Textmate Latex

[Leocricia Castellanos]

Iuse textmate for make pdf file in latex. After the update of macOS Monterey version 12.3, the minimal version of python (/usr/bin/python) has disappeared : the compilation don't work now.I try to change in the textmate's files /usr/bin/python by /usr/bin/python3 (I have only this python folder) but that always don't work.

I just found the following page: -12-3-Apple-wirft-Python-raus-6341999.htmlwhich told me that Apple does not support Python (and some other script languages like for instance Perl) any further. The last version they supported was Python 2.7.Developers should install (and care for) Python 3 by themselves.The Python page told exactly the same thing:

On my Mac I am using BasicTeX and TextMate 2 with the LaTeX bundle. I can typeset my document and display a PDF preview from within TextMate using the "Typeset & View" shortcut, but it scrolls the preview to the top each time I do so.

I tried modifying the bundle preferences to add the -synctex=1 argument to pdflatex, but then TextMate just stalls when typesetting. If I try to use the "Jump to Current Line in Viewer," it tells me TextMate doesn't support pdfsync.

I gather from the other answer that I am supposed to download Python 3 (done!) and somehow redirect TextMate to python 3 (that now sits in an applications folder). However, I'm a bit sketchy on how to do this last step.

In terminal type: lsThis last step will list a bunch of things of the form xx.py. For each one, typemate xx.pya file opens and there you change python to python3, save, close, go on to the next. Once you have gone through every file of the form xx.py, you can proceed to set up Textmate for latex as you normally would.

So I'm using latexmk.pl to compile my TextMate LaTeX Project and it's running quite nice. The only thing I'm missing, is, that i want to specify an individual style file for the makeindex command, i.e. latexmk.pl when latexmk decides to run makeindex, it should add something like

As implied by the name, this package needs you to turn the tex into PostScript format before turning it into a PDF (manually by e.g. latex myfile.tex && dvips myfile.dvi -o myfile.ps && ps2pdf myfile.ps). The TextMate command turns the tex into PDF directly using pdflatex.

The command has now been fixed in SVN to take the long way around whenever pstricks is used. However, one important thing to note is that the command only checks in the file being typeset directly. If pstricks is only being used in some third-party package, you must let the command know by e.g. adding a comment

The Watch Document functionality of Textmate automatically compiles Tex documents when saved. This post describes how to achieve this behavior with any editor. It works for Unix-based systems, such as OSX or Linux. An example repository can be found here.

This also works with LaTeX projects consisting of multiple files. Simply put the watch on the project master file and it will also look for changes in the associated files. This even extends to included images.

As you can see, the command will not terminate back into the prompt, as latexmk watches for updated files (targets) associated with the previewed file. You have to shutdown it manually using CTRL-C. This is already close to the desired behavior. I suggest adding the following options:

This is exactly the behavior I was looking for. And as a big plus, it is independent of your editor choice. Using it with Sublime Text and the LaTeXTools Plugin along with a Skim even allows to jump between source and compiled PDF using the enabled synctex feature.

Utilizing this knowledge with makefiles is easy. I know that makefiles often look scary due to their seemingly obscure syntax, but actually they are easy to set up and will spare you a lot of work. If you want to have a quick introduction to make, I strongly recommend Mike Bostocks beautiful blog post on it. The commands applied here, however, are basic and should be self explanatory.

You can find a minimal example of a LaTeX project using this setup in this Github repository: github.com/paulklemm/latexmk-synctex-example. Feel free to play around with your own makefile rules and explore the possibilities.

LaTeX is available via login.stud.ntnu.no. For most linux-distributions, LaTeX is available as packages. If you are on Windows, you can use for instance MiKTeX as a compiler, or you can use PCTeX which has a built-in compiler. If you are an OS X user, you can install LaTeX by downloading the MacTeX package. NTNU has a license agreement for PCTeX, while both MiKTeX and MacTeX are freely downloadable online.

First, you need a source file. This is created with normal text editing software, for instance notepad++, vim, emacs, pico, edit, TextPad etc. Many of these have built-in support for syntax highlighting LaTeX code. You can also utilize an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for LaTeX, such as TeXnicCenter, PCTeX for Windows and Kile for Linux. An alternative for MacOS X is TextMate.

All LaTeX-commands begin with the command name, which is a backslash ( \ ) followed by either text or a single letter. Arguments in square brackets ( [] ) are optional, while arguments in curly brackets ( ) are mandatory. LaTeX is case-sensitive.

In most cases, you will be interested in converting the LaTeX document to a PDF-document. There are two ways of achieving this, and which one you decide to use largely depends on which image types you are using in the document.

You have created a file with the name test.tex. You will then need to run the command latex test.tex, or use a suitable tool in the software you are using. LaTeX will read the file, typeset it, and save it in the file test.dvi (DVI is short for DeViceIndependent). This file can then be printed, or converted to PostScript (PS).

Orakel Support Services can help if you encounter difficulties installing PCTex (or equivalent tool), but do not offer help with the use of LaTeX software. If you are an NTNU employee, consult your local IT Support.

At the moment I am trying to write a documentation file for a project and intend to use LaTeX for it.

Has anyone already had experience with this? I haven't found syntax highlighting with the LaTeX packages I know yet.

I found a request on Pygment but it was from 2016 and there was no reply on it since then.

I would like to generate a documentation PDF via LaTeX.

In LaTeX you can define code listings where you copy the source code into and LaTeX styles them accordingly on compilation.

The only other way I could think of was screenshotting my code and then integrate those pictures into my LaTeX file.

Changes in code or copying the code out of the document wouldn't be that easy anymore then though.

The minted package used in this example uses Pygments to generate highlighted code for LaTeX.

I only knew the minted and lstlisting packages for LaTeX but I will look for a package that can maybe interpret textmate grammar.

Thanks for your fast reply!

I've seen this post to. It would also be an idea yes.

I'd have to generate html out of my code then transform it to LaTeX and use it in my file.

Converting to html and parsing html has room for errors or missinterpretation egain.

And of course I'd have try to make my own LaTeX package or compile everything by hand everytime which is also kind of an overkill.

Look in the direction of the DocBook that is used in the embedded InterSystems documentation.

There is support for highlighting for many languages: Cach Basic, Cach ObjectScript, Cach Class Definition Syntax, etc.

Hi Martin Webber,

You can easily highlight texts in latex using different packages. Especially for highlighting texts, you can either use "soul" or "xcolor". Once you have used these packages, you can use the "\hl" command to highlight the texts that you wish. Kindly, note that in the command "\hl", both "h" and "l" are small letters. For example, you can use a code like this: \documentclassarticle

\usepackagecolor,soul

\begindocument

\hlMy Document\\

\textbfLorem Ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.\\

\enddocument If you are facing difficulties in compiling documents in LaTeX, I would suggest you to use this guide ( -latex-beginners-step-by-step-guide/) while typesetting your documents. Or else, just drop your question here and I will be happy to offer any help that I could.

Skim can recognize when the PDF file is updated on disk, for example by a LaTeX process. Skim then offers to reload the file. If you choose Auto from the dialog, Skim will reload this document without asking for future updates.

Use this feature with care, as reloading the file will typically lose any notes. If you have unsaved edits, Skim will always ask you whether to reload, even if you have previously chosen Auto. When you choose No, you can still reload manually by choosing Revert from the File menu.

Even though we offer this feature, we discourage you from using it. In general, the only reliable way to automatically reload the document is by triggering the reload yourself from a script as the one below, which therefore is the preferred approach.

Note: Skim's automatic file updating mechanism gets disabled when the PDF file is deleted before it is replaced, because Skim tracks the file object rather than the location of the file. This is by design for good reasons, and it is the way any document based Cocoa application works. Some TeX scripts (e.g. simpdftex) remove the PDF file, and therefore Skim will not automatically reload the file produced by such processes.

Note: The auto-reload functionality will not work properly when you have to run a latex process more than once, for example to support references generated by bibtex, because Skim will be trying to reload the document when the second latex process is busy. You could instead run latex and bibtex together with forcing a Skim reload using the script below.

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