Tomaso I think there is a problem with synctex in TeXworks, which is probably why I never use it. Best Wishes Keith McKay
On Thu, 26 May 2022, 18:03 Tommaso Gordini via ntg-context, < ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote: > Thank you, Keith! > > Everything works fine, except Synctex. > > So, between MkIV and LMTX you recommend LMTX. Perfect. > > Tommaso > > Il gio 26 mag 2022, 17:55 Keith McKay via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> > ha scritto: > >> Hi Tommaso >> >> I use TeXworks with ConText stand alone LMTX. To set it up to run >> context do the following. >> >> Open TexWorks and then click on TexWorks in the menu bar then >> Preferences. The TexWorks Preference window will open up. >> >> Click on the Typesetting tab and you will see two panes. One marked >> "Paths for TeX and related Programs" and another marked "Processing Tools". >> >> Next to Processing Tools is a + button. Click on this and a "Tool >> Configuration" window appears. This is where you enter the details for >> processing by ConTeXt and this is how I have set this up on my mac mini M1. >> >> Name: LMTX >> >> % Here you need to use the Browse button to get to the mtxrun. On my mac >> it is the path to the directory tex which contains the file mtxrun as >> shown below. Yours may be different. Since mtxrun is an alias for >> luametatex it substitutes luametatex. I edited this to, mtxrun. >> >> Program: >> /Users/HomeDirectory/data/contextmacosarm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin/mtxrun >> >> % Next enter the arguments as follows using the + button. >> >> Arguments: --autogenerate >> >> --script >> >> context >> >> --autopdf >> >> $fullname >> >> Click OK. This takes you back to the TeXworks Prefences window (which has >> stayed open anyway). You may have to enter some more paths to the Paths >> pane. I added >> /Users/HomeDirectory/data/contextmacosarm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin just to >> be on the safe side but it may not be needed. >> >> If I have made any mistakes I'm sure the great and the good in the >> ConTeXt community will correct me. >> >> I also use TeXshop but prefer TeXworks but to be honest with with you >> there is not much of a difference between the two in my ConTeXt use. I'm >> experimenting with atom but that is a wee bit more complicated since I have >> to use the console to run context. >> >> Hope this helps >> >> Best Wishes >> >> Keith McKay >> >> On 26/05/2022 13:53, Tommaso Gordini via ntg-context wrote: >> >> Hello list, >> forgive me if my question is too general and trivial and without a >> minimum code. >> >> In the current state of ConTeXt development, which engine do you >> recommend to use *definitively*? ConTeXt MkIV or LMTX? >> >> I use macOS 10.15.7, on which I have MacTeX-2022, ConTeXt Standalone and >> ConTeXt LMTX. My editor is TeXShop 4.72 (the last one), even if Synctex >> doesn't work too well: source to PDF is almost OK, but PDF to source is >> still very inaccurate, not to mention that to activate the direct and >> reverse search you have to write such a thing as >> >> %! TEX TS-program = ConTeXt2021 >> %! TEX useAlternatePath >> %! TEX useConTeXtSyncParser >> >> \setupsynctex [state=start, method=min] >> >> \starttext >> ... >> \stoptext >> >> I also have the latest TeXworks on board, but I don't understand how to >> set it up. If you think that for ConTeXt is better than TeXShop and you >> want to teach me how to set it up, thank you. >> >> Tommaso >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to >> the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net >> archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to >> the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net >> archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net > archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ >
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