Questions tagged [latex-workshop]
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latexmk stops during execution
I am using latexmk directly or calling from VS Code via Latex-workshop.
It runs normally from the terminal but seems to be terminated prematurely when running from Latex-workshop.
The output stops ...
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Latex in VSCode, external pdf viewer refreshes twice each time
I'm using MacTex with Latex-Workshop in vscode, and Slkim as my external viewer. If I enable "latex-workshop.latex.autoClean.run": "onBuilt", Skim refreshes twice per build. But if ...
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File doesn't compile in VS code, But works fine in Overleaf
I've found a template that works fine in Overleaf (using XeLaTeX), and I decided to download all the files and use it in VS code. The issue is that when I tried to compile the file using Recipe:...
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Compiling latex in VS Code: Recipe terminated with error. Source: LATEX Workshop (Extension)
My VS Code was working properly a couple of weeks ago to compile pdf from latex. Suddenly it stopped compiling my docs. The same happened with TexStudio. I updated my TexLive and texstudio worked ...
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Not sure what's wrong with my LATEX workshop settings
I've been using LATEX on VS code now. The .pdf and compile correctly, but everytime I use it, it has this error message.
LATEX: macTex distribution and LATEXMK installed
VS Code LATEX Workshop ...
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How to configure (if is possible) the Reverse Search with VS Code (with LaTeX Workshop)?, similar to WinEdt ReverseSearch preview
How to configure (if is possible) the Reverse Search with VS Code (with LaTeX Workshop)?, similar to WinEdt ReverseSearch preview.
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How can you improve/configure que VS Code preview?. WinEdt and TeXstudio preview is much better
Comparing WinEdt vs TeXstudio vs VSCode(with LaTeX Workshop).
I love the autocomplete of VS Code, but the preview of VS Code is a little fuzzy/blurr comparing to WinEdt and TeXstudio.
How can I ...
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How to surround text with auto-complete command in VS code
I am using LaTeX Workshop extension in VS Code, to which I recently shifted from TeXstudio. Is it possible to make auto-surround the selected text with the auto-complete command in VS Code as it ...
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LaTeX project extension with double menues in vscode
I use the extension "LaTeX Worshop" in Visual Studio Code. It all works fine, but there are two of all kinds of items (like menues). See picture.
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gnuplot cannot find *.gnuplot files when using the "outdir" option in LatexWorkshop
File mm.tex contains
\documentclass[14pt,a4paper]{extarticle}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{...
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Adding packages to the VSCode LaTex workshop extension to LaTeX
Avid user of latex workshop on VSCode but I'm unsure of how to add packages. The VSCode tex compiler asks for a .sty file for the packages that I'm trying to import, but I've got no idea of how to ...
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What do these compile arguments mean?
I see that many people use these settings:
"args": [
"-synctex=1",
"--shell-escape",
"-interaction=nonstopmode",
"%DOCFILE%"
Can anyone explain what ...
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Auto expansion is only possible with scalable fonts
I'm using moderncv package
Working inside VSCode's LaTeX Workshop extension
At compilation it gives:
[1{/home/kein/.texlive2021/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map}
/home/kein/Documents/cv/...
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Subfiles not finding `main.tex` reliably
The minimal working example could not be simpler: I have a main.tex file like so:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfiles}
\begin{document}
\subfile{Subfiles/subfile}
\end{document}
and a ...
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tcolorbox causes compilation error in VSCode
I started getting compilation errors after I added tcolorbox to my project. I use VSCode and the Latex Workshop extension. What is strange is that the build fails when running normally, but when I ...
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Settings for Latex Workshop to compile with lualatex
I've recently had to install Linux on my laptop instead of Windows because other programs work really bad on Windows. Because of this I now have a Linux laptop (running the latest version of PopOS) on ...
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VS Code Latex Workshop won't print bibliography and glossaries at the same time
I'm new to Latex and I'm currently using the VS Code Latex Workshop extension for my documentation. There are currently some glossary and bibliography entries as well.
My problem is that only the ...
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Use `sed` in a Latex-Workshop Recipe to replace special characters
I'm using sed -i 's/[_&$]/\\&/g; s/\\\\/\\/g' *.bib to make use no & or _ remain before comppiling. I'd like to do this automatically before running latexmk recepie in latex workshop.
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How to (quickly) compile LaTeX in Vscode Workshop
How do I quickly compile LaTeX in vscode workshop without having to go to the TeX tab everytime?
I know the CTRL + ALT + B hotkey but I can't select the recipe I want.
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Asymptote usage in the LaTeX Workshop extension in VS Code. The '.latexmkrc' file
I'm trying to create a pdf document using the LaTeX Workshop v8.29.0 extension in Visual Studio Code. And I'm using asymptote by writing \usepackage[inline]{asymptote} in my .tex file preamble and ...
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How can I change the typesetting engine in Latex Workshop? (VSCode)
The logs ask me to change it to xelatex or lualatex but I can't find how to do that. I have browsed the extension setting extensively.
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markdown in LaTeX causes compiling issue
A generated lua file for embedding markdown cannot be found during build process.
Hello I want to integrate a markdown file in my latex file. Firstly, I tried to run an example for it. However, the ...
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Highlight \iffalse ... \fi as comment in VSCode LaTeX Workshop
I write LaTeX documents in VSCode using the LaTeX Workshop extension and occasionally I use \iffalse ... \fi statements to comment out larger blocks of text.
Is there a way to tell LaTeX Workshop to ...
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Is there a way to increase font of sections under VS Code + LaTeX Workshop?
I am using Emacs + AucTeX to edit everything with LaTeX. Recently, I come across to discover VS Code and LaTeX Workshop addon, it looks great especially for large project! What I like in AucTeX is its ...
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Cannot build tex file on vs-code + texlive since upgrading to texlive 2022
I had worked both on windows & mac for the last 2 years. All my tex files are located on a drive, and with no problem at all.
But I decided last week to clean my windows computer (fresh windows ...
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PythonTex Error : No such file or directory on VSCode
\documentclass{ltjsarticle}
\usepackage{pythontex}
\begin{pycode}
def fizbuz(n):
for i in range(1, n+1):
if i % 3 == 0:
print("fiz", end=' ')
else:
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How do I implement precompilation in Visual Stdio code?
Recently, I am writing a really long book. It spends almost several minutes to complie this tex file. So I have to find some methods to speed up compilation. I've tried some possible ways to speed up ...
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Different Results from Overleaf and VSCode?
My question is mostly trying to troubleshoot why I get different results in VSCode vs Overleaf. When I paste this code into Overleaf vs VSCode/LaTeX Workshop I get different results. The code comes ...
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run latex-workshop with --halt-on-error instead of --interaction=nonstopmode
I'm using vscode with the latex-workshop extension, and the compilation sometimes hangs when compiling tikz graphics.
The FAQ recommends in this case:
When builds result in an infinite loop with TikZ ...
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Want to build tex file but Recipe terminated with error
error message :
The command name is D:\texlive\2021\bin\win32\mktexfmt
Latexmk: fls file doesn't appear to have been made.
Collected error summary (may duplicate other messages):
pdflatex: Command ...
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Debug LaTeX in Visual Studio Code (with LaTeX-Workshop)
Visual Studio Code seems to be very useful with LaTeX-Workshop plugin. In comparison to TeXStudio, TeXMaker, etc. it is able to autoformat code. It is very useful when I search for an unmatched ...
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How to prevent the LaTex Workshop extension from compiling when I save a file?
Observation
When I press Ctrl+S in a sample.tex I get the following error: LaTeX fatal error: spawn latexmk ENOENT, . PID: undefined.. It seems to be a path related error. I assume this occurs ...
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Cannot get LaTeX Workshop in VSCode to use MikTex
I'm trying to set up LaTeX on VSCode with LaTeX Workshop and MikTex.
I downloaded MikTex and use the GUI to directly compile a demo.tex into PDF and it worked fine. But when I used LaTeX Workshop on ...
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How to include SVG documents into LaTeX document in VSCode with LaTeX Workshop plugin?
I try to insert a SVG file into my LaTeX document with this code:
In my main file:
\documentclass[12pt, twoside]{book}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{svg}
\svgsetup{
inkscape=pdf,
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problem with my settings.json-file
I'm not really familiar with the recipes in latex workshop so I always get an error in my settings.json-file while compiling. This is the content of my settings.json-file:
{
"latex-workshop....
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Cannot select lualatex or xelatex with magic comment in vscode with latex workshop
The magic comment % !TEX program = lualatex no longer works when using VSCode with latex workshop. I found that Latex Workshop no longer supports magic comments by default for security reasons.
What ...
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Latex-Workshop and Python Script
I am trying to create a recipe to quickly generate a PNG from an equation in LaTeX. I wanted to use the existing pdflatex tool that is defined in the Latex-workshop recipes and then add an additional ...
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Open LaTeX PDF file in Skim from Visual Studio Code
I am trying to open my PDF document with Skim from Visual Studio Code. I would like the View LaTeX PDF file command to open in Skim my PDF document and update it automatically. Unfortunately, when I ...
