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Re: st: Setting log type with -project-
From
Sergiy Radyakin <[email protected]>
To
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject
Re: st: Setting log type with -project-
Date
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:07:50 -0400
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Robert Picard <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something but what's the problem with printing a
> SMCL log file to pdf?
There is no problem. But what is the problem with using default
Stata's log file format? Then if you "feel that plain text log files
loose some visual information" you can set logtype smcl on your
machine to get the current behavior, and let other users chose log
file format for themselves. Sergiy
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Roberto Ferrer <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I too prefer smcl for visualizing log files while I work on the
>> computer. But I also print to pdf all log files generated by
>> -project-. Printing smcl to pdf doesn't make much sense. I use the
>> pdf's to share and review when not using my PC.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Robert Picard <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I feel that plain text log files loose some visual information (and
>>> hyperlinks) as compare to what is seen in Stata's result window so I
>>> set -project- to always use SMCL format. At any time, -translate- can
>>> be used to convert any SMCL format log file to text format so I
>>> assumed this would not be much of a burden.
>>>
>>> Do you want plain tex log files as a matter of personal preference or
>>> is it related to sharing them with people that do not have Stata?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Sergiy Radyakin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> set logtype only sets the default log type. If the command log
>>>> using"..." specifies explicitly the log format, then the default is
>>>> ignored. So you have to find the "log using ..." command in the quoted
>>>> package and check what's written there.
>>>> Best, Sergiy Radyakin
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Roberto Ferrer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Regarding the user-written package -project- by Robert Picard and
>>>>> installed using:
>>>>>
>>>>> net from http://robertpicard.com/stata
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried changing the log type:
>>>>>
>>>>> -set logtype text-
>>>>>
>>>>> both in the main do-file and in a nested do-file. Neither worked for
>>>>> me; I keep getting smcl. Is it supposed to be like this or am I
>>>>> missing something?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
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