On 2019.04.22 06:51, Bill Wood wrote:
Is there a reason not to use pdflatex? My workflow then is = In emacs, save the doc foo.tex = switch to a virtual terminal = execute "pdflatex foo.tex" (as many times as needed)
Why would it be necessary to execute pdflatex more than once?
= execute "evince foo.pdf" = when desired, select "Print" from the "File options" menu of evince = switch back to emacs
But to print from evince requires that I take my hand off the keyboard and reach for the rodent in order to print. Kindly forgive my lack of perception, but I do not see why it is advantageous to introduce into my work routine a PDF file and a PDF viewer such as evince. In order to write say, an article, I fire up Emacs, write for a while, using LaTeX markup, now and then in Emacs executing "Ctrl-x s" to save the document (I dislike to be interrupted by the auto-save feature of Emacs). Occasionally I print out a paper copy of the incomplete article and move to my reading chair, using a pen to make revisions and correct typographical errors. To print a copy, I: = use Alt-TAB to switch to a terminal = execute "latext foo.tex" (if I am running latexmk with the -pcv option, this occurs automatically) = execute "dvips foo.dvi" (if I am running latexmk with the -pcv option, this occurs automatically) = execute "lpr foo.ps" = use Alt-TAB to return to the Emacs screen Sometimes I simply need to glance briefly at the document in typeset form, without printing it out on paper. For this, I: = use Alt-TAB to switch to a terminal = execute "latext foo.tex" (if I am running latexmk with the -pcv option, this occurs automatically) = use Alt-TAB to advance to the xdvi screen = use Alt-TAB to return to the Emacs screen