TeXShopChanges in TeXShop 2.12
Version 2.12 is no longer a beta. "Check for Updates" will again work because the actual release number will change with each new release.
Version 2.12 works on both Tiger and Leopard. It fixes all known Leopard bugs. This is a key goal of the release. We intend to test the program on future Leopard betas and fix any new Leopard bugs immediately.
The following bugs on Tiger are also fixed:- Previously if a user's "Save Related Files" preference item was checked, and a source file included the line
- \input myfile.tex
- Previously the "Document Font" preference for the source file was not respected when the file was opened later. Fixed.
- Previously if a file with a medium sized source file was opened, there was a delay before it appeared on the screen. Fixed.
- Previously if a file had a very large source file (book length), it took a long time to load. During that time, any interaction with the source would lead to a spinning cursor and ultimately a crash. Some users got in the habit of opening the file and then getting coffee, since it was difficult to tell when loading ended. This significant bug is fixed.
The keyboard shortcuts Apple-plus and Apple-minus (without the shift key) zoom in or out on the Source window's contents. The keyboard shortcuts Apple-plus and Apple-minus (with the shift key) zoom in or out on the Preview window's contents. Incidentally, on Leopard this version also zooms in and out on the Preview window's contents using these shortcuts without the shift key, so the same shortcuts work on both the Source and Preview windows.
The keyboard shortcuts for Rotate Clockwise, Rotate Counterclockwise, and Latex Panel were changed to make way for these zoom shortcuts.
A "Fullscreen" menu command has been added. Selecting it puts the Preview window in fullscreen mode. It is possible to page through the document using the arrow keys, or using spacebar and shift-spacebar. The mouse is active, so hyperlinks and Beamer controls work. To exit this mode, hit the ESCAPE key. This command is useful for users who work with Beamer slides, allowing them to display the slides with a projector directly in TeXShop.
A surprising number of users do not use the Source and Preview preferences "All Windows Start at Fixed Position." To encourage the use of these preferences, we added an item "Save Source Position" to the Source menu and added an item "Save Preview Position" to the Preview menu. The user should position Source and Preview windows as desired and select these items to make TeXShop always use these positions in the future. With this addition, most users will not need to open the Preference Pane when they start using TeXShop.
We substantially revised the Help menu. This is a work in progress; the infrastructure is now present, but the contents can be improved.
The items in this menu have been divided into groups. The first is about TeXShop, the second about General Typesetting, and the third about Mathematical Typesetting.
In the TeXShop portion, a short document tells beginners everything they need to know to begin using the program. This is followed by two Movies which illustrate TeXShop use. Finally, the old Help panel is provided for advanced users.
The General Typesetting section currently contains only a short document about XeTeX. It should later be expanded with a manual teaching key points of non-mathematical typesetting.
The Mathematical Typesetting section has a short introductory document. But with George Gratzer's permission, this is followed by his complete Short Course, the first section of his new book about LaTeX and AMSTeX. George also allowed us to include the various symbol tables from the appendices to the book. We appreciate these wonderful contributions!
The number of movies for TeXShop could later be expanded, and movies could be added to the General Typesetting and for Mathematical Typesetting sections. The basic Movie mechanism behaves like Templates. TeXShop stores movies in ~/Library/TeXShop/Movies/TeXShop. If a user adds movies to this location, they will be listed in the TeXShop Help menu the next time TeXShop starts. This makes it possible to distribute additional movies over the web. We also experimented with streaming movies, but want to shy away from these because we have no natural streaming server.
Changes in TeXShop 2.13
The above text asserts that "previously the 'Document Font' preference for the source file was not respected when the file was opened later. Fixed." Actually, this bug was only fixed on Leopard. Now it is also fixed on Tiger.
Pdfsearch (i.e., sync) from the Source window to the Preview window broke in 2.12. Fixed.
Command completion broke in 2.12. Fixed.