LaTeX
This document contains notes on learning and using LaTeX, a document markup language and document preparation system.
Learning
Documentation
To find documentation for a specific package, e.g. glossaries
$ texdoc -l glossaries
Tools
- AUCTeX — Available as a Debian package providing LaTeX support in Emacs
- reftex — Bundled and pre-installed since Emacs 20.2.
- ScribTeX – Online LaTeX editor
- texworks — Available as a Debian package providing TeX aware editor and PDF viewer
- LyX — Available as a Debian package providing WYSIWYG frontend for LaTeX
- List of PC to TeX converters
Switching AUCTeX to PDF mode in Emacs
C-c C-t C-p
or
M-x customize-variable TeX-PDF-mode
Conversion
LaTeX to RTF
Install the latex2rtf Debian package. Typical usage is:
$ latex2rtf mydoc.tex
Online
Create LaTeX tables online – TablesGenerator.com
Packages
- pgf—Create PostScript and PDF graphics in TEX - Install on macOS
using the
texlive-picturespackage in Macports. - tikzsymbols—Some symbols created using tikz.
- lipsum
- tikz pgf - Making a Calendar for TUG - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange
- Typeset calendar but with the ability to write notes and todos - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange
- Wallcalendar
Resources
- positioning - Absolute position of
resizeboxandtikzpicture- TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange - GNU TeXmacs (FSF GNU project)
- Installing TeX fonts
- Installing Fonts for LaTeX on OS X
- Install cryst font on macOS 10.14 for pdflatex and lualatex
References
- TeX Users Group
- FAQ—Marking changed parts of your document
- http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1551/use-latex-to-produce-epub
-- Frank Dean - 6 Jan 2012
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