[OS X TeX] kind of TeXShop for Windows ?

[William F. Adams]

On Oct 30, 2004, at 11:01 AM, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:

> although I have ever been a happy Mac user (and will probably ever be)
> sometimes I have to work TeX-files also under WindowsXP.
>
> Is there something comparable to TeXShop under Windows?
> Most important to me would be
> - the wonderful magnifier!

This you get in most of the dvi viewers

> - the comfortable automatic refreshment!

I think that happens w/ the dvi viewers as well (haven't ever run a 
Windows system which was quick enough for it to matter).

The problem is, it's a .dvi, you have to install extra things to view 
(say) .eps graphics, and it's not pdftex.

Bakoma TeX seems potentially the closest, but it's a time-limited demo 
one has to license. Or of course there's Scientific Workplace &c.

There is a recent setup called protext which TUG is looking for testers 
for --- it uses texnic center and seems decent enough.

Using LyX seems the best alternative to my mind... the free QT version 
for Windows runs pretty much like a Windows app.

William

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