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==Mac newbie installation and configuration==
The following assumes that you want to use ConTeXt and you are a not inside unix world (otherwise, see beforeand after).
It guides you to install ConTeXt minimal installation under Mac in the typical Applications folder. Then it gives you some information
about how to configure [http://smultron.sourceforge.net/ Smultron] to work as an editor for ConTeXt.
6c. If you want to see what ConTeXs is telling you (which is fundamental in case of unexpected behaviors) you can select Tools-->Handle Commands-->Show Command Result Window. This will open a window mirroring the content of the Terminal (i.e. what ConTeXt is communicating you)
7. If you want an automatic update of the pdf you are workin on you can use another mac app, [http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ pdfview]. You have simply to install it, open your pdf file and choose the automatic update option. Every time you recompile form Smultron (or by another editor), it updates the displayed pdf
===Notes===
1. All the process requires that you have installed on your machine rsync, ruby and perl. But if you are on macosx, Apple should already have provided it, so at 99% there should not be problems.
2. We are not using the famous TeXShop editor, because it is slighlty more complicated and typically you grab it bundled with a TeX distribution (like MacTeX), and opportunely configured. By using Smultron, we have created a completely autonomous and lightweight ConTeXTMinimals installation which can work aside MacTeX/TeXShop installation. More, by pdfview we have auto update, which is one of the very relevant feature of TeXShop (If you do not know about all this stuff, see [http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Mac_Installation Mac installation]
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