Questions tagged [texshop]
TeXShop is an integrated text editor and PDF previewer for the Mac designed for editing all kinds of TeX documents.
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How to import custom macros in TeXshop? [duplicate]
I am helping a retired professor to migrate from his old computer (old Mac OS), that has TeXtures installed. The company that created TeXtures is gone, so I am looking at MacTeX, combined with TeXShop,...
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TeXshop unable to save files
I would like to ask if anyone has encountered and, hopefully, defeated the issue i am struggling with. Let me give an illustrative example. I am using latest MacOS and mactex with texshop in version 3....
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TeXShop 4.27 on Mac deleting .bbl file while saving low-level tex-file
I'm currently writing my thesis using TeXShop and since the last update I noticed some strange behavior.
I am compiling my main file thesis.tex (in this order: LaTeX, BibTeX, LaTeX, LaTeX) which ...
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Not able to include BibTeX from external file in my thesis
I want to cite reference in my introduction file. Unfortunately, there is confusion which document type I should give. My main.tex is already has type. Any solution to manage references in thesis work?...
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How to add an engine in TexShop 4.27 on MacOS 10.14.5 bib2gls, arara
I am new to Tex.
I am trying to build a glossary using the package glossaries-extra. I am drawing my abbreviations list from a .bib file using GlsXtrLoadResources. Unfortunately I cannot seem to add ...
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What spellchecker does TeXShop use?
What spellchecker does TeXShop use? The motivation for this question is that the spellchecker accepts some controversially spelled words (like "homogenous"), which I didn't add to ~/Library/Spelling/...
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Getting back to the toc by clicking on headlines in the text. How to do it?
I am working with texshop which lacks of a proper navigation (or I didnt find it yet). To make it easier to navigate through the document I would like to make all the headlines clickable in a way that ...
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absence of PDF output
Started to write main.tex file for my master's thesis and could not get the pdf file. Any help please?
here is the MWE:
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\graphicspath{{images/}}
\...
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Texshop preview does not reload
I am using Lyx with Texshop as my preview viewer.
I have the following problem: At random times, when I recompile my document using Lyx, all I get in the Texshop window is this:
In other words, the ...
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TexShop macro query
Ok, this is no doubt an embarrassingly dumb question but ....
In TeXShop, when I select the macro "Close Begin/End" I just get an Apple Script error message:
A “to” can’t go after this “to”.
So ...
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How can I remove a keyboard shortcut in TeXShop?
How can I remove a keyboard shortcut in TeXShop? For example, I have that Alt+Cmd+C make an action (that I really don't want to use and I don't need), and I'd like to program Alt+Cmd+C in the macros ...
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Where is the spelling exception list that TeXShop uses?
Does someone know where this file is on a Mac? I would like to access this file in order to make a copy of it, just in case TeXShop looses it...
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Nomenclature in Texshop
I have been trying to add Nomenclature to my thesis. I have found that I have to create a Nomenclature.engine and run it so that it would show up in the final file. This file, as per many answers on ...
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Slow compilation after running biber
I'm compiling a small document (8 pp.) that has a lot of references (e.g. publication list). I am using TexShop 4.26 on Mac OS 10.14.2 (Mojave) and biber 2.10. I am running pdflatex > biber > ...
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TexMaker (and TexShop) not working after installation of El Capitan [duplicate]
After having updated to Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11), I'm no more able to compile using either TexMaker or TexShop. This is the message I get from TexShop
"/usr/texbin/pdflatex does not exist. TeXShop ...
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I can't use PDFlatex using apple mac! [closed]
I have recently joined the mac club and I am having trouble using pdflatex. I have installed MacTex which should have everything included but when trying to run typeset I receive the error
'/usr/...
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Using TexShop, upgraded to OS X El Capitan, and the fix isn't working
I am having issues compiling in TeXShop since upgrading to El Capitan. I have searched extensively for a fix, but none of the recommended settings are fixing my problem. Here is a screenshot of my ...
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pdflatex command-line options with latexmk and TeXShop
How does one specify command-line options (such as -shell-escape) to pdflatex while using pdflatexmk engine in TEXShop other than in the Source file? Is there a way to specify that in Preferences?
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Auxiliary files in subdirectory using TeXShop
Using TeXShop, I'd like to create a script that lets me specify the extensions (e.g. .aux, .log ecc..) whose corresponding files should be put in a separate directory.
I frequently have 20+ files in ...
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Problem using gnuplot and Texmaker/TexShop on Mac [duplicate]
I would like to integrate gnuplot directly into TexMaker. I have installed gnuplot and calling it from Terminal works perfectly.
student-net-nw-2811:~ aris$ gnuplot
G N U P L O T
Version 5.2 ...
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Automatically run BibTex with LaTeX?
Writing a research paper with a bunch of different sources. Is it possible to automatically compile my bibliography.bib with my paper.tex?
Currently I have to manually follow the answer here, which ...
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TeXShop shortcut [duplicate]
I have a file called draft.tex. In it are
\documentclass…
\usepackage…
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some macros
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\begin{document}
\maketitle
\input{sec1.tex}
\input{sec2.tex}
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bibliography stuff
\end{document}
the ...
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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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Xetex stopped working after update to Mojave
I have a document that uses Xetex that compiled perfectly fine before I updated my OS to Mojave, but now won't compile at all. I've created this simple document in Texshop (v4.24):
%!TEX TS-program = ...
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Missing text in pdf, Covington, TeXShop, XeLaTeX
The abbreviated covington portion of the sample below will not come out in the pdf.
It use to before I tried a different Devanagari font.
Please help.
TIA!!
\documentclass[12pt,oneside]{article}
\...
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In TexShop on Mac OS, I want to change the Switch <-> Preview Command from CMD+1
I am using MacOS system preferences to change the default commands in TeXShop. It's necessary to type in the exact name of the menu command in order to change it.
I want to change the Switch <-> ...
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When clicking on 'typeset', preview does not appear
I'm using TexShop 4.24 and pdfTeX on macOS 10.14.3
In the past, when i click on 'typeset', or Command T, a preview window of the pdf pops up. However, recently when clicking on 'typeset', i get the ...
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Texshop cannot open .tex file
I have updated TeXShop to 4.24, on mac majove 10.14. Not sure why now .tex file cannot open in TeXShop, even manually choose TexShop to open, there is not such option, it's in grey. Or even I drag ....
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Mac Texshop "autofilling"
I couldn't find it anywhere here, but sorry in advance if this is a repeated question.
When using Texshop on my Mac, when I do the following...
Type out f(x) = 2x + 3
highlight f(x) = 2x + 3
type $
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How do you fully install IEEEtran for MacOS?
I have been searching for hours trying to figure this out. I need to write a paper in IEEE double column format for a graduate class. Because LaTeX, I figured there was a package to help me make sure ...
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How to cite with only year inside brackets, and not both name-year?
I am new to using Bibtex and Latex, writing the document in Texshop. I have been able to get working my Bibliography which I particularly wanted in the Harvard Referencing Style. However, the result ...
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Is it possible to use an external editor with TeXShop, while keeping its sync features?
I'm not completely satisfied with TeXShop's internal editor (especially about line breaking), but I would like to keep using TeXShop for its neat visualization engine and sync features (inverse and ...
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TeXShop – Print Source with default colors?
(Mac OS 10.10.5. TeXShop 3.86.)
I set the Text white and Background black when coding/typing articles. When I go to File > Print Source, both the texts and the background appear to be black and ...
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Changing the default save file format in TeXShop?
I constantly use TeXShop to create plain text files, so I prefer to change its default save file format from TeX file to Plain Text (.txt) or the last saved file format. Is it possible?
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How well does Flashmode work with MacTeX-2018?
I was considering trying Flashmode, an instant-preview add-on for TeXshop:
https://tekonomist.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/latex-and-instant-preview/
See also one of the answers here:
Is there any way ...
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How to get references with numbers in author-year style with biblatex?
I am using TeXShop as my editor, and author-year style for the bibliography. The references appear just fine but with a problem, they are not numbered. I would like to get numbered references with the ...
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How to obtain Harvard Referencing Style with Page Numbers?
I am new to LaTex and using TexShop as my Editor. I have been able to generate my list of references and cite them in text using \cite{}, but the thing is that I want to use the Harvard Referencing ...
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Apply Grammarly in TexShop (Latex) on a Macbook
Is there some way to apply the Grammarly in the TexShop (latex software for Mac), say on a MacBook Pro?
A related post is here: How Integrate Grammarly on online latex editors?
I know that we can ...
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Bypass % !TEX TS-program =
Some LaTeX editors (TeXShop and TeXworks, for instance) allow a special comment line to define a default engine to use with a current document, like this :
% !TEX TS-program = pdflatex
It's really ...
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Fullscreen alignment in TexShop
When making beamer slides in TeXShop, I can choose Window --> Fullscreen to display the slides in presentation mode. I want to know if there is a way to change how the slide is aligned when in this ...
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On large files, TeXShop halts intermittently on Mojave
I use TeXShop, but TeXShop halts intermittently on Mojave, so I am looking for a latex editor that works consistently on Mojave. Apple won't look for the bugs in Mojave that cause TeXShop to halt. I ...
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How to compile a LaTex document with different chapters but one common references list for the whole document?
I am referring to https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/How_to_Write_a_Thesis_in_LaTeX_(Part_4):_Bibliographies_with_BibLaTeX for creation of a Thesis Document in LaTeX through TexShop.
My LaTeX ...
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Delete invisible spaces in TexShop?
I believe I have changed the encoding of a file I created(not sure), and when I changed it back to UTC-8 it left some invisible spaces. In between letters I need to press the backspace multiple times ...
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TexShop line number magnification
Does anyone know how to change the size of the line number font in the grey left-hand column?
Thanks.
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Export TeXShop macros
I am currently using two different computers to write my papers and slides with TeXShop : my personal one at home, and my office computer.
I am searching for a way to "synchronize" my TeXShop macros ...
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TexShop Engine that copies resulting PDF
Is it possible to have further lines in a TexShop engine which copy the resulting PDF to a different folder?
(The reasoning: The new location would be a shared folder so only when the PDF-run was ...
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Restore default TeXShop source colors
Some unintended action of mine caused the style of the source to change to one with a dark background. How do I restore the TexShop default?
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How to invoke minted with python3
I have 2 versions of Python on my machine. Version 2.7.10 can be invoked with python, whereas python3 uses 3.5.0 under the hood.
I'd like to use minted with python3, which is why I installed Pygments ...
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Overwriting highlighted text in TeXShop
I foolishly updated TeXShop recently and I now have the following problem.
Previously, I could highlight text in the editor with the cursor and start typing to overwrite it. Now if I highlight some ...
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How to leave out the Space before I use auto-completion by Tab in TexShop?
These days I am trying to improve my typing speed on TexShop by employing the Command Completion source.
However, I've found that I have to type in a Space before using, say, "xg+Tab" to represent \...