[texworks] [XeTeX] Alternative location for output PDF files (and, ideally, all non-source files)

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Oct 25, 2014, at 1:30 PM, Philip Taylor <P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk> wrote:
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> Philip Taylor wrote:
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>> Zdenek Wagner wrote:
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>>> XeTeX has an -output-directory=DIR command line option. I hope all
>>> output will go there.
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> This does indeed work as hoped, but it introduces two new problems, one of which I have solved (TeX no longer finds the generated auxiliary files -- solution :  add parent directory of output directory and all sub-directories thereof to TEXINPUTS.xetex in "texmf.cnf") and one of which is causing real problems :  TeXworks no longer knows where the output file is, so no longer refreshes the previewer after a successful compilation.  Can anyone advise how to work around this, please ?
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> Philip Taylor

Howdy,

You can temporarily set DropBox to Pause Syncing and then restart it after you're done.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)