Re: [AUCTeX] easy PDF output

[David Kastrup]

Shug Boabby <address@hidden> writes:

> On 12 Apr 2005, at 16:16, David Kastrup wrote:
>> Shug Boabby <address@hidden> writes:
>>> i'd really prefer to get PDF output for some documents... is there an
>>> easy way to do this?
>>
>> You mean like using the Command/TeXing Options/PDF mode menu?  Or the
>> C-c C-t C-p keyboard shortcut for switching PDF mode on?  Or
>> customizing the TeX-PDF-mode variable?
>
> interesting, thats news to me.
>
> unfortunately this does not do as i wish, i use pstricks and
> pdflatex breaks things...

Well, then don't use it.  AUCTeX will usually be smart enough to
notice you are loading pstricks and will choose DVI mode even when
your default setting would be PDF.

> it is best to create a PS and then ps2pdf the file, is this
> possible?
>
> i now see the "output" part of the docs... there is no ps out?

Have you actually tried it?  If you enabled document parsing, as
suggested in the first page of the AUCTeX docs, AUCTeX will propose
using dvips and GhostView for viewing.

> perhaps this pstricks/pdf bug is something auctex should check for?

What bug?  And AUCTeX does check for PStricks.  What is your actual
complaint supposed to be?

> many people use pstricks.

Yes.  And AUCTeX works fine with it.

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