{texshop} is used for questions addressing issues related to TeXShop, an integrated text editor and PDF previewer for the Mac designed for editing all kinds of TeX documents.
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How to set the Texshop comment font to italics?
Does anyone know how to set a special font for comments in TexShop?
I would like to have it in italic with gray colour.
I used to use LaTex on Ubuntu and I just turned to Mac,
I'm therefore not ...
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differences of pdf sync in TexShop
I have this stupid issue that bothers me. I use TexShop on two different computers, and when I command-click the source code (i.e., a forward-inverse search), each computer behaves differently.
One ...
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Use new Beamer theme [duplicate]
I am sorry for the silly question, but I am new to TexShop and new to Mac as well.
However, I have been looking for a solution in the last two days between the documentation .pdf and various forums. ...
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Other editors with autocompletion shortcuts similar to those in TeXShop [duplicate]
There's one particular feature I really like about TeXShop. It's the ability to type something like \bali + escand you get the entire \begin{align} structure or try typing something like \bite + esc. ...
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Beamer on MacBook Air
Hello: I am new to Mac OS X (windows user all my life). I have a beamer presentation that works fine in windows 7 using WinEdt wich I run using PDFLaTeX. Now I am learning to use LaTeX in OS X ...
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How do I typeset unicode characters with TexShop?
I've tried pasting "圍棋 (wéiqí)" into my editor, but after typesetting I see only "?? (wiq)" in the PDF. What do I need to change to fix these characters?
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Use multiple languages using lstset? [duplicate]
My MWE :
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report}
\usepackage[lmargin=3.81cm,tmargin=2.54cm,rmargin=2.54cm,bmargin=2.52cm]{geometry}
\linespread{1.5}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
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TexShop keeps converting apostrophes into curly ones
Whenever I type something such as The energy's source, TexShop changes the apostrophe into a curly one which does not print in the PDF.
How can I stop future apostrophes from being changed without ...
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Simplest way to add an Appendix?
I have looked around before posting and found many different methods to do an appendix. Is there no common way to add an appendix to a {report} format paper ?
The current one I use has this :
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My \mathcal{U} turns out to be curvy? (different than default)
My preamble :
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report}
\usepackage[lmargin=3.81cm,tmargin=2.54cm,rmargin=2.54cm,bmargin=2.52cm]{geometry}
\linespread{1.5}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{ dsfont }
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Problem Bibtex Texshop no references [closed]
I'm having a problem getting references in my document using Texshop. I searched for multiple solutions and already tried them but they didn't help me. At the end of my .tex file, I wrote the ...
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Declaring a math operator with cursor placement, e.g. expected value
I'd like to declare a new math operator \ev for representing the expected value, in the form: E<.> so that it looks like the following but with an argument
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Typesetting and Engine settings that can help improve compile time?
Are there any specific options that I can enable or disable to improve compiling time ? I don't understand most of what is included in the settings so I can't decide on my own (new LaTeX user here).
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What is the best referencing tool for LaTeX?
I'm using TexShop on Mac and have a .bib file with references exported by Zotero. One disadvantage of this method is that CiteKeys where I can use in-text referencing \cite{citekeys} cannot be ...
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Automatic IEEE referencing generator in LaTeX style?
Is there an automatic reference generator that produces citations in LaTeX style that I can use ? I want to use IEEE Citation Style.
I have over 50 references that need to be cited, but typing them ...
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Undefined Control Sequence. 1.60 \@writefi
Im having this weird error that says:
Underfined Control Sequence. 1.60 \@writefi
I can press [s] on the command line and the message is ignored, and the code still runs ...
What can be causing ...
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Does TexShop automatically saves when you Typeset?
I always seem to compile the code but forget to save. Albeit I do save every now and then, but I want to know if it automatically saves when I compile the code, just incase my laptop hangs or ...
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Easy way to calculate word-count in Latex for Mac? [duplicate]
I am using TexShop and was wondering if there is an easy way to find the wordcount in a document ?
The way I do it now is copy and paste the PDF document into Word to calculate the word count. Is ...
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Use Mac's Preview to display PDF files from TexShop?
I am sure there is a simple way to do this but my internet search yielded nothing ..
I prefer using Mac's Preview to display PDF files rather than TexShop's internal PDF viewer. TexMaker has an ...
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Table skipping section?
I have one main section along with 5 subsections. One of the subsections has a table that cannot fit in half a page, and hence needs to be fitted in the next one. However, the table skips all the ...
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Format fonts and individual cells in Tables?
Is it possible to directly modify the fonts in a table ?
For example I have :
\begin{tabular}{ |l|l| }
\hline
\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{Table of Bla } \\
\hline
test & test2 \\
yes & ...
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Limit a section to a number of pages?
Is there a way I can limit a section to a specific number of pages ?
For example, I am currently in a section that must not exceed two pages, however I have not completed the previous section, so I ...
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A LaTeX editor between TexShop and Texmaker for Mac OS?
I was using TexShop for a while due to its simplicity. But recently discovered Texmaker which makes it so much easier to type common functions (auto completion) and double compile before exporting as ...
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Automatic completion of common functions in TeXShop?
Is there a way to allow TeXShop complete common functions to avoid typing the same word multiple times ?
For example, when you type \sub , TeXShop would automatically provide options to complete ...
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Need to Typeset twice for correct compile?
Whenever I press CMD+T in TexShop, the PDF created is not always updated correctly. I usually have to re-compile it to update the Table Of Contents and other changes I have made. How can I fix this ?
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TeXShop auto-deletion of certain groups of pasted in characters
For my LaTeX equations I use Mathtype's excellent capability of copying equations as TeX code. My minor problem arises when I want numbered equations in LaTeX and also want to type the equation in ...
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Why does TeXShop add a dot after autocomplete
Why does TeXShop add a dot after auto-completing an environment? An example is shown in the following image:
I'm referring to the dot after \end{itemize}. If I don't delete it pdflatexmk can not ...
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Babel not working on OS X? [closed]
I'm using a MacBook Air, with OS X, and I have great difficulties in using Latex in my native language (serbian).
If I use the standard babel package in TexShop:
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
...
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TeXShop (R) into circled R
I am having a bit of trouble finding a solution. When I type (R) texshop changes it into circled R. I changed the setting in Language & Text, disabling "Use the symbol and text substitution." ...
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Produce PostScript file in TeXShop on MacOS X
I would like to produce a PostScript file when compiling my LaTeX file on TeXShop running on MacOS X. I already tried checking the box "Save Postscript File" under the preferences->Engine tab + ...
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Auto-indentation of LaTeX Source code in TeXShop
Sometimes, I find it a bit hard to manually indent my code so that all the \begin{...}'s and \end{...}'s align vertically in my .tex source code. In some code development environments, I know that ...
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pdflatex cannot be found
I have read the many posts on this topic already, but I have had zero success with all of the solutions. Just purchased a macbook (OSX 10.8.2) and used the mactex package to run the standard install. ...
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Tools for editing? Redlining? (TeXShop) [duplicate]
As an editor, instructor, and collaborator, I would like to be able to make changes in TeX documents that are tracked so that the other person sees what changes were made.
Word has the capacity to ...
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hide console window in texshop
I like to work with the tex on one half of the screen and the pdf on the other.
How do I hide the console window (with transcription log, error report, etc) unless there is an error? And how can I ...
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How to choose bibliography location or path to be different from the default one [duplicate]
I want to change the path of my .bib file to be in a separate location, so instead of writing this:
\bibliography{refh}
I want it to be on any other location like this:
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Automatic utility for tex source indentation
Is there any indentation tool for (la)tex?
I currently use TexShop under Mac OSX, so I can either use a TexShop plugin or a command line tool.
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Sort .bib file from within TexShop
Is there a way to sort a BibTeX file from within TexShop? For instance, I would like to have all items of type @proceedings at the end of the file, and the items otherwise sorted alphabetically (say ...
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Style sheet found by TeXShop but “not by terminal” [closed]
I'm having some strange problem. I have a personal style sheet, which has been used for years without any problem when using TeXShop. For some reason, I want to generate a PDF with the pdfLaTeX ...
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How to change the Find Panel in TexShop?
I run a TexShop v3.11 on a Mac OSX 10.8.2. The find panel of TexShop is set to be Ogrekit in Preferences. Then I quit TexShop and reopened it. But, when I use cmd+F in my editing document, the find ...
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Run multiple commands in TeXShop typeset [duplicate]
I am a user of biblatex-mla and I wish to run the whole bibliography generation workflow with a single click of "Typeset" in TeXShop.
pdflatex filename.tex
bibtex filename
pdflatex filename.tex
How ...
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How to highlight multi places in TexShop by using ctrl+f?
In the previous version of TexShop, when I use ctrl+f in the edit environment, the FIND window will highlight several places that match the content I searched. But in the new version of the TexShop ...
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Change default color scheme to something else in TexShop
The default white background color is too difficult to
work with for long periods of time. I am trying to change this
color scheme to the famous color scheme "solarized" by Ethan Schoonover.
I can ...
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How to run gnuplot/latex from inside texshop?
I was able to write a piece of code that drew a graph in gnuplot and then
using tikz embedded that into my TeX document and run it via Texshop. I am
not able to do that anymore. I need to run
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Flashmode and OS X Mountain Lion
I have trouble installing Claus Gerhardt Flashmode on my new Mac (Mac mini + Lion 10.8.2).
I use TeXShop.
Flashmode 7.0.2 does not work at all. (It worked fine with my old Mac, 10.6.8)
Instead, ...
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Encoding problems (switching between Japanese and English encoding)
I seem to have messed up the encoding of my tex document in TexShop and I wonder if anyone can explain to me what's going on?
I had a short document which was fine, until I needed to add some ...
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TeXShop gives “(null) does not exist” error when compiling postscript 2
I have a problem very much like TeXShop gives "(null) does not exist" error when compiling postscript
Mac: 10.8.2
TeXShop version: 3.11
When I try to compile .tex into a Post Script file, ...
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beamerarticle package doesn't work in my Mac TexXShop system [closed]
The Beamer userguide describes how to keep a presentation & an article in the same file using the "beamerarticle" package, with
some article-only stuff
some pres.-only stuff
some common stuff
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Pdf sync with TeXShop
I am using TexShop on a Mac OS X Lion. I can sync between the pdf file and the tex file by a right click on "Sync" on the mouse.
My question is the following:
Is it possible also when I compile a ...
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Configuring paths to TeX Live for TeXShop [closed]
I recently installed TeXShop, and proceeded to write some code and tried to preview it. Unfortunately, I got an error message:
Can't find required tool.
/usr/texbin/simpdftex does not exist.
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Lao, Vowels, XeLaTeX, fontspec
Can anyone see an error here?
I'm using \newfontfamily{\L}[Script=Lao]{Lao Sangam MN} to switch to Lao, then using \L{ວຽງຈັນ}, but getting ວຽງຈ ັນ in the PDF. No luck in other fonts (all ...
