Questions tagged [texworks]
TeXworks is a simple TeX front-end program (working environment) available for all today’s major desktop operating systems. It is modeled on Dick Koch’s TeXShop for Mac OS X.
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Italian spellcheck
I would like to load the italian spellchecker but it doesn't work. I followed some instructions found on the web and I downloaded the dictionary from this page http://linguistico.sourceforge.net/pages/...
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How can I set a dark theme in TeXworks?
I am trying to set a dark theme in TeXworks.
This is similar to the question
"How can I set a dark theme in TeXstudio?",
but with the IDE TeXworks instead of TeXstudio.
The output should look similar ...
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Where does TeXWorks put auxiliary and log files?
I got a new PC and hence a new TeXWorks installation. TeXWorks or MikTeX now puts all auxiliary and log files in some directory. Does anyone know, where I can find these files? Can I configure ...
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How to work and compile efficiently in a multi-file project in Texworks?
I use Texworks on a multi-file project linked to each other through a master file. It is quite tedious to modify a subfile, save, change window to master file and then compile.
Is it possible to ...
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inverse search and shadows tikzlibrary
The shadows tikzlibrary makes the inverse search in TeXworks fail in the first page. I included a minimal working example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shadows}
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cite an unpublished thesis in latex with \bibliographystyle{ieeetr}
There is this thesis from 2016, which is not available on the internet and I am trying to cite it. I use:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[fleqn]{amsmath}
\usepackage{txfonts}
\usepackage{...
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How to add Spell Checker to TeXworks on Mac?
I am using TexWorks on my Mac but the spell-checking option is not active/available. In the spelling section, it shows "none".
There is a very closely related question in this community ...
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Arara Error BibMacro
I am using arara (on ubuntu 16, TeXLive, TeXWorks), in which I run biblatex (backfalling onto bibtex). In Windows, the same document compiled without error, so I assume it's arara's fault. The error I ...
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What's the difference between executing pdflatex in cmd, and in Texworks?
I'm working on a program in SAS, that writes equations to a TeX file and then compiles it using systask command pdflatex (...). That is, SAS executes a windows command. However, when the equations are ...
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"latexmk: The Windows command script is not registered."
I usually use arara on Mac to compile a document with the % arara: pdflatexmk rule. Normally, this works fine. I am now working on Windows (Miktex 2.9), and now arara gives me an error, saying:
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TexWorks, convert to SVG after typesetting?
I am using TexWorks on Windows 7.
Can I add an additional step to the typesetting command that converts the PDF file to SVG? I already have pdf2svg installed, and it works from a batch file.
Thanks.
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Which fonts is Texworks using to replace missing system fonts? [closed]
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I am working with a Linux system and my evince PDF viewer cannot visualize and print a document in full because it lacks some fonts. According to pdffonts these are Helvetica and Helvetica bold -...
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TeXworks' "Go to Source" fails with `tcolorbox`
I mainly use TeXworks (windows) as tex editor and I like its "Go to Source" command which allows to Ctrl+click somewhere in .tex (or .pdf) file and cursor jump to corresponding place in result (or ...
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How to set the size of of characters in the input window of TeXworks?
Look at this picture. I think the characters are too small.
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How to comment multiple lines in TeXworks (MiKTeX default editor)?
I would like to comment multiple lines in TeXworks (installed as part of MiKTeX) and I need to know the keyboard trick for commenting/uncommenting at once.
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Problems Generating Bibliography In TexWorks
I'm brand new to Latex and BibTex and am having more trouble than I should generating a bibliography. Just using the example from the ShareLatex website won't work.
I used their text of
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Auto-Indent of the list environment in the Editor of TeXworks
Does above mode exist in Texworks? I Tried Format-->Auto-Indent Mode dropdown in the Toolbar but none of the options worked to indent my following nested list example:
Sometimes, if I copy a list ...
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TeXworks how to view two pages of a document at once?
Adobe Acrobat has this feature and in fact it also has the feature that the first page of the document is displayed alone. Then from page 2 onwards two pages are being shown every time. This gives the ...
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How to disable cursor blinking in Kile, TeXworks and/or Texmaker
I disabled cursor blinking in my operating system (Ubuntu 16.04), but this did not influence the cursor behaviour in these editors. Does anyone know how to stop cursor blinking in these programmes?
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Automating Biber in TeXworks
I'm using miktex portable with the included TeXworks editor. I need to compile a document using:
pdfLaTex - Biber - pdfLaTex
If I run the three commands individually, they work fine. However, when I ...
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Using TeXworks to compile "several times" automatically
I am trying to create a simple bibliography in LaTeX and found this simple example on a tutorial site.
bibliography.tex
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[nottoc]{...
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Glossaries not being showed in the output PDF
I have problem getting glossary file in the output PDF. The following is the WME I am using:
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{report}
\usepackage[extrafootnotefeatures]{xepersian}
\usepackage{lipsum}
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General processing instructions for TeX editors? [duplicate]
Using TeXworks, I can put the following code at the very top of a TeX document:
% !TeX program = LuaLaTeX
% !TEX encoding = UTF-8
When TeXworks sees that, it will automatically use LuaLaTeX as ...
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TeXworks does not search its own directory
Here is the story yesterday I tried to make pdf using texworks from my tex files
It asked me for two different style files I add one of them using miktex package manager and for second one I add the ...
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How do I load dictionaries for the spell-checker in Texworks with texlive
I am using TexLive and editing with TexWorks, on Arch. I would like to use the en_GB dictionary, but it is not available in the spellcheck dropdown menu (only the en_US is available). However, I have ...
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TeXworks not writing .log or .aux files
Yesterday (Sep. 1, 2016) I ran all of the automatic updates for my MiKTeX. Since then, my TeXworks has not been writing .log or .aux files, at least not in the same directory as my .tex file or ...
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Sweave breaking on escape characters? [closed]
I'm attempting to build out a pdf using texworks and sweave. I can get an output just fine except for a certain chunk of code and I can't tell why.
Here's an example of it working:
\documentclass[...
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Warning: Font shape undefined (Font) using xepersian package on windows
I get the following warning and I figured the bold texts are not shown bold in the output:
Font shape `EU1/BNazanin(0)/m/it' undefined
(Font) using `EU1/BNazanin(0)/m/n' instead
I've ...
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Texworks preview does not update when attached to Smartboard
We've installed Texworks and Miktex at our college. It is on a teacher machine in a classroom which passes whatever is on its screen to the classroom SmartBoard.
If I create a source file and compile,...
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XeLaTeX delayed output producing [duplicate]
I made a few changes to my document, now it freezes for a few minutes during compilation, then continues and produces the output:
This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99996 (TeX Live 2016/W32TeX) (...
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Simple question about TeXworks
I'm a beginner to TeXworks. I'm curious about how I can increase line space when typing text? I mean can I adjust line space or alignment of text so it looks like more comfortable when working with it?...
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Grammar check in TexWork
Is there any good grammar check plugin/program in TexWorks? Or is there any at all? I am looking for English language checker.
Or maybe you have any solutions or offer for other options, how to check ...
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Including the bibliography doesn't work [duplicate]
Good afternoon,
I am a new to LaTeX and currently I am writing on my thesis, but I got problems on including my bibliography which is implemented as a .bib file. Probably I should add that there are ...
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Texworks pdf viewer suddenly unable to link to \input -ed source following compilation error
My LaTeX thesis is organised in a main file where I \input individual chapters. Until recently I was able to open the Main.pdf, navigate to the chapter I'm working on, and Jump to Source would open ...
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Compilation sequence for TexWorks [closed]
I have switched from texmaker to TeXworks because LuaLatex does not work properly in texmaker.
In TeXworks there are different options for compiliation, such as LuaLaTex, Bibtex and MakeIndex and the ...
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Process with arara do not generate PDF file & .aux &
I don't know why, but after installing JDK, arara seems to work truly.
But it doesn't generate any file. (Like PDF)
this massage show:
What should I do?
% arara: pdflatex
\documentclass{article}
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Opening TeX documents with TeXworks instead of TeXstudio
When I open a TeX document by double-clicking on it, the LaTeX editor TeXstudio usually opens the document. I prefer using TeXworks, and I can open TeX documents using TeXworks by right-clicking and ...
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How to configure inverse search with WinEdt + TeXworks viewer?
I am having trouble getting "jump to source" working properly with my new TeX set-up on my new computer.
I installed WinEdt 10 with MikTex 2.9 on a new Windows 10 computer. I use pdftexify, and the ...
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Command assists for Texworks
Are the following features of Kile available in texworks or any other tex-editors for windows ?
Any word or command used before, appearing as options automatically after typing the first three ...
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TexWorks has stopped working for only one tex document [closed]
I searched far and wide for a solution to this, but the one topic that could have procured an answer was closed (which didn't make sense to me?).
I have a .tex document in TexWorks that was installed ...
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TexWorks: Find `tab` character
Is it possible to type the tab character in the TexWorks find window
without needing to create a tab character elsewhere and then copy paste it in?
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pdf open in pdflatex.exe
I guess pdflatex.exe is part of TeXnicCenter or TeXworks or something, anyways is there a way to get pdflatex.exe to not have the pdf open when it is not compiling? Or at least have it close when the ...
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Spell checking in Texworks
I managed to install some english dictionaries as shown on https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks/wiki/SpellingDictionaries#mac-os-x. Then I was able to select Edit->Spelling->English-UnitedStates(en_US)...
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Spell check in TeXworks
I am using TeXworks and I would like to enable spell check in my language (Slovak). I downloaded the corresponding .dic and .aff files, put them in the .../resources/dictionaries folder but when I ...
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TexWorks from MiKTeX vs new version of TexWorks
I have installed the TeXworks 0.6.1, the lastest version. Now I have this new Texworks version and the version from MiKTex.
My question is, what is the best way to procede:
Update the Texworks from ...
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How to set the default font style in the TeXworks editor to bold
I want to be able to set the default font in the TeXworks editor to Courier Bold 12pt.
I currently have the typeface set to Courier and the fontsize set to 12pt by changing some settings in the menu ...
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TeXworks: Can you set a default preamble when opening a new document?
Is there any way to set a default preamble in TeXworks? So, when I open the program for a new document, can I set it to automatically have something written there; mainly I'm thinking of the pre-amble ...
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TeXworks on Mac with bib-file? [duplicate]
I'm working with TeXworks, and on my Windows machine I had a typesetting called something like "pdflatex+makeindex+bibtex". However, now that I'm working on my Mac that option is not available, so now ...
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No .gz file created after MikTex/TexWorks update, Synctex fail
I updated my copy of TeXworks to version 0.4.6 recently, and updated my Miktex at the same time. Since then, it's stopped creating .gz-files, so synctex no longer works.
Ctrl + Click on the source ...
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Running TexWorks on Ubuntu
I'm very confused about how I should be using TexWorks on Ubuntu, and what the difference is between TexWorks, TexLive, and MikTex.
So, I installed the TexLive package with sudo apt-get install ...
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