Re: [Vim-latex-devel] need help for customizing compiling settings

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Hi Dennis,

Thank you for your further advices.
I tried you suggestions but still no luck. Here is the related part of my
latest .vimrc:

" for VIM-latex-suite usage
let g:Tex_MultipleCompileFormats = 'dvi,ps'
let g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat='pdf'
let g:Tex_FormatDependency_ps='dvi,ps'
let g:Tex_FormatDependency_pdf='dvi,ps,pdf'
let g:Tex_CompileRule_dvi='latex --interaction=nonstopmode $*'
let g:Tex_CompileRule_ps='dvips -o $*.ps $*.dvi'
let g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf='ps2pdf $*.ps'
let g:Tex_ViewRule_pdf='acroread'

Then below are the related parts of my texrc:

if has('macunix')
    TexLet g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat = 'pdf'
else
    TexLet g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat = 'pdf'
endif
......
" Compiler rules {{{
" This is the first thing you should customize. It is set up for most common
" values, but if use some other compiler, then you will want to change this.
" As CompileFlags value you'd perhaps like to use, e.g., '-src-specials',
" but it is known that it can sometimes give different results in the
output,
" so use it with care. The '-file-line-error' flag helps sanitize LaTeX
error
" messages for processing by Vim.
TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_dvi = 'latex -interaction=nonstopmode $*'
TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_ps = 'dvips -Ppdf -o $*.ps $*.dvi'
TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf = 'ps2pdf $*.ps'
TexLet g:Tex_EscapeChars = '{}\'

" ways to generate pdf files. there are soo many...
" NOTE: pdflatex generates the same output as latex. therefore quickfix is
"       possible.
" TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf = 'pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode $*'

" TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf = 'dvipdfm $*.dvi'
" TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf = 'dvipdf $*.dvi'

TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_html = 'latex2html $*.tex'

TexLet g:Tex_CompileRule_bib = g:Tex_BibtexFlavor . ' $*'

" Set Tex_UseMakefile to 0 if you want to ignore the presence of a Makefile
" when deciding how to compile
TexLet g:Tex_UseMakefile = 1

" }}}

In case you wonder my tex.vim:

" this is mostly a matter of taste. but LaTeX looks good with just a bit
" of indentation.
 set sw=2
" " TIP: if you write your \label's as \label{fig:something}, then if you
" " type in \ref{fig: and press <C-n> you will automatically cycle through
" " all the figure labels. Very useful!
set iskeyword+=:

Could you please check if I missed anything here? I appreciate your help!

Sincerely,
Jin Chen

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Dennis Grimminck <l.g...@sc...
> wrote:

> Hi Jin,
>
> I think you have forgotten to define the ps dependency, texrc:
> " Uncomment this line if you compile ps files via dvi files.
> " TexLet g:Tex_FormatDependency_ps = 'dvi,ps'
>
> so add
>
> let g:Tex_FormatDependency_ps='dvi,ps'
>
> to your vimrc. Than the program can complete the chain dvi,ps,pdf
>
> cheers,
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> Jin Chen wrote:
> > Dear Dennis,
> >
> > I appreciate your responsive reply! As you suggested, I added the
> > following lines into my .vimrc and
> > tried it our again, but still no luck. I also attached the .vimrc and
> > texrc files for your reference.
> >
> > It also did not make any difference whether I added the following
> > lines into tex.vim or not:
> > " customized compiling settings
> >  let g:Tex_MultipleCompileFormats = 'dvi,ps'
> >  let g:Tex_FormatDependency_pdf = 'dvi,ps,pdf'
> >  let g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat = 'pdf'
> >
> > " compiling rules
> >  let g:Tex_CompileRule_dvi = 'latex --interaction=nonstopmode $*'
> >  let g:Tex_CompileRule_ps = 'dvips -Ppdf -o $*.ps $*.dvi'
> >  let g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf = 'ps2pdf $*.ps $*.pdf'
> >
> > " other settings
> >  let g:Tex_IgnoreLevel = 7
> >
> >
> > It would be really great if you could take a look into them. There
> > must be something I still missed.
> > Thank you once again in advance!
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Jin Chen
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 4:21 AM, LAG Grimminck
> > <l.g...@sc... <mailto:l.g...@sc...>> wrote:
> >
> >     Dear Jim,
> >
> >     My suggestion is to read the texrc file, that you already found,
> >     thouroughly(!), and make any changes in your .vimrc file or maybe
> >     the vim.tex (I only made them in my vimrc).
> >
> >     You will need:
> >     let g:Tex_MultipleCompileFormats = 'dvi,ps'              (pdf will
> >     not need multiple compile steps since it will depend on ps2pdf)
> >     let g:Tex_FormatDependency_pdf = 'dvi,ps,pdf'
> >     let g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat = 'pdf'
> >     let g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf = 'ps2pdf $*.ps'              (this is
> >     what you most probably forgot)
> >
> >     and for your viewer you may want to use
> >     let g:Tex_ViewRule_pdf = 'gv'  (has a watchfile option, but I will
> >     start to fail for large files.. you will not be able to keep the
> >     same page at the end of your document updated)
> >     let g:Tex_ViewRule_pdf = 'acroread' (does not have a watchfile,
> >     ctrl+r will update your current page, always!)
> >
> >     I hope this will work out for you!
> >
> >     cheers,
> >
> >     Dennis
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     On 03/16/2010 04:00 AM, Jin Chen wrote:
> >>     Hi All,
> >>
> >>     I'm very new to this package but eager to get comfortable with
> >>     it. I haven't figured out how to set up the configuration files
> >>     so that I can run customized compiling/viewing command when I
> >>     issue "\ll". I read through the on-line manual and tried to
> >>     put the following lines into the "~/.vim/ftplugin/tex.vim" file
> >>     (it's a ubuntu machine).
> >>
> >>     I hope to get pdf files via "dvi -> ps -> pdf."
> >>
> >>     " this is mostly a matter of taste. but LaTeX looks good with
> >>     just a bit
> >>     " of indentation.
> >>      set sw=2
> >>     " " TIP: if you write your \label's as \label{fig:something},
> >>     then if you
> >>     " " type in \ref{fig: and press <C-n> you will automatically
> >>     cycle through
> >>     " " all the figure labels. Very useful!
> >>     set iskeyword+=:
> >>
> >>     " customized compiling settings
> >>     let g:Tex_MultipleCompileFormats = 'dvi,ps,pdf'
> >>     let g:Tex_FormatDependency_pdf = 'dvi,ps,pdf'
> >>     let g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat = 'pdf'
> >>
> >>     " compiling rules
> >>     let g:Tex_CompileRule_dvi = 'latex --interaction=nonstopmode $*'
> >>     let g:Tex_CompileRule_ps = 'dvips -Ppdf -o $*.ps $*.dvi'
> >>     let g:Tex_CompileRule_pdf = 'ps2pdf $*.ps $*.pdf'
> >>
> >>     " other settings
> >>     let g:Tex_IgnoreLevel = 7
> >>
> >>     I also changed the following line in
> >>     ~/.vim/ftplugin/latex-suite/texrc:
> >>
> >>     if has('macunix')
> >>         TexLet g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat = 'pdf'
> >>
> >>     originally it's dvi instead of pdf.
> >>
> >>
> >>     When I issue "\ll" in VIM, what i got is only dvi output. What
> >>     else should I change? I read through the manual several times but
> >>     still
> >>     didn't find a clue. Please advise.
> >>
> >>     I appreciate your help!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     Sincerely,
> >>     Jin Chen
> >>
> >>
> >>
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