Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Hal Kierstead]

> On Apr 20, 2016, at 5:51 PM, Anders Host-Madsen  wrote:
> 
> Hal Kierstead  me.com> writes:
> 
> 
>> 
>> Please post the final version.
>> Thanks,
>> Hal
>> 
> 
> I wrote a step by step procedure (ironically, in MS Word! I just
> find it easier to copy the screen shots into Word) for the
> non-techies -- mainly so I can myself repeat the procedure
> when I install a new version of LyX or get a new computer.
> 
> I don't know how to attach with the gmane interface, but here is a link
> if anyone is interested. I could also perhaps post on a Wiki?
> 
> https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6910206_06659227_6503710
> 
> 
Many thanks,
Hal

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Hal Kierstead  me.com> writes:


> 
> Please post the final version.
> Thanks,
> Hal
> 

I wrote a step by step procedure (ironically, in MS Word! I just
find it easier to copy the screen shots into Word) for the
non-techies -- mainly so I can myself repeat the procedure
when I install a new version of LyX or get a new computer.

I don't know how to attach with the gmane interface, but here is a link
if anyone is interested. I could also perhaps post on a Wiki?

https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6910206_06659227_6503710

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Hal Kierstead]

> On Apr 20, 2016, at 7:42 AM, Anders Host-Madsen  wrote:
> 
> That was it, now it works exactly as intended. Thanks again
> for your help.
> 

Please post the final version.
Thanks,
Hal

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

That was it, now it works exactly as intended. Thanks again
for your help.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Stephan Witt]

Am 19.04.2016 um 17:42 schrieb Anders Host-Madsen :
> 
> Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> A few more comment on this. To get the same latex file as one would
> get when exporting from the menu, set the "nice" flag in the exporter.
> 
> The main issue with the script approach is that it changes the name 
> of the files. For example, spaces become _. I don't see how to solve
> this. I doesn't seem the real name of the original file is available
> to the converter.

This is possible with a little bit more effort.

1. Add "$$f“ as 3rd parameter for your converter call in LyX preferences.
2. Extend your script similar to the following modified version:

===
#!/bin/sh
exec >> "$HOME"/bin/iPadConvert.log
echo $(date)":" "$0" "$@"
filename=$(basename "$1" .tex)
if [ -d "$2" ]; then
   targetdir="$2"
elif [ -f "$2" ]; then
   targetdir=$(dirname "$2")
else
   targetdir="$2"
   if [ ! -d "$2" ]; then
  echo Bad call with target "$2"
  exit 1
   fi
fi
if [ -n "$3" ]; then
   targetname=$(basename "$3" .lyx)
else
   targetname="$(filename)"
fi
echo pwd=$(pwd) filename="$filename"
echo pdflatex "$1" "$targetdir"/"$targetname".pdf
pdflatex "$1" && test -f "$filename".pdf && cp "$filename".pdf 
"$targetdir"/"$targetname".pdf
echo cp "$1" "$targetdir"/"$targetname".tex
cp "$1" "$targetdir"/"$targetname".tex
===

The point is to check for an (optional) 3rd argument to set the targetname like 
the LyX source file name.

Stephan

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:

A few more comment on this. To get the same latex file as one would
get when exporting from the menu, set the "nice" flag in the exporter.

The main issue with the script approach is that it changes the name 
of the files. For example, spaces become _. I don't see how to solve
this. I doesn't seem the real name of the original file is available
to the converter.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

OK, I found the problem. Textedit on Mac changed the quotes " into smart quotes.
After correcting that it works completely.

Thanks all for your help.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Stephan Witt  gmx.net> writes:

Unfortunately it's not quite there. I have tried to modify the 
script to run bibtex,
but it doesn't work. I have tried different variations for the 
input to bibtex,
below is one. But it's not quite clear to me exactly what 
should be
the input argument to bibtex. It's almost there, so I hope 
someone
can help me.

#!/bin/sh
echo $(date)":" "$0" "$  "
filename=$(basename "$1" .tex)
if [ -d "$2" ]; then 
   targetdir="$2" 
elif [ -f "$2" ]; then
   targetdir=$(dirname "$2")
else
   targetdir="$2"
   if [ ! -d "$2" ]; then
  echo Bad call with target "$2"
  exit 1
   fi
fi
echo pwd=$(pwd) filename="$filename"
echo pdflatex "$1" "$targetdir"/"$filename".pdf 
pdflatex "$1" "$targetdir"/"$filename".pdf 
bibtex “$filename”.aux
pdflatex “$1” "$targetdir"/"$filename".pdf 
pdflatex "$1" && test -f "$filename".pdf && cp "$filename".pdf "$targetdir"/
echo cp "$1" "$targetdir"/"$filename".tex
cp "$1" "$targetdir"/"$filename".tex

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Stephan Witt  gmx.net> writes:

Thank you so much. Now it works. The key was to put the path to 
the script
in the lyx path. I had understood from the LyX customization manual that
when you put it inside the lyx scripts folder, lyx would find it. 
But that seems
not to be the case.

Also thanks for the script itself. Much more advanced than 
something I could write.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Stephan Witt]

Am 13.04.2016 um 23:55 schrieb Anders Host-Madsen :
> 
> Paul A. Rubin  msu.edu> writes:
> 
>> Is LExport.sh marked executable by all users, not just yourself. I don't
>> know whether LyX runs the script with you as the user or with LyX as the 
>> user.
> 
> It should be. Here is ls -l
> 
> -rwxrwxrwx@ 1 madsen  admin 20 Apr 12 14:11 LExport.sh
> 
>> 
>> Also, does the script specify a command interpreter with a hash-bang comment
>> at the top? In other words, when you successfully run it outside LyX, do you
>> do so with "./LExport.sh", or do you specify a command interpreter (e.g,
>> "bash ./LExport.sh"?
> 
> Yes. Here is the script (at the moment I'm just trying to make the script run,
> so it doesn't do anything yet):
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> cp $1 $2
> 
> Perhaps it's some security issue on Mac that prevents it from running?
> 
> Anyway, now that I know there is a message pane, I figured out exactly
> where it goes wrong with the command-sequence. The issue is with copying
> figures. Sometimes they don't copy, and pdflatex fails. If I have a
> long LyX document, but without figures, the command-sequence seems
> to always work, producing a latex and pdf file.

This is working for me:

1. Create a script in "$HOME"/bin named iPadConvert.sh
1a) mkdir -p "$HOME"/bin
1b) vi "$HOME"/bin/iPadConvert.sh
===
#!/bin/sh
exec >> "$HOME"/bin/iPadConvert.log
echo $(date)":" "$0" "$@"
filename=$(basename "$1" .tex)
if [ -d "$2" ]; then 
   targetdir="$2" 
elif [ -f "$2" ]; then
   targetdir=$(dirname "$2")
else
   targetdir="$2"
   if [ ! -d "$2" ]; then
  echo Bad call with target "$2"
  exit 1
   fi
fi
echo pwd=$(pwd) filename="$filename"
echo pdflatex "$1" "$targetdir"/"$filename".pdf 
pdflatex "$1" && test -f "$filename".pdf && cp "$filename".pdf "$targetdir"/
echo cp "$1" "$targetdir"/"$filename".tex
cp "$1" "$targetdir"/"$filename".tex
===
1c) chmod +x "$HOME"/bin/iPadConvert.sh

2. Add $HOME/bin to PATH settings of LyX (at end with colon separator)
=> Preferences => Path
e.g.
/Library/TeX/texbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$HOME/bin

3. Add file format and converter
==
\format "ipad" "" "iPad" "" "auto" "" "" „"
\converter "pdflatex" "ipad" "iPadConvert.sh $$i $$r" ""
==

4. Export to iPad
=> "$HOME"/bin/iPadConvert.log contains e.g.
==
Fri Apr 15 09:00:41 CEST 2016: /Users/stephan/bin/iPadConvert.sh newfile4.tex 
/Users/stephan/Documents/
pwd=/private/var/folders/1x/zm63s22x7s591xrlgm4rl9v4gn/T/lyx_tmpdir.HyRSsWW90987/lyx_tmpbuf0
 filename=newfile4
pdflatex newfile4.tex /Users/stephan/Documents//newfile4.pdf
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.16 (TeX Live 2015) (preloaded 
format=pdflatex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./newfile4.tex
LaTeX2e <2015/01/01>
Babel <3.9l> and hyphenation patterns for 79 languages loaded.

cp newfile4.tex /Users/stephan/Documents//newfile4.tex
==

BTW, you don’t need to save the document to get the updated .tex and .pdf 
files...

The culprit is: you need to add the location of your script to LyX’s path 
setting!

HTH and regards,
Stephan

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Paul A. Rubin  msu.edu> writes:

> Is LExport.sh marked executable by all users, not just yourself. I don't
> know whether LyX runs the script with you as the user or with LyX as the user.

It should be. Here is ls -l

-rwxrwxrwx@ 1 madsen  admin 20 Apr 12 14:11 LExport.sh

> 
> Also, does the script specify a command interpreter with a hash-bang comment
> at the top? In other words, when you successfully run it outside LyX, do you
> do so with "./LExport.sh", or do you specify a command interpreter (e.g,
> "bash ./LExport.sh"?

Yes. Here is the script (at the moment I'm just trying to make the script run,
so it doesn't do anything yet):

#!/bin/bash
cp $1 $2

Perhaps it's some security issue on Mac that prevents it from running?

Anyway, now that I know there is a message pane, I figured out exactly
where it goes wrong with the command-sequence. The issue is with copying
figures. Sometimes they don't copy, and pdflatex fails. If I have a
long LyX document, but without figures, the command-sequence seems
to always work, producing a latex and pdf file.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Paul A . Rubin]

Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:


> I have tried this method. I figured out how to write scripts and put the
formats
> into LyX, and how to debug LyX. But LyX just will not run my script. I 
> get the message
> 
> 14:15:31.593: The process failed to start. Either the 
> invoked program is missing, or you may have 
> insufficient permissions to invoke the program.
> 14:15:31.720: Successful export to format: 
> Exportsupport/Systemcall.cpp (276): Systemcall: 'LExport.sh  
> $$r "test.tex"' did not start!
> support/Systemcall.cpp (277): error The process failed to start. 
> Either the invoked program is missing, 
> or you may have insufficient permissions to invoke the program.
> 
> I have tried to put the scrip inside the LyX scripts directory, and outside. 
> I can run it
> from terminal. But when LyX tries to run it, the above happens. Any 
> ideas from anyone?
> It's all on a Mac.

Is LExport.sh marked executable by all users, not just yourself. I don't
know whether LyX runs the script with you as the user or with LyX as the user.

Also, does the script specify a command interpreter with a hash-bang comment
at the top? In other words, when you successfully run it outside LyX, do you
do so with "./LExport.sh", or do you specify a command interpreter (e.g,
"bash ./LExport.sh"?

Paul

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Paul A. Rubin  msu.edu> writes:

> > 
> Yes, this is what I meant, and the sequence you listed is what I would use.
> I don't know if it will work in 100% of all cases, but at worst you should
> have the .lyx and .tex files saved (and a LaTeX log file indicating why
> compilation failed), or maybe a PDF file with those annoying question marks
> where you were hoping for cross-references.
> 
> 

I have tried this method. I figured out how to write scripts and put the formats
into LyX, and how to debug LyX. But LyX just will not run my script. I 
get the message

14:15:31.593: The process failed to start. Either the 
invoked program is missing, or you may have 
insufficient permissions to invoke the program.
14:15:31.720: Successful export to format: 
Exportsupport/Systemcall.cpp (276): Systemcall: 'LExport.sh  
$$r "test.tex"' did not start!
support/Systemcall.cpp (277): error The process failed to start. 
Either the invoked program is missing, 
or you may have insufficient permissions to invoke the program.

I have tried to put the scrip inside the LyX scripts directory, and outside. 
I can run it
from terminal. But when LyX tries to run it, the above happens. Any 
ideas from anyone?
It's all on a Mac.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Paul A . Rubin]

Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:

> 
> This sounds a little challenging. By script, you mean a unix shell script? 
> One challenge
> is that you don't quite know how many time to run pdflatex. I guess usually
> pdflatex, bibtext, pdflatex, pdflatex would work.
> 
> 
Yes, this is what I meant, and the sequence you listed is what I would use.
I don't know if it will work in 100% of all cases, but at worst you should
have the .lyx and .tex files saved (and a LaTeX log file indicating why
compilation failed), or maybe a PDF file with those annoying question marks
where you were hoping for cross-references.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Paul A. Rubin  msu.edu> writes:

> 
> Another possible approach is to define a new file format (Tools | File
> Handling | File Formats) and a new converter (Tools | File Handling |
> Converters) from LaTeX (pdflatex) to the new format. In the "Converter:"
> field, supply the name of a script that first archives the .tex file, then
> runs pdflatex (and bibtex?) against it, then archives the .pdf file
> somewhere. Then you just have to export to the new format in the command
> sequence (after saving the buffer).
> 
> 

This sounds a little challenging. By script, you mean a unix shell script? 
One challenge
is that you don't quite know how many time to run pdflatex. I guess usually
pdflatex, bibtext, pdflatex, pdflatex would work.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Paul A . Rubin]

Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:

> It seems I can only run one of the exports. Too bad. My idea
> was that if you always save pdf and latex, you can
> view the pdf on platforms that do not have LyX, and
> edit the LaTeX. My main usage scenario would be
> an iPad, but it could also apply if you use a computer
> that does not have LyX installed.

Another possible approach is to define a new file format (Tools | File
Handling | File Formats) and a new converter (Tools | File Handling |
Converters) from LaTeX (pdflatex) to the new format. In the "Converter:"
field, supply the name of a script that first archives the .tex file, then
runs pdflatex (and bibtex?) against it, then archives the .pdf file
somewhere. Then you just have to export to the new format in the command
sequence (after saving the buffer).

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Scott Kostyshak  lyx.org> writes:


> I think this issue might be the one that you're running into:
> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8338

Looking at this ticket and the comments, it seems it the same
kind of problem I run into. The exports run in parallel. It then
makes sense that my iMac, which has a slower disk, gives
more problems.

It seems I can only run one of the exports. Too bad. My idea
was that if you always save pdf and latex, you can
view the pdf on platforms that do not have LyX, and
edit the LaTeX. My main usage scenario would be
an iPad, but it could also apply if you use a computer
that does not have LyX installed.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[David L. Johnson]

On 04/06/2016 06:12 PM, Anders Host-Madsen wrote:


Update. If I run

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdf2; buffer-export pdflatex

It sometimes make LyX hang. If I run

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdflatex; buffer-export pdf2

sometimes the pdf export doesn't happen. So, neither quite work.

I have a strong feeling it has to do with how long the commands take to run.
On my iMac, which has a slow spinning HD, I get more trouble than on my
MacBook, which has an SSD.

I would think that the second sequence would have the least trouble with 
LyX not waiting for a command to finish, since the first two commands 
are (I thought) internal to LyX itself.  The pdf generation calls 
external programs, LaTeX of course, then something like dvipdf, so once 
it's in the pipeline sometimes the shell might think the command is 
complete and then let LyX run the next process.  That may cause the hang 
you mentioned, but does not explain the problem with the second sequence.


--
 
David L. Johnson

Department of Mathematics
Lehigh University

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Update. If I run

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdf2; buffer-export pdflatex  

It sometimes make LyX hang. If I run

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdflatex; buffer-export pdf2

sometimes the pdf export doesn't happen. So, neither quite work.

I have a strong feeling it has to do with how long the commands take to run.
On my iMac, which has a slow spinning HD, I get more trouble than on my
MacBook, which has an SSD.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Gordon Cooper  kinect.co.nz> writes:

> 
> 
> On 07/04/16 02:18, David L. Johnson wrote:
> > I notice that, when I export repeatedly to pdf, the command will 
> > actually run and the pdf will not update unless the buffer has been 
> > changed.  So that's probably why your pdf doesn't always run --- you 
> > have to change the document, then it will all run.
> I can confirm that, happens here too.
> 
> Gordon.
> Tauranga N.Z.
> 
> 

As said, that is not the problem. I change the document. Then sometimes,
it exports to pdf, sometimes not. But it SEEMS (I haven't tried enough times 
yet)
that if I change the order, it always executes all three commands (assuming
the document is changed). So, if I use

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdf2; buffer-export pdflatex  

it seems it always runs all three commands. But if I use

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdflatex; buffer-export pdf2

it seems it sometimes does not run the export to pdf. Odd.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Gordon Cooper]

On 07/04/16 02:18, David L. Johnson wrote:
I notice that, when I export repeatedly to pdf, the command will 
actually run and the pdf will not update unless the buffer has been 
changed.  So that's probably why your pdf doesn't always run --- you 
have to change the document, then it will all run.

I can confirm that, happens here too.

Gordon.
Tauranga N.Z.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

> I notice that, when I export repeatedly to pdf, the command will 
> actually run and the pdf will not update unless the buffer has been 
> changed.  So that's probably why your pdf doesn't always run --- you 
> have to change the document, then it will all run.
> 

No, that's not the issue. I do change the lyx file. If there is any pattern,
then it seems like it only runs every second time. So, I change the
lyx file, it doesn't convert to pdf. Then I make a trivial change,
say inserting a space somewhere, run it again, and then it
will save the pdf.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

I would probably log in from the iPad with vssh, run something like

lyx -f -e pdflatex filename.lyx

or a variation of this using make and scp the resulting thing onto the
iPad.

Point being, however, that I like to have a know state and not dump
automatically with overwrite issues and all.

On the other hand I must also confess that I can't do real work on the
iPad, andif I want/need to do real work on the road, I always pull the
netbook out of the backpack.  For synchronization purposes I use
Unison:

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/docs.html

Very, very cool.

el

On 2016-04-05 15:58, Anders Host-Madsen wrote:
> Dr Eberhard Lisse  lisse.NA> writes:
> 
>>
>> What on earth for?
>>
> 
> There are several reasons. But a main reason is that
> I would like to be able to edit my documents on my iPad. LaTeX
> exists, but not LyX. I can edit the latex, and then copy
> the changes back to LyX. But that does require I have
> access to the latex version. It often happens I have
> my iPad with me, I unexpectedly get some extra time
> and would like to do some work -- but then I don't have
> the latex version of the document I'm working on.
> 
> 

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[David L. Johnson]

On 04/06/2016 10:05 AM, Anders Host-Madsen wrote:

Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:



I can only say that so far it works for me. I assigned

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdflatex; buffer-export pdf2

to a key (control-command-S), and it works as intended. I'm using a mac.




I do have one issue, though. Sometimes the third part is not executed,
so the updated pdf is not saved. I don't see the pattern in when it's
  executed, and when it's not.

I notice that, when I export repeatedly to pdf, the command will 
actually run and the pdf will not update unless the buffer has been 
changed.  So that's probably why your pdf doesn't always run --- you 
have to change the document, then it will all run.


--
 
David L. Johnson

Department of Mathematics
Lehigh University

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:


> 
> I can only say that so far it works for me. I assigned 
> 
> command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdflatex; buffer-export pdf2 
> 
> to a key (control-command-S), and it works as intended. I'm using a mac.
> 
> 


I do have one issue, though. Sometimes the third part is not executed, 
so the updated pdf is not saved. I don't see the pattern in when it's
 executed, and when it's not.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Scott Kostyshak  lyx.org> writes:

> 
> On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 11:19:06AM +1200, Andrew Parsloe wrote:
> > On 6/04/2016 8:55 a.m., Anders Host-Madsen wrote:
> > >Thanks, that works. I see I can use the command-sequence to combine
> > >the commands. So, now it works.
> > I'm interested to know whether this really does work. In the past when I've
> > tried to use command-sequence with export or save operations it has run into
> > problems with threaded code -- an export or save is not completed before the
> > next command in the sequence is initiated.
> 
> I think this issue might be the one that you're running into:
> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8338
> 
> Also note these posts:
> http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/71110/can-lyx-automatically-save-the-pdf-output-in-the-
same-folder/71212#71212
> http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/89561/shortcut-for-export-pdf-on-lyx/89562#89562
> 
> Scott
> 

I can only say that so far it works for me. I assigned 

command-sequence buffer-write; buffer-export pdflatex; buffer-export pdf2 

to a key (control-command-S), and it works as intended. I'm using a mac.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 11:19:06AM +1200, Andrew Parsloe wrote:
> On 6/04/2016 8:55 a.m., Anders Host-Madsen wrote:
> >Thanks, that works. I see I can use the command-sequence to combine
> >the commands. So, now it works.
> I'm interested to know whether this really does work. In the past when I've
> tried to use command-sequence with export or save operations it has run into
> problems with threaded code -- an export or save is not completed before the
> next command in the sequence is initiated.

I think this issue might be the one that you're running into:
http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8338

Also note these posts:
http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/71110/can-lyx-automatically-save-the-pdf-output-in-the-same-folder/71212#71212
http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/89561/shortcut-for-export-pdf-on-lyx/89562#89562

Scott


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Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Andrew Parsloe  clear.net.nz> writes:


> I'm interested to know whether this really does work. In the past when 
> I've tried to use command-sequence with export or save operations it has 
> run into problems with threaded code -- an export or save is not 
> completed before the next command in the sequence is initiated.
> 
> Andrew

I have only used it a few times so far, and it seems to work. 
If the first command,
buffer-write, fails because there are no changes, the rest
does not run either. But in this case that is clearly desirable.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Andrew Parsloe]

On 6/04/2016 8:55 a.m., Anders Host-Madsen wrote:

Thanks, that works. I see I can use the command-sequence to combine
the commands. So, now it works.
I'm interested to know whether this really does work. In the past when 
I've tried to use command-sequence with export or save operations it has 
run into problems with threaded code -- an export or save is not 
completed before the next command in the sequence is initiated.


Andrew

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Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Thanks, that works. I see I can use the command-sequence to combine
the commands. So, now it works.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Paul A. Rubin  msu.edu> writes:

> 
> Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> > 
> > Is there a way to make LyX automatically save the LaTeX version of a 
> > document
> > every time the LyX document is saved?
> > 
> 
> You can write a custom macro that chains the buffer-write and buffer-export
> LFUNs and bind it to some key combination. Then you need to remember to use
> that key combo whenever you save your file. You will need to specify an
> export format (e.g., pdflatex) in the buffer-export function. The LFUNs are
> detailed in Help > LyX Functions.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 

Thanks. That would work for me. I checked the LFUNs, and I see how I can
make each work individually. But how do I combine them? That is,
how do I write a macro? I only see something about
math macros.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Paul A . Rubin]

Anders Host-Madsen  yahoo.com> writes:

> 
> Is there a way to make LyX automatically save the LaTeX version of a document
> every time the LyX document is saved?
> 

You can write a custom macro that chains the buffer-write and buffer-export
LFUNs and bind it to some key combination. Then you need to remember to use
that key combo whenever you save your file. You will need to specify an
export format (e.g., pdflatex) in the buffer-export function. The LFUNs are
detailed in Help > LyX Functions.

Paul

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Anders Host-Madsen]

Dr Eberhard Lisse  lisse.NA> writes:

> 
> What on earth for?
> 

There are several reasons. But a main reason is that
I would like to be able to edit my documents on my iPad. LaTeX
exists, but not LyX. I can edit the latex, and then copy
the changes back to LyX. But that does require I have
access to the latex version. It often happens I have
my iPad with me, I unexpectedly get some extra time
and would like to do some work -- but then I don't have
the latex version of the document I'm working on.

Re: Automatic save of LaTeX

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

What on earth for?

el

On 2016-04-04 20:47, Anders Host-Madsen wrote:
> Is there a way to make LyX automatically save the LaTeX version of a document
> every time the LyX document is saved?
> 
>