LaTeX-Suite attempts to provide a comprehensive set of tools to view, edit and compile LaTeX documents in Vim. Together, they provide tools starting from macros to speed up editing LaTeX documents to functions for forward searching .dvi documents.

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How to dynamically change the output filename in Vim LaTeX Suite

Say, my .tex files are organized like this ~/Projects/proj_name/articles.tex. After compiling with LaTeX Suite, I want the output PDF file to be proj_name.pdf instead of articles.pdf. Since I have ...
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Vim LaTeX suite key mapping not working properly

I try to map Alt+i for inserting the item element to C+i. So I followed the instructions from the latex-suite manual, which states that the Alt-key mappings belong into the $VIM/ftplugin/tex.vim ...
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How to do single quotes in Latex Suite

In Latex Suite the back quote (`) is mapped to provide a host of symbols (see here). Problem is that I use the backquote-forwardquote duo as my opening and closing quotes. So now if I want to quote ...
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How do I prevent LaTeX-Suite from opening files automatically when there's an error?

I'm using Vim with LaTeX-Suite. Occasionally when I compile a file with errors using <Leader>ll, the error in my source is such that the LaTeX compiler registers an error in a file deep in the ...
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Spell Check in VIM Latex Suite not working after a particular word

In latex I need to type the sequence$G^{\{ x \}}$ to get the desired equation. The equation works fine, but after this spell check does not work for the remaining text. Spell check works fine before ...
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Vim-latex adds extra brackets when typing empty brackets

I just installed the vim latex-suite plugin. Whenever I type empty brackets, parentheses, or braces, I get an extra pair of them, and I am moved to the middle of the new pair and put into insert ...
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How do you jump to an error from the Error List in LaTeX-suite?

I just discovered LaTeX-suite and was overjoyed with the breadth of the compiling and debugging options, but for some reason the primary debugging mechanism is not working for me. When I compile with ...
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vim latex-suite: unwanted in-editor math symbol conversion

I'm experiencing trouble using vim in combination with latex-suite. Since recently there is a nice feature, that converts some latex commands, such as \varphi, into symbols better readable and more ...
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Set up vim with latex-suite to use latexmk

Today I started using vim in combination with the latex-suite plugin, and so far I love it. Other editors also make using LaTeX easier by providing code completed and such, but latex-suites's ...
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Strange highlighting in LaTeX-Suite

I use Vim 7.3 and LaTeX-Suite 1.8.23. But every time when I use the function in LaTeX-Suite , such as $e^^ and amsmath<F5>, the whole source code will be highlighted. How to fix it up?
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What does <++> signify when using Vim LatexSuite?

I have a LaTeX editing environment that does some assistive stuff such as auto-indenting, closing parentheses, etc. However, one of the things that it does is unknown to me, and is difficult to ...
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(Vim+latex) How to compile a single tex file in a project directory using \ll

I am using Vim+latex. In my project directory, I have another separate tex file (for example a tikz/PGF file to draw a figure). When I input \ll, instead of compiling my current file, the system ...
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How to disable all Vim-LaTeX mappings?

I like some of the features provided by the Vim-LaTeX suite, but not all of them. In particular, I dislike all of the mappings like [[ = \left[ \right] and the automatic placeholder stuff with ...
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Problem with Mac OS 10.8, ViM, and LaTeX-Suite [closed]

I just updated my machine to Mountain Lion (10.8.1) and am trying to install vim-latex. I have used the suite daily for about 5 years now, but when trying to do a clean install and opening up a .tex ...
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Is there a default / official / standard Vim indentation file for TeX, or just best practices for TeX source indentation?

If you see here, the author mentions an "official version" of an indentation script from Johannes Zellner. The link is broken and while there are traces of Zellner all over the interwebs, I can't find ...
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vim-latex: “I can't write on …” error

I am using vim-latex. I compile TeX document using \ll command, then \lv to view it. It generates a PDF file. So far, so good. The problem starts when I try to modify my TeX file and compile it again ...
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Howto use Vim + LatexSuite to convert plain text lists to itemize/enumerate etc

I am often burdened with "converting" and "including" stuff into larger documents. I have compiled some scripts and voodoo to ease my work but rather often I'm still facing the task of manually ...
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Shortcut for inserting matching \end{something} in VIM

I remember some time ago I always used a shortcut in VIM that allowed me to type this (<X> is indication of the location of the cursor): ... rest of document ... \begin{<ENVIRONMENT>} ...
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Is there any cheat sheet for vim-latex mappings?

I wonder if anyone knows any list of "magical words" such as vaw`em which changes the format to italics of the current word for vim-latex different than this one
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<F5> in vim-latex doesn't expand environment

I'm new to vim-latex and have been reading some tutorials. I've noticed that the behaviour of the F5 on my machine is rather different from what the tutorials tell me. I'm supposed to expect F5 to ...
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vim-latex always moves the cursor to the beginning of the line upon compilation. How do I stop this? [closed]

I have posted this question to /r/vim, with no success. The title basically explains the situation: every time I compile with <leader>ll, Vim moves my cursor to the beginning of the line, which ...
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Using gvim/latex-suite, cannot see compiler output! [closed]

I do not see any compiler output when compiling my latex files with \ll. Neither do I see any of the quick-fixes. How do I fix this?
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Why is LateX Suite (Vim) so inconsistent

I am trying to transition to Latex Suite for Vim, but it seems to have several problems, observe: The first \subsection command (90) is shown but the second one (124) is not. Again the third one is ...
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Why does '<++>' appear every time I use vim-latex suite? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What does <++> signify? e.g. Using TeX-Environments to insert an enumerate will cause a strange symbol '<++>' at the end of \end{enumerate}. Anyone knows why ...
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What are the <++> in Vim latex-suite after typing in a bracket pair? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What does <++> signify? In typing bracket pairs while coding, I usually type the opening and closing bracket before typing in the contents like so: ...
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How can I use the Vim LaTeX-Suite multiple compile option with BibTeX and the -aux-directory option?

I have a document composed of several subfiles and so have used the -aux-directory command to put all of the temporary files in a subfolder, 'auxdir', to keep my working folder clear (and me sane). I ...