Does a !TEX directive exist in TeXStudio for the bibliography command?

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I'm using TeXStudio (2.6.2) for all my tex documents. For my thesis I'm using biblatex, but for papers I usally use bibtex. Therefor I always have to change the configuration of TeXStudio when I'm switching to another document. Is there a !TEX like directive for TeXStudio so I can configure it on a per document base? I've seen here that TeXShop supports !BIB program = .... I tried that in TeXStudio, but unfortunately it does not work. I also haven't found any indication in the manual that there is something like that. So my question is: Is there any kind of such a directive for TeXStudio or some other easy work around?

Related: When and why should I use % !TEX TS-program and % !TEX encoding?. — Speravir, Mar 05 '14 at 00:25
There are many make-like options, such as latexmk and arara (which I've yet to try, but seems dead simple to use). Can TeXStudio be configured to use them? Or even a simple Makefile is pretty simple to create... — jon, Mar 05 '14 at 05:48
I could be wrong, but I don't think this is directly possible in TeXstudio arara is a good alternative though. Instructions for setting up TeXstudio for arara is found in http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/118899/586. — Torbjørn T., Mar 05 '14 at 12:49
@TorbjørnT. I guess you are right, maybe I will take a look on arara. On the other hand it is not too much trouble to switch the bib program. Anyway, if you convert your comment to an answer I will accept it. — quinmars, Mar 05 '14 at 20:33
BTW, I created a feature request: http://sourceforge.net/p/texstudio/feature-requests/662/ — quinmars, Mar 05 '14 at 21:01

Tim Hoffmann · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-07T22:36:30.927

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You can use % !TeX TXS-program:bibliography = txs:///biber. This is a general syntax. TXS understands a number of commands (each starting with txs:///). You will find the names when hovering over the command names in the options pages Command and Build. The above means that a call to txs:///bibliography (actually that's called when you click the Bibliography menu item) should be resolved to txs:///biber (which in turn resolves to the exact biber call).

Future releases (2.7.x) will also support % !BIB program = biber to remain fully compatible with the TeXShop syntax.

edited Mar 07 '14 at 22:36

answered Mar 06 '14 at 20:45

Tim Hoffmann

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It should be % !TeX TXS-program:bibliography = txs:///biber as you described in the feature request. And that works like a charm! Thanks for the quick response. – quinmars Mar 06 '14 at 21:58

Does a !TEX directive exist in TeXStudio for the bibliography command?

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