[OS X TeX] LaTeX Panel in TeXShop

[Fredrik Wallenberg]

On the topic of the LaTeX panel in TexShop my gripe is that it isn't 
using standard LaTeX commands (at least this is my guess). For example, 
≤ (=<) is inserted as \geqslant, something that generates an error when 
I try to process. The command I use is simply \ge (from Kopka) and it 
works fine. I seem to recall that I've had other similar issues. Maybe 
TeXShop is assuming that I load some package (like Amsmath), but I'm 
not sure.

Fredrik

On Sunday, Sep 8, 2002, at 11:35 US/Pacific, Holger Frauenrath wrote:

> While I personally find that there is little to improve in TexShop 
> itself, I would hope to see some improvements to the LaTeX panel 
> included in TeXShop - and I would hope that someone who knows the 
> developer who created it will forward this Email :-)
>
> I think it is great that the LaTeX panel is included in TeXShop, 
> because it is a good complement to the otherwise very simple interface 
> of TeXShop. I would usually just manually write and code everything, 
> and I love the simplicity of TeXShop for doing this (and I personally 
> prefer it to iTeXMac for this reason). But sometimes it is very 
> convenient to have the palette to add something which you do not know 
> the syntax for, or simply to "touch up" the text.
>
> In my opinion, the LaTeX panel could see some refinements.
>
> 1) The interface. I think it just consumes to much screen space - it 
> is too broad. I think the space that the individual items consume 
> should be reduced, items should be rearranged to allow for a narrower 
> window, and the tabbed interface should be replaced in this context. 
> An interface with collapsable sections instead of the tabs would be 
> more appropriate in my opinion.
>
> The inspector floating window in the 10.2 Finder (Cmd-Opt-I), and the 
> formatting palette in MS Word (excuse me for this choice of an example 
> - it is just one thing that MS got right in my opinion :-) are good 
> examples. If you do not know exactly, what I am talking about, see 
> <http://homepage.mac.com/hfrauenrath/images/palettes.jpg> for 
> screenshots.
>
> It should remember the state of collapsed/expanded sections, when you 
> close it (this is another detail in the LaTeX panel I do not like - 
> when you close and reopen it, it switches to the default tabs), and it 
> should stick to the screen edges.
>
> 2) I would hope to see a more comprehensive list of insertable items 
> (along the lines of the TeX/LaTeX menus in Alpha). I somehow seem to 
> remember that you could add items to the panel, though. If this is 
> correct, maybe someone could point me to where I can find out how to 
> do this.
>
> Best regards
> Holger
>
>
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