How do I change where MPL looks for Latex?

[PHobson]

I know support for the usetex feature is limited, but I think (*hope*) that this is purely an MPL question and not out of the scope and annoying to the members of the group.

I like to use the fourier.sty package since I like the Utopia font and it's math font is particularly nice. But MPL is using this Latex installation:
/sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/
which has no fourier package, and raises predictable errors when I set
text.latex.preamble :  \usepackage{fourier}

But I only use and maintain this one:
/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/latex/
(fourier and many other packages I like)

Is there a way to tell MPL to use my preferred Latex directory, or should I update and maintain the one it currently searches?

Mac OS 10.5
MPL 0.99.1

Many thanks,

Paul M. Hobson                  
Senior Staff Engineer
--
Geosyntec Consultants
55 SW Yamhill St, Ste 200
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: [phone]
Web:   www.geosyntec.com




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[John Hunter-4]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:25 AM,  <PHobson@...> wrote:

> I know support for the usetex feature is limited, but I think (*hope*) that this is purely an MPL question and not out of the scope and annoying to the members of the group.
>
> I like to use the fourier.sty package since I like the Utopia font and it's math font is particularly nice. But MPL is using this Latex installation:
> /sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/
> which has no fourier package, and raises predictable errors when I set
> text.latex.preamble :  \usepackage{fourier}
>
> But I only use and maintain this one:
> /usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/latex/
> (fourier and many other packages I like)

This looks like a UNIX PATH issue -- mpl will use the version of latex
it finds first in your PATH, so if you want it to find
/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/latex/, put the directory
containing that latex ahead of the fink one (/sw)

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[PHobson]

> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:25 AM,  <PHobson@...> wrote:
> > I know support for the usetex feature is limited, but I think
> (*hope*) that this is purely an MPL question and not out of the scope
> and annoying to the members of the group.
> >
> > I like to use the fourier.sty package since I like the Utopia font
> and it's math font is particularly nice. But MPL is using this Latex
> installation:
> > /sw/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/
> > which has no fourier package, and raises predictable errors when I
> set
> > text.latex.preamble :  \usepackage{fourier}
> >
> > But I only use and maintain this one:
> > /usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/latex/
> > (fourier and many other packages I like)

From: John Hunter [mailto:jdh2358@...]
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:33 AM
> This looks like a UNIX PATH issue -- mpl will use the version of latex
> it finds first in your PATH, so if you want it to find
> /usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/latex/, put the directory
> containing that latex ahead of the fink one (/sw)

Thanks, John. Looks like I can take from here. I'll add my Texlive directory to near the top of the path.

-paul

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