[Texmacs-dev] Re: [TeXmacs] Updated Windows Version

[Dan Martens]

> The main problem that I have right now is that I do not
> seem to be able to print. There is not function (as found
> in most other windows apps) to select a printer, but I
> made sure that my usual printer was default and tried to
> print a small TeXmacs document. It just seemed to do
> nothing. Or am I missing some configuration step?

Sounds like a problem with ghostscript not being run.  Do you see any error
messages in the terminal window?

> Has anyone succeeded in running an external session like
> Maple or Reduce? I do not see either Maple or Reduce listed
> under Insert/Session (only Scheme). I can run them both from
> an icon on the desktop. A lot of things under Windows often
> are not accessible from the PATH by default even when they
> are installed correctly, e.g. Maple. I notice also that the
> reduce plugin in the WinTexnmacs directory seems to assume
> one can run a unix shell script. Maybe it will work under
> Cygwin or MinGW/Msys, but it seems doubtful. Anyway, I will
> continue to try to find and configure an external session
> that works with WinTexmacs. Updating the session plugins
> for Windows seems like it's going to be a significant task
> in itself.

I have yet to try running Pari, which I will get to soon.

> I noticed a peculiar behaviour where any menu pop-ups
> which might be open when you change context to another
> window remain visible on top of the new current window.
> Not a big deal, but is seems messy and non-windowish.

Thanks, I have fixed this for the next release.

Dan