Re: How to get xetex/xelatex option in the Emacs menu?

[Tariq <tariq.perwez@gmail.com>]

On Apr 23, 2:23 pm, Teemu Likonen <tliko...@iki.fi> wrote:
> * 2010-04-23 10:54 (-0700), Tariq wrote:
>
> > I would like to include in one of these menus (preferably under the
> > Command menu) the option to run xetex/xelatex also so that I can use
> > Emacs to compile XeLaTeX files.
>
> You could do it with hook:
>
>     (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook #'my-latex-mode-hook)
>
>     (defun my-latex-mode-hook ()
>       (add-to-list 'TeX-command-list
>                    '("XeLaTeX" "%`xelatex%(mode)%' %t" TeX-run-TeX nil t)))
>
> The following is a fancier version of the hook. It sets XeLaTeX the
> default compiler when it finds fontspec or mathspec package being loaded
> with \usepackage{}.
>
>     (defun my-latex-mode-hook ()
>       (add-to-list 'TeX-command-list
>                    '("XeLaTeX" "%`xelatex%(mode)%' %t" TeX-run-TeX nil t))
>       (setq TeX-command-default
>             (save-excursion
>               (save-restriction
>                 (widen)
>                 (goto-char (point-min))
>                 (let ((re (concat "^\\s-*\\\\usepackage\\(?:\\[.*\\]\\)?"
>                                   "{.*\\<\\(?:font\\|math\\)spec\\>.*}")))
>                   (if (re-search-forward re 3000 t)
>                       "XeLaTeX"
>                     "LaTeX"))))))

Perhaps I am being too demanding here (but considering this is Emacs
we are talking about, it should come as no surprise):  it possible to
have a little icon or something show up (along with other icons below
the main menu) indicating XeLaTeX and one could just click with mouse
to run xelatex? I see LaTeX (or pdf) icons among others that do this
for pdflatex or latex.

Best regards,

Tariq