[texworks] Problem of compiling several tex files in one main file

[Paul A Norman]

Here is some further information which might be useful for some ...

'Latex File Paths With Spaces: Challenges And Workarounds'
By
The Latexum Team
February 27, 2024

https://latexum.com/latex-file-paths-with-spaces-challenges-and-workarounds/

Also if working under most Windows versions, it's possible to assign an
unused drive letter to a document path root, and use relative path's from
there in *tex for document trees (even avoiding spaces in the lower
branches of the tree under your control)...

https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/assign-drive-letters-to-folders-in-windows/

Similar techniques (but obviously not with drive letters) are available in
Linux symbolic links etc.

If you 'trust' TeXworks and your *TeX installation ...

In Windows if you face too many file permission issues, consider creating a
special Administrator account for running TeXworks/*TeX etc only.

Or you can start TeXworks with top level elevated privileges. This could be
done in a batch file or PowerShell script - where you can also set useful
additional path elements and environment varibles.

Paul


On Sunday, 17 November 2024, Philip Taylor <P.Taylor at hellenic-institute.uk>
wrote:
>
> On 16/11/2024 21:41, Stefan Löffler wrote:
>
> I would add the following two recommendations:
>
> *) Avoid paths with spaces (e.g., try something like "Latex-works"
instead of "Latex works")
>
> That really can be difficult (in practice, impossible) if one is
referencing files under one's own \Users space — for example, my \Users
space is D:\Users\Philip Taylor, and any file stored therein or thereunder
will automatically have an explicit space in the path.
>
> --
> Philip Taylor
>
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