WinEdt ⇒ latex+dvips in one click ... ?

[M.A]

Hello,

Is it possible in WinEdt to add a button that performs several compiling operations consecutively by a single click.. ?
example: latex and dvips in one click or latex+dvips+ ps2pdf in once.

I noticed that TeXnicCenter has this feature.

[M.A]

It is a very simple question, can it be done or not ??!

[fatra2]

Hi there,

It is a very simple question. The answer can be very simple to: Yes. Everything can be done with computer. You can even make them fly, if you feel like it.

The real question is how simple is it. For this you should give a little bit more explanation on what your intentions are, and if you are ready for some serious reprogramming. Otherwise, why do you even want to have everything into a single click. When writing with LaTeX, you should concentrate on the content of your text, and let the program take care of the rest. As a matter of fact, your aim should be to compile your text as rarely as possible.

With a bit more information on your intention, we can try to help you further.

Cheers

[frabjous]

Hi there,

When writing with LaTeX, you should concentrate on the content of your text, and let the program take care of the rest. As a matter of fact, your aim should be to compile your text as rarely as possible.

No offense, but that sounds like terrible advice. If you write for days without compiling, and there are compilation errors, it's far more difficult to find them than if you identify and fix compilation errors as they come up, so that if you get a new one, you know it must be contained in the changes since last compilation.

With a bit more information on your intention, we can try to help you further.

His intention is perfectly clear. Personally, I haven't used WinEdt, so I don't know the answer, I'm afraid. I'm surprised no one else does.

[josephwright]

It's certainly do-able, but from memory you have to fiddle with the scripts WinEdt uses for compilation. These changed relatively recently: which WinEdt version do you use? By the way, you might be best asking on the WinEdt mailing list: there are some very experienced users there, and I'm not sure they look here that often.

[M.A]

Thanks for the responses,

For this you should give a little bit more explanation on what your intentions are

I compile the document to ps frequently (like every 5 minutes) because if not, the errors will accumulate and it's annoying to fix them, as frabjous commented.

which WinEdt version do you use?

I use v5.6.
I will follow your advice and ask on the mailing lists if I didn't find the answer here.

[josephwright]

One obvious question: do you need to go via DVI? Direct pdfLaTeX compilation is favoured by a lot of people (including me).

[M.A]

Yes, because I frequently use PSTricks and eps figures.

[localghost]

[...] It is a very simple question. The answer can be very simple to: Yes. Everything can be done with computer. You can even make them fly, if you feel like it. [...]

This comment fits better in a forum about philosophy but not in a LaTeX forum where practical advice is needed. Next time you should think thoroughly about your answer. I leave the rest uncommented.

[...] Is it possible in WinEdt to add a button that performs several compiling operations consecutively by a single click.. ? [...]

Perhaps the FAQ of the WinEdt Community can be helpful [1]. These guys should have a solution. But as an alternative you could use the auto-pst-pdf package and compile directly with pdflatex. But then you have to call the (MiKTeX) compiler with an additional switch.

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pdflatex --enable-write18 filename.tex

This enables the compiler to execute external programs. Add the switch to the setup of your PDF build profile in WinEdt.

[1] WinEdt.org -- Help & Documentation -- FAQ: 3.5 User interface


Best regards
Thorsten¹

[M.A]

Thanks localghost, I will investigate the option you have suggested.

Regards,