On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:49:36 -0600 Alvin Revzin <the-editor at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Unlike previous versions, Scribus 1.4.2 works well on my Mac Mini > with OSX-10.8.4 but if and only if Ghostscript and Scribus are in the > Applications folder. There is one major problem, though. If I try to > insert a render frame into a document, I get an error message that > says "The application "pdflatex --nonstopmode" failed to start. > Please check the path:" and then nothing further. > > This message makes no sense as there is no way to check the - > unspecified - path. Also, IIRC, many years ago there was a "pdflatex" > in the usual MacTeX distribution but it is nothing like it is in my > current (2012) distribution (also in the Applications folder). > > Is this soluble or is it JAMI (Just Another Mac Incompatibility? > > Cheers, > > Alvin Revzin Ph.D. > Former Neuroscience Person > > > > Pdflatex is an older component of the TeX distribution. You can download the full ditribution in the form of a dvd. Google on texlive. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
