RESSOURCES
PP
Resources may figure in your X-defaults resources file, \fBXlatex\fP is
the application name.
TP 2.5c
\fBrepertoireInitial\fP
initial directory. If not specified, it's the current working directory.
It may be usefull to specify this resource if you always invoke xlatex
from a menu.
TP 2.5c
\fBfaconneur\fP
text processor (\fBlatex\fP by default)
TP 2.5c
\fBvisionneurs\fP
list of device-independent previewers (separated by a space or comma). A default
previewer can be set by preceding its name by a wildcard character (*).
TP 2.5c
\fBvisionneursPS\fP
list of PostScript previewers (separated by a space or comma). A default
previewer can be set by preceding its name by a wildcard character (*).
TP 2.5c
\fBediteur\fP
text editor (issued by default from the \fBEDITOR\fP environment
variable)
TP 2.5c
\fBpilote\fP
PostScript driver command (\fBdvips\fP) by default)
TP 2.5c
\fBimpression\fP
Postscript printer command piped with dvips (\fBlpr\fP by default)
TP 2.5c
\fBdessin\fP
drawing command (default \fBxfig\fP)
TP 2.5c
\fBediteurAvecXterm\fP
If \fBTrue\fP (the default), the text editor session will be invoked
under an xterm session (\fIgnu-emacs\fP doesn't require this).

PP
SH RESSOURCES EXAMPLES
sp 1
ta
Xlatex.visionneurs:     *xdvi, texx
sp 0
Xlatex.visionneursPS:   ghostview, gs
sp 1
DT

\fBbitmap\fP standard resources can be applied to command buttons :
sp 1
Xlatex*faconner.bitmap: xlatex.faconner
sp 0
Xlatex*visionner.bitmap:        xlatex.visionner
sp 0
Xlatex*dessiner.bitmap: xlatex.dessiner
sp 0
Xlatex*imprimer.bitmap: xlatex.imprimer
sp 0
Xlatex*editer.bitmap:   xlatex.editer
sp 0
Xlatex*statut.bitmap:   xlatex.statut
sp 0
Xlatex*quitter.bitmap:  xlatex.quitter
sp 1

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SH WIDGETS TREE
sp 1
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p.sp 0
Xlatex  xlatex
sp 0
       Form  form
sp 0
               Command  editer
sp 0
               Command  dessiner
sp 0
               Command  faconner
sp 0
               Command  visionner
sp 0
               Command  postscript
sp 0
               Command  imprimer
sp 0
               Command  statut
sp 0
               Command  quitter
sp 0
               Label  repertoireLab
sp 0
               Text  repertoire
sp 0
               Label  dessinLab
sp 0
               Text  dessin
sp 0
               Label  documentLab
sp 0
               Text  document
sp 0
               Label  visionneursLab
sp 0
               MenuButton  visionneurs
sp 0
                       SimpleMenu  menuVisionneurs
sp 0
                               SmeBSB  xdvi
sp 0
                               SmeBSB  texx
sp 0
                               SmeLine  separateur
sp 0
                               SmeBSB  ghostview
sp 0
                               SmeBSB  gs
sp 0
               Label  faconneurLab
sp 0
               Text  faconneur
sp 0
               Label  editeurLab
sp 0
               Text  editeur
sp 0
               Label  piloteLab
sp 0
               Text  pilote
sp 0
               Text  interaction
sp 0
               TransientShell  popup
sp 0
                       Form  form
sp 0
                               Label  impressionLab
sp 0
                               Text  impression
sp 0
                               Label  imprimanteLab
sp 0
                               Text  imprimante
sp 0
                               Toggle  toutesTog
sp 0
                               Label  toutesLab
sp 0
                               Toggle  deTog
sp 0
                               Label  deLab
sp 0
                               Text  de
sp 0
                               Label  aLab
sp 0
                               Text  a
sp 0
                               Command  ok
sp 0
                               Command  annuler
sp 0
                               Label  copiesLab
sp 0
                               Text  copies
sp 0
PP
SH FILES
sp 0
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Xlatex
sp 0
~/.Xdefaults


SH BUGS
sp 1
When \fBXlatex\fP exits, it sends \fBSIGTERM\fP signal to the process group of
which it's the leader. However if some of these process create a new process group
or session, this signal will be ineffective.

SH AUTHOR
PP
Mario Dragone
br
IUP Vannes (France)

Send bugs and comments to:
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