David Carlisle wrote:
> try a file without \end[document} (\end for you:-) and type \end to the * > prompt > you will see that the text such as > --output-directory=... > after the filename is just typeset True -- I had not considered that possibility. > The problem is that if you configure tex to write somewhere strange you have > to configure _everything_ > (makeindex, bibtex, tex, ... to find the files that have been written: it > causes endless confusion and questions > on support lists) Well, as soon as I started using --output-directory, I adjusted my methodology to automatically search for such files in the appropriate place; it didn't seem to require a great deal of brain- power ... > compared to just (for example) configuring your editor to save a copy to your > dropbox > backup folder on each save. I have no idea whether TeXworks can do that, but for me --output-directory is a very useful feature. ** Phil. -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
