On Sun, 26 Jun 2016 23:15:00 -0400 Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 10:57:22PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > The following is a script to repeatedly compile a LyX document > > that's under construction or debugging: > > > > ============================================================== > > #!/bin/sh > > > > mainname=ch20 > > > > flagg=a > > > > while [ "$flagg" != "q" ]; do > > rm $mainname.tex > > rm $mainname.aux > > rm $mainname.pdf > > rm $mainname.log > > rm $mainname.dvi > > lyx --export xetex $mainname.lyx > > Why not use use the following? > > lyx --export pdf4 $mainname.lyx > > It creates a PDF directly so you don't have to manually run xelatex. Confirmed! > > There are reasons to compile yourself (e.g. to make a substitution) > but unless you have a reason, LyX is better to use because it knows > how many times you must run xelatex (if you only run it once, you > might not have the table of contents, or citations). Yeah, I knew once upon a time that I have to have multiple invocations of xelatex. A big old web search failed to find anything first page for lyx+"pdf4". Without more documentation I think I'll go with the old standby xelatex for building books emailed to customers. But for quick and dirty viewing, I'll indeed use pdf4. Pdf4 is *much* quicker, especially if one uses multiple calls to xelatex, which one must if TOC or index. Thanks! > > > Notice that this script uses --export xetex and xelatex. This is so > > you can compile documents that use non-TeX fonts. There's also a > > way to do it with LuaTeX, but I don't know it. > > If you want a LuaTeX PDF, just use pdf5 for the format. Confirmed! Everyone should consider using --export pdf4 or --export pdf5. It would also be great if people could supply links to authoritative documentation on these two exports. SteveT Steve Litt June 2016 featured book: Troubleshooting: Why Bother? http://www.troubleshooters.com/twb
