[OS X TeX] Beginner help with TeXshop/MacTex needed

[William Adams]

On Aug 25, 2006, at 5:01 AM, Rowland McDonnell wrote:

> Firstly, how do I tell TeX where to look for TeX input files?  I  
> need to
> be able to add a directory tree to the list - I need to have system- 
> wide
> TeX inputs available, not just on a user by user basis.

Read README.howtexfindsfiles.txt available in:

/local/teTeX/share/texmf.gwtex (there's a link to teTeX in /Library)

> (I need to add some PS T1 founts with their support files at some  
> point
> too - any hints?)

Get Philipp Lehman's nifty Type 1 Font Installation Guide:

http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/Type1fonts/fontinstallationguide/ 
fontinstallationguide.pdf

Works just like Unix, or you could use XeTeX which has become  
amazingly mature:

http://scripts.sil.org/xetex

> Secondly, I don't suppose if anyone knows if there's anything like a
> manual for TeXShop?  Preferably something that I can print on paper  
> and
> read in the traditional way?

There've been a number of articles in TUGboat on it.

Creating a .pdf of the on-line Apple Help would be kinda nice though.

William

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William Adams
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