[texworks] Document Version-ing and synctex Previewing

[Paul A Norman]

Thanks Alain,

That at first glance looks really really useful, and very well established
and supported.

Will explore it for our needs when I get time.

I wonder of this sort of need  is a possible aspect of the planned eventual
Project Management side of TeXworks?

Thanks again,
paul

On 21 June 2011 19:54, Alain Delmotte <esperanto at swing.be> wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I had a look to the link you provided.
>
> It seems that Bazaar could match our requirements; it is a distributed
> system, but it can be used purely locally (as I understand it).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Bazaar_(software)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar_(software)>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alain
>
> Le 21/06/2011 09:01, Paul A Norman a écrit :
>
>> Alain,
>>
>> Yes afaik - also a problem, as for you,  when we are mobile
>> w.o internet.
>>
>> Just trialled a hook script that automatically offers to
>> make unique date-time named copies of main TeX document each
>> time the document is typeset. That Script could be altered
>> to optionally point to a any directory for saving, ...
>> portable harddrive or a thumb storage perhaps.
>>
>> I'm also looking here when I get time:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**List_of_revision_control_**software<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_revision_control_software>
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On 21 June 2011 18:38, Alain Delmotte <esperanto at swing.be
>> <mailto:esperanto at swing.be>> wrote:
>>
>>    Hi!
>>
>>    Le 20/06/2011 01:27, Charlie Sharpsteen a écrit :
>>
>>        On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 4:07 PM, Paul A
>>        Norman<paul.a.norman at gmail.com
>>        <mailto:paul.a.norman at gmail.**com <paul.a.norman at gmail.com>> >
>>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>        Have you considered using a version control system
>>        such as Git,
>>        Mercurial or SVN? Then you would just have one copy,
>>        These-Fair-Isles.tex, and the ability to rewind to
>>        any prior version.
>>        Plus, distributed systems like Git and Mercurial
>>        offer even more
>>        security of work by allowing you to easily mirror
>>        your documents
>>        across multiple computers in case the proverbial
>>        bolt of lightning
>>        strikes your main machine.
>>
>>        -Charlie
>>
>>
>>    As I understand the documentations, these version
>>    control system require to work over internet! Right?
>>
>>    Is there a system which could completely be installed
>>    locally? I mean working on a machine not connected to
>>    Internet or which doesn't require to?
>>
>>    --
>>    Alain
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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