Difference between revisions of "TeXworks"

Latest revision as of 18:06, 5 August 2022

Download TeXworks from its Github page.

Change the following preferences:

General: no changes necessary
Editor:
- line numbers: yes
- syntax coloring: ConTeXt
- smart quotes mode: None (or Unicode characters)
Preview: no changes necessary
Typesetting:
- Paths for TeX...: add the bin path of your ConTeXt installation (that below tex/) and move it above the TeX live paths
- Processing tools/Default: ConTeXt (LuaTeX)
- Hide console output: never
Scripts: no changes necessary

Would be nice, but doesn’t work.

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-By default, choosing the ConTeXt option from the drop-down executes
-  texmfstart texexec <filename>
+Download TeXworks from its [https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks/releases Github page].
-which executes ConTeXt using pdfTeX; the XeConTeXt option executes
+Change the following preferences:
-  texmfstart texexec --xtx <filename>
+* General: no changes necessary
+* Editor:
+** line numbers: yes
+** syntax coloring: ConTeXt
+** smart quotes mode: None (or Unicode characters)
+* Preview: no changes necessary
+* Typesetting:
+** Paths for TeX...: add the bin path of your ConTeXt installation (that below <tt>tex/</tt>) and move it above the TeX live paths
+** Processing tools/Default: ConTeXt (LuaTeX)
+** Hide console output: never
+* Scripts: no changes necessary
-which uses XeTeX.
+== [[SyncTeX]] ==
-== Adding an option to use ConTeXt with LuaTeX ==
+Would be nice, but doesn’t work.
-* In the menu select Edit > Preferences...
-* Go to the Typesetting tab
+[[Category:Text Editors]]
-* 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: <code>texmfstart<code/>
-**  Parameters: <code>texexec --lua $fullname</code>
-* To typeset with MkIV (which always uses LuaTeX):
-**  Program: <code>mtxrun</code>
-**  Parameters: <code>--script context --synctec $fullname</code>