Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:54:14 -0600, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>>> I want to create a batch file to open a program so that it will
>>>> search the
>>>> contents of C:\ConTeXt, which contains my entire system, including
>>>> subdirectories. For example, if foo.tex is a file in C:\ConTeXt, and
>>>> goo.exe is some program, then for
>>>>
>>>>> goo.bat foo.tex
>>>> I want goo to seach C:\ConTeXt for foo.tex. Is there a
>>>> straightforward way
>>>> to edit the following to get this effect?
>>>>
>>>> ============================
>>>> rem batch file
>>>>
>>>> goo %
>>>> ============================
>>>>
>>>> Any pointers will be appreciated.
>>
>> well, if it's part of the tree ...
>
>
> But what if it's not part of the tree? For example
>
>> Acrobat.lnk cow.pdf
>
> Now you will say, "Why not use texmfstart --file=showcase.pdf
> --program=context"
>
> Answer: Because texmfstart always resizes the acrobat window, and I want
> to keep the relative positions of my editor and viewer the same at all
> times. (of course showcase.pdf is full screen-mode but the restore
> position is still resized). This is also why I don't use the --autopdf
> option.
>
> If one opens Acrobat with a link file this does not happen: the relative
> position generally stays the same as when it was last closed. If I make
> LNK executable in System Properties then I can use the following batch file
>
> Acrobat.lnk %*
>
> which will start its argument without resizing the window. So what I
> need is a batch file such that, from a console, I can say
>
> Acrobat.bat cow.pdf
>
> and C:\context will be searched for the file.
>
> How can I do this?
>
> I hope this is clearer. I wrote the question more abstractly because
> there could be many programs one may want to operate on the context tree.
mtxrun --launch cow.pdf
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