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Welcome to the Macintosh! Nowadays it's not a big difference how to use TeX on MacOS or any other Unix.== Introduction ==
==Distributions For getting ConTeXt [[MkIV]] onto a Mac there are basically two routes to take. MacTeX (TeXLive distribution made especially for Mac OSX) and Tools==the ConTeXt Suite (Standalone), recommended for all those that want the most current versions or latest developments in ConTeXt.
* [http://www.rna.nl/tex.html gwTeX] via [http://www.rna.nl/ii.html iInstaller], auto-updatable distribution* [[XeTeX]]Naturally, aTeX processor that uses special typography features of OS X (available via iInstaller).* [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXshop]there are other ways, TeX editor but they are more for experienced Mac users and PDF viewer* [http://itexmacthose comfortable with using the command line.sourceforge.net/ iTeXMac], TeX editor and PDF viewer
==Installation==* The simplest method is to use MacTeX, but as this is essentially TeXLive you will not have the most recent binaries (generally frozen for a year).* The advantage is that you get TeX et al, fonts and some nice utilities, including the editor TeXShop (highly recommended) which can run ConTeXt and TeX-Variants from within the editor without any knowledge of the command line.* ConTeXt Suite (Standalone) is recommended for those that wish to have the latest stable version, latest developmental version, or wish to run several versions of ConTeXt side by side. The downside to the side by side approach is that you need some knowledge of how to use the command line and how to set-up the paths in a Unix environment.
* If you have a broad bandwith internet connection, use Gerben Wierda's iInstaller to install the latest TeXlive tree and (afterwards) the latest ConTeXt beta.* You can also buy a TeXlive DVD.== MacTeX ==
==MacOS 9 The easiest way to install ConTeXt on Mac OSX is to use the the MacTeX distribution. MacTeX is a TeXLive distribution modified especially for use on Mac OSX. It will install every thing you need to run ConTeXt, TeX, LaTeX, Xe(ClassicLa)==TeX, along with the editors [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ TeXShop] and TeXWorks, the TeX Live Utility for managing updates, fonts and many other goodies.
Unfortunately it's ''not possible'' As MacTeX is a TeXLive distribution all binaries are generally frozen for a year. If you wish to use have a more current version or the latest beta version of ConTeXt on MacOS Classic. You can get as far as creating you should consider, also installing the "ConTeXt formats with one of the [http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/versions.html Classical Distributions], but Suite" often called "Standalone ConTeXt's Perl scripts won't work with MacPerl (I tried hard."..). Perhaps the problems could be solved, but who'll put a lot of effort in a deprecated system?
So everything else on this After installing MacTeX all you need to do is set up TeXShop to use ConTeXt, see the [[TeXShop]] page refers to MacOS X.
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==Links= Installing MacTeX ===
* [http://www.esmtug.psuorg/mactex/ Download and follow the instructions from the MacTeX site] (Installer larger than 2GB, instructions for slower internet connections on the site of MacTeX) * You can also [http://tug.eduorg/TeXLive/macacquire.html buy a TeXLive DVD] (if you are a member of a TeX user group you often get it for free). ==Standalone ConTeXt== The new [[LMTX]] distribution is also able to run [[MkIV]] files. See [[Installation]] or [[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]] for details. == Configuring ConTeXt-Aware Editors on the Mac == Typically, most editors work out of the box with MacTeX, but if you are using a version earlier than those shipped with MacTeX 2011 (TeXShop 2.42), or if you would like to use the Standalone distribution (ConTeXt Suite), you need to configure engines for ConTeXt manually. * [[TeXShop]]* [[TeXworks]]* [[Texpad]]* [[BBEdit]]* [[TextMate]] == Skim (PDF viewer) == Unless you are using TeXshop or TeXworks with built-texin viewers, the recommended PDF viewer with SyncTeX support and auto-refresh on Mac OS X is [http:/ Mac/skim-TeXapp.sourceforge.net/ Skim]. == More Links == * [http://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX Home Page] (Penn State UniversityMacTeX at TUG)* [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXshop], a simple, elegant TeX editor and PDF viewer.* There are more [[Text Editors]] that support ConText. {{Installation navbox}} [[Category:Installation]]
