I would like to achieve the following functionality in TeXstudio 2.12.4 (hg 6476:3e5c3afa4719)
.
During a quick build (Build and view, F5 shortcut), and only when I invoke this command, I would like TeXstudio to automatically insert some (pre-set) lines in my TeX code.
I'll give an example. Suppose this is what my document looks like:
% Code 1: What I want to see as I type in my editor
\documentclass[]{article}
\begin{document}
Hello world.
\end{document}
When I press compile (F5) however, I would like TeXstudio to automatically add in a line after the \documentclass
line, like so:
% Code 2: What I want the effect to be (compilation result)
\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}\color{red} % This is automatically added in during compilation.
\begin{document}
Hello world.
\end{document}
and the effect I should get is an all-red text 'Hello world' document.
Catch: The catch here is that I wish for the line \usepackage{xcolor}\color{red}
to never show up in my editor, so this line should be (temporarily, and automatically) added in the backend by TeXstudio, and deleted right after compilation is done.
To sum up, I hope to see Code 1
in my TeXstudio editor (both before and after compilation), but have the result of Code 2
after I press compile/ quick build etc.
Possible solutions
I understand that TeXstudio supports the use of script (see here), but I'm not sure what the proper syntax is for inserting a custom string into my TeX code, for example.
Another approach to take might be the one from the solution in this question previously asked here on TeX.SE, only I wish to pass a command before TeXstudio compiles to automatically insert a line into my TeX code, and to pass a command after compilation to delete that particular line from my code.
Is this feasible/achievable?