Welcome to the version 1.0d of texmgr,
a frontend to TeX, LaTeX, DVIPS and related stuff..
This version follows just of one day the previous 1.0 (d means debugged)

Q: what do I need to get texmgr working ?
A: dialog from Savio Lam (lam836@cs.cuhk.hk)

Q:what do I need to modify to get it fully working on my system?
A: (long)

texmgr use as editor the one specified in the environment variable $EDITOR
or if this variable does not exist vi, so to change the editor used, define
$EDITOR or change the script.

to print i have defined a printer on my linux box called lps, defined as
follow in /etc/printcap:

lp|Fujitzu Breeze 200:\
        :lp=/dev/lp1:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lp1:\
        :lf=/var/adm/lp.errors:\
        :df=/usr/bin/lpdvi:\
        :sh
lps|Fujitzu Breeze 200 Postscript:\
        :lp=/dev/lp1:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lp1:\
        :lf=/var/adm/lps.errors:\
        :of=/usr/bin/lpps:\
        :sh

as you can see lps use as output filter /usr/bin/lpps 
which is the following script:


#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=deskjet \
-sOutputFile=- -

NB: I'm italian and common PAPERSIZE is A4.

texmgr use to print $PRINTER, and if it is not defined then lps,
either define the proper variable or change the script.

please refer any improvement you make or you wish at the following email:

romolo@ursamajor.eng.unipr.it

NOTES:


Usage: texmgr -? --help -filename
              -? --help			displays a brief help about texmgr
              -filename			start texmgr assuming filename as
					file to be processed, note that no
					check is done about its existance,
					as you may wish to edit a new one.

  Level 1 menu:
__________________

   +----------------------- TeX Manager Version 1.0d -----------------------+
   |                                                                        |
   |  Welcome to TeXmgr V1.0d.                                              |
   |                                                                        |
   |  Which option would you like?                                          |
   |                                                                        |
   |  Current directory is: /root                                           |
   |                                                                        |
   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
   | |      File       Choose a .tex file to process in the current dir   | |
   | |      Clean      Remove .log .aux etc files but leave .dvi and .ps  | |
   | |      VeryClean  Remove also .dvi and .ps                           | |
   | |      DirChange  Change working directory                           | |
   | |      NewFile    Start with a new file                              | |
   | |      Exit       Exit TeXmgr                                        | |
   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                         <  OK  >      <Cancel>                         |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
The current directory is displayed to avoid to write in unwilled places,

File prompts a pop up menu with all .tex file displayed (sorry no .texinfo).

Clean option deletes the following files:
.log .toc .tp .tps .vr .vrs .ky .kys .aux .cp .cps .pg .pgs .fn .fns

VeryClean ones also deletes .dvi and .ps.
 
DirChange prompts a pop up inputbox for entering the new working directory.

<Cancel> Button return to the shell (ot parent process)

NewFile prompts a pop up inputbox for entering new file name, please note you
can specify also the path ie: /home/foo/foo.foo[.tex] in such a case texmgr
cd to /home/foo and prompts a level 2 menu for foo.foo[.tex] if not specified
.tex extension will be appended.

Exit leaves texmgr.


  Level 2 menu:
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   +----------------------- TeX Manager Version 1.0d -----------------------+
   |                                                                        |
   |  Welcome to TeXmgr V1.0d.                                              |
   |                                                                        |
   |  Which option would you like?                                          |
   |                                                                        |
   |  Current directory is: /root                                           |
   |                                                                        |
   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
   | |          TeX    From test.tex make test.dvi using TeX.             | |
   | |          LaTeX  From test.tex make test.dvi using LaTeX.           | |
   | |          Dvips  From test.dvi make test.ps.                        | |
   | |          Print  Print test.ps using lpr -P lps.                    | |
   | |          Edit   Edit test.tex using vi.                            | |
   | |          Menu   Goto TOP level menu                                | |
   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                         <  OK  >      <Cancel>                         |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+

TeX process the current working file using TeX creating the .dvi file.
 
LaTeX process the current working file using LaTeX creating the .dvi file.

Dvips creates the .ps file starting from the .dvi one (only the option -o
	is used so customize for your needs.

Print print the .ps file just created using lpr -P $PRINTER (or lps) look 
	in the first part of this readme.

Edit edits the file using $EDITOR as editor, also look in the first part.

Menu returns to a level 1 menu.

<Cancel> Button return to a level 1 menu.


CREDITS:
many thanks to Patrick Volkerding for Slackware, and for the idea of pkgtool
also many thanks to Savio Lam (lam836@cs.cuhk.hk) for his nice tool called
dialog (needed to make texmgr run).