Create an accessory that executes latex->dvi2ps->ps2pdf in WinEdt

Question

I use WinEdt Build 20131031 (v. 8.1) 64-bit with Windows 7 and MikTeX 2.9.

I would like to create an accessory ("latexdvi2ps2pdf") in execution modes for compiling tex documents in the following order:

LaTeX -> dvi2ps -> ps2pdf

Is this possible with WinEdt?

Answer 1

Update (2016-04-20)

The add-on LaTeXify now adds two commands "TeXify2PDF" (which runs BibTeX and TeXify+dvips+ps2pdf with LaTeX engine) and "LaTeXify2PDF" (which runs Biber and TeXify+dvips+ps2pdf with LaTeX engine) to accomplish your needs.

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Original answer

Follow these steps to have a menu entry, a keyboard shortcut and a toolbar button for an accessory that runs LaTeX -> dvips -> ps2pdf in WinEdt 8.

1. Show the "Options Interface" (Options -> Options Interface)

   

2. Double-click the "Main Menu" item (MainMenu.ini gets opened)

3. Just before the line

     ITEM="Compile"
   

   add the following lines

     ITEM="dvi2ps2pdf"
       CAPTION="dvi2ps2pdf"
       IMAGE="TeXIconRed"
       SAVE_INPUT=1
       MACRO=`Assign("Old-PDFTeXify-Method","%$('PDFTeXify-Method');");`+
             `Assign("PDFTeXify-Method","2");`+
             `Exe('%b\Exec\TeX\PDFTeXify.edt');`+
             `Assign("PDFTeXify-Method","%$('Old-PDFTeXify-Method');");`+
             `Release("Old-PDFTeXify-Method");`
       SHORTCUT="24665::Shift+Ctrl+Y"
       REQ_FILTER=:"%!M=TeX"|"%!M=TeX:STY"|"%!M=TeX:AUX"
     ITEM="-"
   

4. Press Shift+Ctrl+F9

5. Now (in the "Options Interface") double-click the "Toolbar" item (Toolbar.ini gets opened)

6. Just before the line

       MENU="ConTeXt"
   

   add the following lines

       MENU="dvi2ps2pdf"
       MENU="-"
   

7. Press Shift+Ctrl+F9

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Now you have a toolbar button in the drop-down button containing all the compilers

a menu item in the "TeX" menu

and a shortcut (Shift+Ctrl+Y) to run LaTeX -> dvips -> ps2pdf automatically.