[OS X TeX] The `%!TEX TSprogram = TeXify' line used in TeXShop ...

[John Dann]

Can anyone explain to me the use of these %! commands anyway?

I've used TeXShop for a few years and never used them.

Specifying the file encoding seems unnecessary to me as there are many
ways in Cocoa to find out the encoding of a file, are they used by LaTeX
or TeX at all?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, thanks for your time, especially if
it really is a dumb question.

Jon

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Jonathan Dann B.Sc. (Hons.) M.Sc.

Trainee Medical Physicist
Medical Physics
Singleton Hospital
Sketty Lane
Swansea
SA2 8QA

Tel: 01792205666 ext.6385
Email: john.dann at swansea-tr.wales.nhs.uk
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