-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 30/03/12 01:26, stefano franchi wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Xi Zhang <zhangxi-...@163.com > <mailto:zhangxi-...@163.com>> > wrote: > > Richard Heck <rgheck <at> comcast.net <http://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)?
Let me guess: the export creates a document which you want to keep, while the view creates a preview document, which is kind of work in progress. So it is kind of security - preview does not mess with your documents. Cheers, Rainer > > 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 <mailto:stef...@tamu.edu> http://stefano.cleinias.org - -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University South Africa Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 Fax : +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk91X3oACgkQoYgNqgF2egomIQCfV24z4zSFSCIoqyNX0po3KI01 lkwAn13mzgjG1517iNOL6Meao9FWtgRM =GYqP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
