On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Xi Zhang <zhangxi-...@163.com> wrote:
> Richard Heck <rgheck <at> comcast.net> writes: > > > > > On 03/29/2012 05:39 PM, Xi Zhang wrote: > > > I am writing something using LyX in Windows. > > > > > > I just want a simple funtion that every time I run pdfletex, the pdf > file > can > > > be copied to the same folder in which the lyx file is. As these files > will > be > > > sycronized by Dropbox, I can reat it on iPhone or iPad. > > > > > Why don't you just export the file? Then it is put in that folder. > > > > > I know that this has been discribed in Customization.lyx as a simple > example. However, I have no idea of how > > Python works and how to make photocopier.sh executable. > > > > > That example is for Linux or OSX. > > > > Richard > > > > > > > Every time I pdflatex, I want this to be done automatically, as Dropbox > uploads it automatically as well. > > I guess Richard's suggestion was: do not do: view>>pdflatex, ***instead** do: file>>export>> pdflatex That would seem to solve your problem. You may even open a pdf viewer with file watching capabilities on the exported file before you start working on it and you'd enjoy the same advantages as working on a file residing temp directory. In fact, now that I think of, why isn't this LyX's standard behavior (as it is, e.g., in Kile)? Cheers, Stefano -- __________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Associate Research Professor Department of Hispanic Studies Ph: +1 (979) 845-2125 Texas A&M University Fax: +1 (979) 845-6421 College Station, Texas, USA stef...@tamu.edu http://stefano.cleinias.org
