Re: How can I view a LaTeX file in Firefox?

Robin Fairbairns wrote:
Stephen Harris <cyberguard-1048@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Alasdair wrote:
I occasionally need to peer at a LaTeX file on the web, without
necessarily downloading it. What I want to do is to set up my Mozilla
Firefox browser so that it treats TeX files as it treats plain text
files: displays them as plain ASCII text without any formatting. And
if I decide I want to download the file I can easily do it.
http://www.integretechpub.com/techexplorer/download/

Put the download in Firefox plug-ins.

no doubt. but, aiui, it displays an approach at the _outcome_ of
running the latex. the question is "how do i look at the file" (for
example "i've just viewed this guy's pdf, i wonder how he did _that_
bit"). techexplorer doesn't even attempt to answer that question.

[writing catalogue entries and the uk faq, i've got an awful lot of
use for that sort of thing...]

Firefox -> View -> Page Source

contains the latex code and I suppose a little html code.
One can view the source code plus what it generates on the
HDD plus display changes when the source is edited using
another instance of Firefox and reloading.

Html code is also in text like .tex and you can copy
the source code from Firefox's View into a text editor,
rename it to latexfiletest1.html and play with making
changes, save it, and reload it in another split screen
browser instance and compare changes to the original result.
It will work out like doing previews with multiple split
screen images available for comparison (min/max windows).

This is fairly standard for building/comparing webpages and
should work when adapted to making/showing text-based .tex
content as well. Thanks for your work, hope this is helpful.

Best regards,
Stephen
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