In some of my projects, Overleaf would not compile the current file I had open (but rather the original file that was open), while in other projects it would always compile the current file. Any idea why this might occur?
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Turns out that the issue was that I did not have the \documentclass command written at the top of the file (I had instead written this in a separate preamble.tex file and done \input{preamble}). If there is no \documentclass command in the file, then Overleaf will not compile it when you switch to that file!
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How many document classes are there? The only one I have encountered is
article. Commented Sep 29, 2020 at 19:40 -
@A-levelStudent Maybe take a look at tex.stackexchange.com/questions/782/…. Commented Sep 30, 2020 at 0:21
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Could you link a reference for your insight? I came here with a similar problem. In my project, I have one file
preamble.texand one filemain.texand other files containing the content. I use\input{preamble.tex}inmain.tex. The command\documentclassoccurs only inpreamble.tex. However, the compiling process is successful if and only if I am not inpreamble.tex. If I understand your answer correctly, then this is precisely opposite to the behaviour you encounter. Commented Aug 2 at 6:42 -
@NerdOnTour I don't think I have a reference. I think I just inferred this from trial and error. I could be wrong, or it could have changed more recently. I don't use this "preamble" approach on Overleaf much anymore. However, the behavior I am referring to involved having many files I wanted to compile (e.g.
main.tex,notes.tex). If I was innotes.texin the editor butmain.texwas the default thing to be open, it would compilemain.texinstead ofnotes.tex. So, I think our observations could still be consistent. Commented Aug 20 at 16:35