Re: Weird problem in TeXworks but not command-line

Dear Ulrike,

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Well it is rather obvious: Inside texworks you are not working as
> the user sebastian. How are you starting texworks?


OK this is a good lead -- I am starting TeXworks by clicking on the
TeXworks icon on the Windows 8 start screen. I also have a custom start
menu addon. The same bizarre behavior occurs whether I start TeXworks from
the standard Windows 8 start screen or from the custom start menu.

Thanks,

-- 
Sébastien Loisel
Department of Mathematics
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton EH14 4AS
United Kingdom
web: http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/~loisel/
email: S.Loisel at hw.ac.uk
phone: +44 131 451 3234
fax: +44 131 451 3249
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