Re: [AUCTeX-devel] [PATCH] Add support for SumatraPDF viewer

[Mosè Giordano]

2016-02-09 11:37 GMT+01:00 Fabrice Popineau
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> The actual problem is that emacs/auctex should ask Windows (look into the
> registry) where
> is the default viewer for pdf files and not assume that this exe is in the
> PATH.

AUCTeX simply runs `call-process' to start the viewer, then I think it
should be Emacs' duty to find the executable if it has been properly
installed (i.e., the installer changed the appropriate registry keys),
but I don't know if this happens on Windows.

I'd like to provide a default value of `TeX-view-program-list-builtin'
that works for as many users as possible, hard-coding a path defeats
this goal, for example for you, if you have it C:\Local, and people
using the portable version that I guess can be placed anywhere.

Bye,
Mosè