[OS X TeX] Starting the engine

[Herbert Schulz]

On Sep 18, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:

> 
> On Sep 18, 2013, at 8:49 AM, Ulrich Groh <ugroh at me.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have put 
>> % !TeX program = lualatex 
>> in the beginning of my TeX-file hoping, that automatically the engine will start. But I failed. Something wrong with my approach?
>> 
>> Ulrich
> 
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> What version of TeXShop are you using? If it's pre-3.23 (well, maybe 3.22) then you need the line
> 
> % !TEX TSprogram = lualatex
> 
> and then make sure you use Typeset->Typeset (Cmd-T) to do the typesetting. Also, check that you have the LuaLaTeX engine (may have other capitalization) active but clicking on the popup menu on the Source Toolbar (NOT the Typeset Menu).
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)

Howdy,

Ooops that should be 

% !TEX TS-program = lualatex

i.e., there should be a hyphen between the TS and the program. PS: the spaces around the = sign matter!

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)