[texworks] Mail list and other issues

[Paul A Norman]

P.S.

I'll write you a direct script later.

There are a couple of prerequisites in what I sent you, that you won't want
to bother with downloading and setting up
(eval(TW.app.getGlobal("helper_twPan"));)

And eventually you will need to check your Scripting Security settings
under...

Edit/ Preferences / Scripts

May need most boxes ticked ok

and also "Stefan Löffler & Jonathan Kew" - didn't actually write that
script, the initial header was copied with their names in it - apologies.


On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 at 20:34, Paul A Norman <paul.a.norman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Iggor,
>
> I can help you with 2. finding the current file directory.
>
> I have a Script for TeXworks I often use :-)
> See if it helps or what you need - lets know...
>
> Use the TeXworks menu for Scripts/Scripting TeXworks, ask it to "Show
> Scripts Folder"
>
> Then place the following in a plain text file in there called something
> like "openContainingDirectory.js"
>
> Then in the Scripts Menu - use Scripting TeXworks, ask it to "Reload
> Scripts"
>
> Next time you use your Scripts Menu you should see an item - " Open
> containing directory"
> Use it from within the TeXworks document you want to open.
>
> (The following Script could be modified to just only show the path on the
> status panel at the bottom of TeXworks as well perhaps.)
>
> I hope this helps,
> kind regards,
>
> Paul
>
>
> // TeXworksScript
> // Title: Open containing directory
> // Description: Opens the directory containing the current file in the
> default file browser
> // Author: Stefan Löffler & Jonathan Kew
> // Version: 0.1.1
> // Date: 2011-07-26
> // Script-Type: standalone
> // Shortcut: Alt+O, Alt+C, Alt+D
>
>   eval(TW.app.getGlobal("helper_twPan")); //  Comment if NOT Needed - This
> includes PhpJs ($P), twConst, msgBox, twPan ($tw), string.toTitleCase()
>
> function basename(str) {
>     var base;
>
>     base = str.replace(/\/[^\/]*$/, "");
>
>     if(base == "") {
>         if(TW.platform() == "Windows") // should never happen; there
> should always be <letter>: left
>             base = "C:/"
>         else
>             base = "/";
>     }
>
>     if(TW.platform() == "Windows") // Windows 8.1 wants backslashes in
> *some* system calls
>             base = base.replace(/\//g,"\\");
>
>     return base;
> }
>
>
> // WIndows 81 has broken this... TeXworks needs to be "Run as
> Administrator"
>    TW.launchFile(basename(TW.target.fileName));
>
>   //TW.launchFile( TW.target.fileName );
> /*
>   var thisDirectory = basename(TW.target.fileName);
>  // thisDirectory =TW.target.fileName;
>
>   cmd = "%windir%\\explorer.exe /E,\"" +  thisDirectory + "\"";
>
>   twPan.file_put_contents( thisDirectory + "\\open.bat", cmd);
>
>   twPan.osCmd("cmd /c \""+  thisDirectory  +"\\open.bat\"", true);
>
>
>   TW.app.clipboard = cmd;
>
>   twPan.alert(cmd);
>   */
>
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 at 03:22, Iggor Ya. D. <iggor at sci.lebedev.ru> wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I work for some time with Texworks under Windows (primarily Win7 32).
>> Now I have the newest version:
>> TeXworks-win-setup-0.6.2-201704300708-git_7ecce17.exe
>> While working I have encountered some issues with the program:
>>
>> 1. Automated mailing form the Texworks to the mail list don't work:
>> mailto:texworks at tug.org?... etc  - failed due to unknown reason. Mail
>> agent was setup and mailto works from Firefox (but not from command
>> prompt, of course).
>>
>> 2. Very annoying issue:  while working with different versions of the
>> same text it is almost impossible to figure out what version is opened
>> (in which directory lays the current file). The only method is to try
>> to save the file, but it is not so good and the user can rewrite the
>> file unwillingly.
>>
>> Is there any ways to make available solution?
>>
>> --
>> С уважением,
>>  Iggor                          mailto:iggor at sci.lebedev.ru
>>
>>
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