[OS X TeX] map files

[Herb Schulz]

On 6/25/04 9:48 AM, "Brian Jensen" <bdjensen at umich.edu> wrote:

> 
> On Jun 25, 2004, at 10:29 AM, Frans Goddijn wrote:
>> 
>> Is there a way to use the 'finder' to search for files, like a list of
>> locations of files with the name psfonts.map?
> 
> Frank,
> 
> I use the finder to search for TeX files. You can navigate to the
> "teTeX" folder (either use the link to it in /Library/teTeX, or use
> Go->Go To Folder..., and then go to "/usr/local/teTeX"). Then, in the
> search box in the upper right corner of the finder window, use the
> pull-down menu to select "selection." Anything you type in the search
> box will now be looked for in the teTeX folder or subfolders. For
> convenience, I actually pulled the teTeX folder over into the left side
> of the finder window, so that I can easily click on it at any time to
> do a search for TeX files. This is a great way to find documentation or
> to check for an installed package as well.
> 
> Brian
> 

Howdy,

With the Find Command (Cmd-F) in the Finder you can add a criteria that sets
Visibility of ``visible and invisible items'' and then it will search within
most invisible folders. In particular it will look within the teTeX tree for
files.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)

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