Index: auctex/preview/doc/install.texi
diff -u auctex/preview/doc/install.texi:1.59
auctex/preview/doc/install.texi:1.60
--- auctex/preview/doc/install.texi:1.59 Mon May 2 21:34:02 2005
+++ auctex/preview/doc/install.texi Sat May 21 02:27:23 2005
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@
@end menu
@end ifclear
+First of all: the installation of @previewlatex{} under @w{MS Windows}
+is a bit special, so we are covering this separately in
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+the file @file{INSTALL.windows}.
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+
@ifset rawfile
@node Prerequisites
@chapter Prerequisites
@@ -57,24 +66,46 @@
@end ifclear
@itemize @bullet
[EMAIL PROTECTED] A recent version of @w{Emacs 21}, alternatively XEmacs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] A recent version of Emacs, alternatively XEmacs
-The first version known to work with @previewlatex{} is @w{Emacs 21.1}.
-Since @previewlatex{} heavily exercises newer features, getting the
-latest release is a good idea. Developer versions of @w{Emacs 22} are
-mostly preferable to the released versions of @w{Emacs 21} due to
-performance and handling reasons, and are mandatory for any platform
-except basic X11 toolkits. XEmacs (21.4.15 or later, but not the
-withdrawn 21.4.16) is supported nominally, but is not particularly
-recommended because of handling, image quality and stability reasons.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 20} is no longer supported, and neither is XEmacs with a
+version of @code{xemacs-base} older than 1.84 (released in sumo from
+02/02/2004). Using @previewlatex{} requires a version of Emacs compiled
+with image support. This means that @w{Emacs 21} will work only in the
+version for X11: for Windows and MacOSX, you need to use @w{Emacs 22}
+(which is not yet released) or a developer version. Since the developer
+version is quite stable by now and features four more years of
+development and bugfixes, we recommend its use even for X11-based
+platforms. You can get it here:
+
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] Windows
+Precompiled versions are available from @uref{http://www.crasseux.com}
+and @uref{http://nqmacs.sf.net}.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] MacOSX
+A precompiled version including an installer as well as preinstalled
+versions of @AUCTeX{} and @previewlatex{} is available from
[EMAIL PROTECTED]://yaced.sf.net}. A different port (without @AUCTeX{} and
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[EMAIL
PROTECTED]://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/carbonemacspackage.html}.
+Some changes and patches attempt to make Emacs behave more in line with
+MacOSX.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian Linux
[EMAIL PROTECTED]://sadleder.de/debian/}
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fedora Linux
[EMAIL PROTECTED]://people.redhat.com/petersen/emacs/}
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Self-compiled
+Compiling Emacs yourself requires a C compiler and a number of tools and
+development libraries. Details are beyond the scope of this manual.
+Instructions for checking out the source code can be found at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=emacs}.
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+
+Supporting XEmacs (version 21.4.15, 21.4.17 or later) in a satisfactory
+manner has proven to be difficult, partly because of technical
+shortcomings, partly because fixing problems exposed by @AUCTeX{} is not
+important to XEmacs developers.
-There is additional information for Windows installations in
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-the file @file{INSTALL.windows}.
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@ifclear embedded
@item A working @AUCTeX{} installation
@@ -210,7 +241,7 @@
If you use the @code{--without-texmf-dir} option, the @TeX{}-related
files will be kept in the Emacs Lisp tree, and at runtime the
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can install those files into your own @TeX{} tree at some later time
with @[EMAIL PROTECTED] preview-install-styles @key{RET}}.
@@ -294,7 +325,7 @@
variety if your Emacs installation provides it. In that case it should
be automatically loaded on startup and nothing else needs to be done.
If not, it should at least have been placed somewhere in your
[EMAIL PROTECTED] You can then load it with
[EMAIL PROTECTED] You can then load it with
@example
(load "preview-latex.el" nil t t)
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