xelatex menu option does not show

xelatex menu option does not show

[Tariq]

Hi Everyone,

I have this code in my .emacs file and it worked very well until a few
days ago. It was kindly given to me on this forum. With this code,
when a buffer with fontspec package is opened, I used to see an option
XeLaTeX under the Command menu. Today, however, I do not see such
option. I have opened and closed Emacs just to make sure.

My computer had crashed yesterday when I was working in Emacs but I
did not see any other issue with Emacs performance. I have been
working on other LaTeX files since reboot without any apparent
problems. Still, something is not right. Could the computer crash have
done some damage to my Emacs? How can I fix it? BTW, I am running
Ubuntu 9.10.

Thanks for your help. Regards,

Tariq

;;Code from .emacs

;;set xetex mode in tex/latex
(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"))))))
;;

Re: xelatex menu option does not show

[Andreas Politz]

Tariq <tariq.perwez@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have this code in my .emacs file and it worked very well until a few
> days ago. It was kindly given to me on this forum. With this code,
> when a buffer with fontspec package is opened, I used to see an option
> XeLaTeX under the Command menu. Today, however, I do not see such
> option. I have opened and closed Emacs just to make sure.
>
> My computer had crashed yesterday when I was working in Emacs but I
> did not see any other issue with Emacs performance. I have been
> working on other LaTeX files since reboot without any apparent
> problems. Still, something is not right. Could the computer crash have
> done some damage to my Emacs? How can I fix it? BTW, I am running
> Ubuntu 9.10.
>
> Thanks for your help. Regards,
>
> Tariq
>
> ;;Code from .emacs
>
> ;;set xetex mode in tex/latex
> (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"))))))
> ;;

I think you simply forgot to

(add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'my-latex-mode-hook)

.

-ap

Re: xelatex menu option does not show

[Tariq]

On Apr 26, 4:45 pm, Andreas Politz <poli...@fh-trier.de> wrote:
> Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> writes:
> > Hi Everyone,
>
> > I have this code in my .emacs file and it worked very well until a few
> > days ago. It was kindly given to me on this forum. With this code,
> > when a buffer with fontspec package is opened, I used to see an option
> > XeLaTeX under the Command menu. Today, however, I do not see such
> > option. I have opened and closed Emacs just to make sure.
>
> > My computer had crashed yesterday when I was working in Emacs but I
> > did not see any other issue with Emacs performance. I have been
> > working on other LaTeX files since reboot without any apparent
> > problems. Still, something is not right. Could the computer crash have
> > done some damage to my Emacs? How can I fix it? BTW, I am running
> > Ubuntu 9.10.
>
> > Thanks for your help. Regards,
>
> > Tariq
>
> > ;;Code from .emacs
>
> > ;;set xetex mode in tex/latex
> > (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"))))))
> > ;;
>
> I think you simply forgot to
>
> (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'my-latex-mode-hook)
>
> .
>
> -ap

Hi Andreas

Strange that I did not do anything to the code and it was working
until I opened a xelatex file in Emacs today.

Where do I add that line in the code? Does it come after the code I
posted?

Thanks a lot for your help. Regards,

Tariq

Re: xelatex menu option does not show

[Tariq]

On Apr 26, 4:45 pm, Andreas Politz <poli...@fh-trier.de> wrote:
> Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> writes:
> > Hi Everyone,
>
> > I have this code in my .emacs file and it worked very well until a few
> > days ago. It was kindly given to me on this forum. With this code,
> > when a buffer with fontspec package is opened, I used to see an option
> > XeLaTeX under the Command menu. Today, however, I do not see such
> > option. I have opened and closed Emacs just to make sure.
>
> > My computer had crashed yesterday when I was working in Emacs but I
> > did not see any other issue with Emacs performance. I have been
> > working on other LaTeX files since reboot without any apparent
> > problems. Still, something is not right. Could the computer crash have
> > done some damage to my Emacs? How can I fix it? BTW, I am running
> > Ubuntu 9.10.
>
> > Thanks for your help. Regards,
>
> > Tariq
>
> > ;;Code from .emacs
>
> > ;;set xetex mode in tex/latex
> > (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"))))))
> > ;;
>
> I think you simply forgot to
>
> (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'my-latex-mode-hook)
>
> .
>
> -ap

Here is the code I have now in .emacs. However, the problem is only
partly solved; that is, the option XeLaTeX does show up in the Command
menu but when I do C-c C-c, I still get this in the minibuffer:

Command: (default LaTeX)

As I understand the matter, this should be:

Command: (default XeLaTeX)

What is missing? I would appreciate any help.

Tariq


(I must add that previously, C-c C-c used to give me the expected
default XeLaTeX  as default in the minibuffer.)

;; Part of the code snippet in .emacs
;;set xetex mode in tex/latex
(add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook #'my-latex-mode-hook) ;; removal of # does
not do any good/harm (why?)
(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"))))))
;;

Re: xelatex menu option does not show

[Tariq]

On Apr 27, 11:49 am, Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 26, 4:45 pm, Andreas Politz <poli...@fh-trier.de> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> writes:
> > > Hi Everyone,
>
> > > I have this code in my .emacs file and it worked very well until a few
> > > days ago. It was kindly given to me on this forum. With this code,
> > > when a buffer with fontspec package is opened, I used to see an option
> > > XeLaTeX under the Command menu. Today, however, I do not see such
> > > option. I have opened and closed Emacs just to make sure.
>
> > > My computer had crashed yesterday when I was working in Emacs but I
> > > did not see any other issue with Emacs performance. I have been
> > > working on other LaTeX files since reboot without any apparent
> > > problems. Still, something is not right. Could the computer crash have
> > > done some damage to my Emacs? How can I fix it? BTW, I am running
> > > Ubuntu 9.10.
>
> > > Thanks for your help. Regards,
>
> > > Tariq
>
> > > ;;Code from .emacs
>
> > > ;;set xetex mode in tex/latex
> > > (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"))))))
> > > ;;
>
> > I think you simply forgot to
>
> > (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'my-latex-mode-hook)
>
> > .
>
> > -ap
>
> Here is the code I have now in .emacs. However, the problem is only
> partly solved; that is, the option XeLaTeX does show up in the Command
> menu but when I do C-c C-c, I still get this in the minibuffer:
>
> Command: (default LaTeX)
>
> As I understand the matter, this should be:
>
> Command: (default XeLaTeX)
>
> What is missing? I would appreciate any help.
>
> Tariq
>
> (I must add that previously, C-c C-c used to give me the expected
> default XeLaTeX  as default in the minibuffer.)
>
> ;; Part of the code snippet in .emacs
> ;;set xetex mode in tex/latex
> (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook #'my-latex-mode-hook) ;; removal of # does
> not do any good/harm (why?)
> (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"))))))
> ;;

I must add to the above the following observation. With the above code
in my .emacs file, if I open a XeLaTeX file and compile once using the
XeLaTeX option in the Command menu (i.e. using mouse) and then for the
subsequent compilations, C-c C-c does give me

Command: (default XeLaTeX)

in the minibuffer. Otherwise, if I just open a XeLaTeX file and press
C-c C-c all I get is

Command: (default LaTeX)

in the minibuffer.

This is not a desirable behaviour at all. I should be able to get
Command: (default XeLaTeX) the very first time I press C-c C-c if the
file I have is XeLaTeX file!

How can I correct this? Best regards,

Tariq

Re: xelatex menu option does not show

[Andreas Politz]

Tariq <tariq.perwez@gmail.com> writes:

> I must add to the above the following observation. With the above code
> in my .emacs file, if I open a XeLaTeX file and compile once using the
> XeLaTeX option in the Command menu (i.e. using mouse) and then for the
> subsequent compilations, C-c C-c does give me
>
> Command: (default XeLaTeX)
>
> in the minibuffer. Otherwise, if I just open a XeLaTeX file and press
> C-c C-c all I get is
>
> Command: (default LaTeX)
>
> in the minibuffer.
>
> This is not a desirable behaviour at all. I should be able to get
> Command: (default XeLaTeX) the very first time I press C-c C-c if the
> file I have is XeLaTeX file!
>
> How can I correct this? Best regards,
>
> Tariq


Maybe the criteria for what constitutes a XeLaTeX file in your head, is
different from what your code specifies.  In other words, the regexp is
not able to match and thus, "LaTeX" becomes the default command.

-ap

Re: xelatex menu option does not show

[Tariq]

On Apr 27, 1:59 pm, Andreas Politz <poli...@fh-trier.de> wrote:
> Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> writes:
> > I must add to the above the following observation. With the above code
> > in my .emacs file, if I open a XeLaTeX file and compile once using the
> > XeLaTeX option in the Command menu (i.e. using mouse) and then for the
> > subsequent compilations, C-c C-c does give me
>
> > Command: (default XeLaTeX)
>
> > in the minibuffer. Otherwise, if I just open a XeLaTeX file and press
> > C-c C-c all I get is
>
> > Command: (default LaTeX)
>
> > in the minibuffer.
>
> > This is not a desirable behaviour at all. I should be able to get
> > Command: (default XeLaTeX) the very first time I press C-c C-c if the
> > file I have is XeLaTeX file!
>
> > How can I correct this? Best regards,
>
> > Tariq
>
> Maybe the criteria for what constitutes a XeLaTeX file in your head, is
> different from what your code specifies.  In other words, the regexp is
> not able to match and thus, "LaTeX" becomes the default command.
>
> -ap

Hi Andreas

Perhaps so,  but I thought the code specified that the presence of the
fontspec package should constitute the file being a XeLaTeX file and
hence C-c C-c should result in XeLaTeX as the default engine. Is this
not right? The mouse click does work. And, after one compilation with
mouse click, C-c C-c also works. Puzzling.

Or, can some change be made to the code to make it work as I want?

Regards,

Tariq