[fptex] adding to the texdoctk database

Guy Worthington guyw at multiline.com.au
Thu Jul 3 12:58:54 CEST 2003


Fabrice Popineau wrote:
> Guy Worthington wrote:

>> I'd like to add some files to the texdoctk database (in particular the
>> metafun and chart manuals from the ConTeXt library).  Is there a way
>> of adding to the texdoctk database?

> Editing the texmf\texdoctk\texdoctk.dat file ? It is an ascii file.
> However, if you want to add buttons, I'm afraid you need to patch the
> Perl script (don't think it adapts automagically).

Hello Fabrice,

Since I barely read Perl and know even less about tk widgets I'm left
with one option -- to hack the texdoctk.dat file.  I'll have go at
trying to understand the format of texdoctk.dat file this weekend.



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