10.5: Make LaTeXit work on 10.5
Nov 09, '07 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: pierscoleman
I use LaTeXit quite extensively for adding equations to presentations. On installing OS 10.5, I discovered that LaTeXit 1.14.4 hangs on launch. Reinstalling LaTeXit did not solve the problem. Although I had latex operating properly under X11, evidently, LaTeXit wasn't finding the paths. Probably a new Leopard release will fix this, but in the meantime, what does one do? Here's how I solved the problem.
I installed a new and separate version of LaTex using i-installer. The i-installer enabled me to download and install a new version of gwtex, and after that, LaTeXit worked. I include the details below:
- I followed the directions in the LaTeXit Read Me file, and downloaded i-installer. I quote from the LaTeXit readme: "The i-installer is a little program that allows you to install LaTeX (or other things) on your system, by getting all the files you need in a remote location. This is very handy, because you are ensured that the files you get are the most recent ones, and all the installation is made for you. So, just download the i-installer, open the dmg, and install it."
- I launched the i-installer and chose the menu item i-packages » Known packages i-directory. In the left-panel, I chose and "<Use>"d the Gerben's i-Directory @ TUG. In the right panel, I selected "gwTex based on TexLive," and <Open i-package>. As the LaTeXit readme promises, LaTeX was installed on my system, chosing the default answer to all questions. This took about 10 to 15 minutes.
- For good measure, I also installed ghostscript 8 the same way.
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
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