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- deTeXtor ReadMe
-
- deTeXtor is a small application designed to delete the mess created
- by your implementation of TeX (as opposed to that created by you).
-
- To my knowledge, there are 4 implementations of TeX on the Macintosh:
-
- 1. Textures
- 2. OzTeX
- 3. CMacTeX
- 4. Tex on a unix machine or a PC followed by transfer to the mac.
-
- Each of the last three produces a variety of auxilliary files:
- .dvi, .log, .aux, .toc, etc. In the case of Textures, the .dvi file
- is placed in the resource fork of the .tex file, and the .log file is
- only saved to disk if desired.
-
- Most of these files simply clutter up the hard drive and take up space,
- when all that is wanted (especially when archiving) are the source files.
-
- deTeXtor is an automatic trash can for these auxillary files, depending
- on the settings you choose for it. If you are using System 7, you can
- just drag-and-drop files, folders and volumes onto the icon and it will
- process the contents according to the preferences you have previously
- saved.
-
- There are some safety features built in, such as checking before deleting
- the resource fork of each text file in your preferences folder (not a
- good idea!), or asking you if you want to trash pictures you may have
- painstakingly drawn for inclusion in your Textures document.
-
- Note that deleting small files and/or removing parts of or all of the
- resource forks of files will have a tendency to fragment your hard drive,
- so if you use this application a lot, it might pay to use a disk defrag-
- mentation device once in a while also.
-
- deTeXtor is ©Nicholas Buchdahl 1996, but free for non-commercial
- redistribution. Permission to redistribute it for commercial purposes
- can be sought from
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- nbuchdah@maths.adelaide.edu.au
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- to which address all comments, queries, bug-reports etc. can also by sent.
-
- Use the software at your own risk: I am not responsible for any damage
- to your files or hardware resulting from its use.
-
-
- Nicholas Buchdahl
- Department of Pure Mathematics
- University of Adelaide
- Australia, 5005
-
- March, 1996
-
- Note added in proof: There is another implementation of TeX which I
- left out, namely DirectTeX. This can be handled by deTeXtor using
- the "AnyOtherTeX" options.
-