Difference between revisions of "TeXworks"

Revision as of 16:30, 20 November 2012

By default, choosing the ConTeXt option from the drop-down executes

 texmfstart texexec <filename>

which executes ConTeXt using pdfTeX; the XeConTeXt option executes

 texmfstart texexec --xtx <filename>

which uses XeTeX.

In the menu select Edit > Preferences...
Go to the Typesetting tab
On the Typesetting tab, the "+" button at the bottom right lets you add new compilation options.
To typeset with MkII and the LuaTeX engine:
- Program: texmfstart


To typeset with MkIV (which always uses LuaTeX):
Program: mtxrun
Parameters: --script context --synctec $fullname

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-As of early 2011, TeXworks does not come with support for running ConTeXt using LuaTeX.
 By default, choosing the ConTeXt option from the drop-down executes
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 == Adding an option to use ConTeXt with LuaTeX ==
-Selecting Edit / Preferences... from the menu will bring up the preference dialog for TeXworks. The Typesetting tab lets you add additional options.
+* In the menu select Edit > Preferences...
+* Go to the Typesetting tab
-At the bottom right of the Typesetting tab list of processing tools is the + button to add a new entry. Name the new entry LuaConTeXt. For Program, use <code>texmfstart</code> as for the other entries. Then, add the following arguments one at a time, and make sure they are in the specified order:
+* On the Typesetting tab, the "+" button at the bottom right lets you add new compilation options.
+* To typeset with MkII and the LuaTeX engine:
-  texexec
+**  Program: <code>texmfstart<code/>
-  --lua
+**  Parameters: <code>texexec --lua $fullname</code>
-  $fullname
+* To typeset with MkIV (which always uses LuaTeX):
+**  Program: <code>mtxrun</code>
-You can then select LuaConTeXt to run ConTeXt using LuaTeX.
+**  Parameters: <code>--script context --synctec $fullname</code>