Re: Gnu Emacs +MikTex +Yap

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

"Overbeck" <overbeck@inreach.com> writes:

> "David Kastrup" <dak@gnu.org> wrote in message 
> news:85ek46dd77.fsf@lola.goethe.zz...
>> "Overbeck" <overbeck@inreach.com> writes:
>>> My question is:
>>>
>>> Has *anyone* successfully set up Yap in MikTex with GNU Emacs on
>>> Windows XP?  If so, *how*?
>>
>> Most people don't bother with Emacs' built-in mode and use AUCTeX
>> <URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex> instead.  A precompiled
>> developer Emacs for Windows including AUCTeX can be gotten from
>>
>> <URL:ftp://alpha.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex>
>>
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. I downloaded and installed the
> Emacs/AucTeX package and, on running it, I see that it seems to be
> preconfigured for LaTeX. I don't use LaTeX, rather I use plain
> TeX. Consequently, it won't compile my plain TeX files as it's
> looking for LaTeX commands.
>
> Is there a way to configure AucTeX to default to TeX rather than
> LaTeX and put the TeX commands on the menu?

M-x customize-variable RET TeX-default-mode RET

Also, if you don't want to use AUCTeX at all for plain TeX (the
advantage over the built-in mode is not as staggering for plain TeX as
compared over LaTeX, but probably still there for the job shell
stuff), you could use

M-x customize-variable RET TeX-modes RET

and remove plain-tex-mode from the list, in which case plain TeX will
be catered for by Emacs' built-in mode.

In short: we have taken pains that in a setup with preconfigured
AUCTeX it is easy to get rid of AUCTeX completely or for particular
modes, if you really want to.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum