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Version 1.20 has been released. Bugs permitting, this may be the final version.

In summary, the script now:
Calls pdflatex by default (though defaults can now be easily changed at the top of the script)
Should run both on Linux and OS X
Is compatible both with python 2 and 3
Allows you to set ...

The September 24, 2011 version should now work with OS X, if I've gotten all the commands correct. However, lacking a mac, I've not been able to test it per se

Any volunteers appreciated!

Try running the command from a terminal; this will help distinguish whether the problem is XeLaTeX or texmaker. From what I can see, your command is xelatex "your file name".tex (After making sure your terminal's navigated to the folder, of course.)

If xelatex fails, then you know where the problem ...

From reading the forums and groups, I gather that a lot of us miss the "download on the fly" feature offered by MiKTeX. I've written a script that should allow us to do just that. Make sure you have python (most OS X and linux distributions provide it by default; if not, you can get either the 2 or ...