Hello, On Thu, 18 May 2006, Frank Küster wrote: > Eitan Gurari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It doesn't seem appropriate to introduce such a switch permanently > > as different users might prefer different directories for their > > output. > > I think you are right that this switch should not be added permanently. > But I don't think the suggestion to change htlatex or mk4ht works well. > If a new version of tex4ht is installed, it would overwrite my changes; > or if I keep my changed versions in an other bin directory, I'll loose > any changes in the script that might be needed for the new version. > > What I would prefer is that one of the central scripts (e.g. mk4ht) > source a configuration file, e.g. /etc/tex4ht.cfg and ~/.tex4ht.cfg, in > that order, and set any commandline switches specified in there. I'd > prefer mk4ht over htlatex, because it will also cover other output > formats.
The .cfg files are used in TeX4ht in order to configure options for the processing by "tex" using tex4ht.sty and .4ht files. So there would be a extension name conflict. We could choose .cnf instead. We should try to make this as close as possible to the way "tex" does things. What is the equivalent configuration mechanism for "tex"? I noticed that there *is* an "-output-directory" option but can it be configured from some configuration file in the user's home directory? If so we could try to use the same file or something similar. Thanks and regards, Kapil. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
