[OS X TeX] Mactex (texlive2008) input of shortcuts only works if input file in same directory as .tex

[Neal Beck]

Hi
Just switched from miktex on a pc to mactex (texlive2008) on a mbp. 
Front end is acquamacs if relevant.

In miktex I could put a file of math shortcuts, nealshortcuts.tex in the 
texmf tree and then use it as input to any file.

Since I have switched, this only works if nealshortcuts.tex is in the 
same file i am texing. Output is below (edited).

Can any one point me to what i am doing wrong.

TIA
neal


(./ts_2008rev_tst912.tex (/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2004/02/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
(/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size12.clo))
(/Users/nealbeck 1/Library/texmf/tex/latex/misc/vmargin.sty
Package: vmargin 2000/03/14 V2.2b (VK) set document margins
) (/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amsmath.sty
For additional information on amsmath, use the `?' option.
(/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsmath/amstext.sty
BUNCH OF STUFF LOADED CORRECTLY
(/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/xspace.sty)
(/Users/nealbeck 1/Library/texm
MY SHORCUTS
(/Users/nealbeck 1/Library/texmf/tex/latex/misc/nealshortcuts.tex)
(./ts_2008rev_tst912.aux)
MORE STUFF
(/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/supp-pdf.tex
(/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/supp-mis.tex
loading : Context Support Macros / Miscellaneous (2004.10.26)
  Macros / PDF (2004.03.26)
.
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