Questions tagged [mac]
{mac} is for questions about using TeX on operating systems sold/made by Apple, such as macOS.
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How to run `--shell-escape` for LuaLaTeX in Texshop
Is there a way to run the --shell-escape command for the LuaLaTex engine in Texshop? I know there are editable TEX and Latex commands in the Texshop settings under Engine->pdfTeX settings, but I do ...
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.aux files missing or not being created in texshop
I am using texshop on a mac (version below) and when compiling the main thesis file it is missing out two of the chapters as it 'cant find the aux file'. Why would this be and how can I resolve the ...
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Reading from filehandle failed: latexmk
I have been using MacTex/TeXShop/xelatexmk for many years on my personal Mac, and am trying to set my new office Mac up with it.
I have copied the inactive engines to the active engine directory and, ...
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Can't install lucida fonts with texlive on macOS
I purchased Lucida fonts (type1) from Y&Y (now defunct) and MathTime Pro fonts from PCTeX.
I have a directory (TDS compliant, I think) "localtexmf" where I have all the .pfb files and I ...
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How do I install bibtex on a Mac?
I want to convert a bibtex citation into a human readable citation to paste into my editor. That is all.
A solution that I found makes use of bibtex2html, which is fine.
However, this needs bibtex to ...
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Error with biber with MacTex 2023
I'm having issues with biber even using the simplest code:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@book{fittizio,
author = {Paolo Polesana}...
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Setting Up Latex on MacOs using VSCode [duplicate]
Good afternoon everyone,
I am currently resetting my mac and reinstalling everything in a clean way.
I would love to have guidance here if possible.
I currently installed TexLive and TextDist but now ...
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LaTeX Error: Environment longtable undefined
I've been trying to create long tables for my thesis. Everytime I compile I get errors that prevent the creation of a PDF view. Here's the code:
\begin{longtable}{lllllllll}
\caption{Table A.1: Poggio ...
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Pythontex in TeXShop for MAC
I am trying to use Pythontex in TeXShop but my engine is not working, here is my pythontex engine
#!/bin/zsh
# For anaconda distribution of Python, use
#PATH=~/anaconda/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/...
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MacTeX upgrade from 2022 to 2023
What is the best way to upgrade my MacTeX from version 2022 to 2023?
Do I have to uninstall and delete everything from 2022 and then reinstall 2023?
On the website the instructions are not that ...
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Tinytex and TeXstudio (Mac)
How can I connect the LaTex distribution that I installed with Tinytex with TeXstudio?
I have downloaded Tinytex from Rstudio (following the instructions here).
From Rstudio I am now able to compile ....
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Configure Texstudio with Macport (minted/pygments)
I got a MacAir from work and I wanted to use LaTeX as usual. I installed Macport and used it to install texlive and texlive-extra, which should contain most packages. Then I installed python and ...
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Using SF Pro font on MiKTeX (Mac)
I recently downloaded the SF Pro font from https://developer.apple.com/fonts/ on a MacBook Pro with MiKTeX installed. However, when I try to use it with XeLaTeX, the log says the font probably doesn't ...
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MacOS Font Loading with XeTeX and fontspec fails
When I try to compile a file using XeLaTeX and fontspec that uses the Dejavu Sans font (that's of course not already installed in the MacOS system), by \usepackage{pifont}, or if I want to use the ...
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LyX on MacOS two different files yet connected?
Disclaimer
I’m not sure how to even phrase the issue here. So if you find a better way, please comment it I’ll edit the question.
I don’t know either if it’s a LyX or macOS related question. So please,...
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How to config TexStudio on Mac when I am using Miktex?
I am currently using Miktex and Texstudio on Mac, how should I configure it in "Commands" so it also downloads the missing packages on the fly? If you can share the configs or a screenshot ...
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Can't save newly created files, or close them or TeXShop once they are opened
Since a few days ago, on macOS Venture 13.2.1, if I open TeXShop and create a new file, I can't save it, whether I use cmd+s or the save option under File->Save. I can't rename or close the ...
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How and where to install a .cls in a minimal TexLive distribution (MacOsX)?
I have a minimum LaTeX live installation which I don't remember how it got installed. I think it was a dependency of some other program and it got automatically installed.
Nevertheless, the content of ...
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Ways to Code Rules of Inference without Package Mathpartir
In mac pages app, it seems like it's not available for us to install packages when inserting an equation, so in the wish to continue using mac pages as my "working background", I would like ...
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texlive tlmgr update: what's the best configuration
I've installed texlive2022 freshly on a new mac (Ventura) via homebrew. Now sudo tlmgr update --self doesn't work. How do you set it up?
First, following
tlmgr: action not allowed in system mode: ... (...
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TeXstudio Not Responding
The TeXstudio on my Mac doesn't work since about half a year ago (it worked well before, and I really liked its auto-fill feature), and always showing Not Responding in my activity monitor, the memory ...
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Amalgamating a second texmf-local tree with my current texlive installation
I have a tarball of a texmf-local folder from a friend's ubuntu installation, that I'd like to amalgamate with my own texlive installation (presumably to texmf-local too). I imagine I can amalgamate ...
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How do I turn off phone number detection in TeXShop?
Preface: I think TeXShop is the best PDF viewer on the Mac, and I use it as my default PDF viewer. But I also write math papers on it.
My Mac loves to find phone numbers even where they don't exist. ...
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Mac ventura Lyx Graphics [duplicate]
I have just updated to MAc ventura and I can no longer install graphics- would really appreciate some help- its critical for lecture notes- thanks
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Cannot save or compile document on new computer
I recently got myself a new laptop, MacBook with Ventura 13.1, and I installed LaTeX on it. I have no problem saving and compiling .tex documents that I have transferred over from another computer, ...
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I can't get my bibliography to work running biber on TexShop on a Mac [duplicate]
My citations were printing fine on an academic article I'm about to submit, running TexShop on a Mac, and then suddenly they wouldn't anymore. To troubleshoot, I deleted the last few citations I added,...
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Texstudio editor sometimes stops accepting inputs
I have Texstudio-4.4.1 on macOS Big Sur (11.7.1) and the editor frequently ignores my keyboard inputs.
This first happened last week when I was still using Texstudio-4.3.0 on macOS Catalina (10.15.8). ...
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I can't find the format file `luaLaTex.fmt'!
Working on macOS Monterey. Disclaimer, I'm no expert on LaTex and haven't used it in a while.
Trying to compile a paper using luaLaTex. Has to compile this way to use lyluatex.
Command I'm using:
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Markdown package in combination with babel produces errors
I have a minimal latex file, using the markdown as well as the babel package:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{markdown}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\markdownSetup{pipeTables,tableCaptions}
\begin{...
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XeLaTeX on macOS: How to use already installed user fonts?
After researching this for a while, as well as coming across this answer, I'm left confused.
Is the the approach of having to hard-link a font
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\...
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Problems with LaTex -> EPS in JaxoDraw in Mac
I am creating diagrams using JaxoDraw in macOs Monterrey. Whenever I try to export the figures with "LaTex -> EPS", the program shows the message: "Cannot execute command! Please try ...
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How to go to the next section line in TeXShop?
What is the keyboard shortcut to jump from to the next section or subsection in an outputted document?
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Changing variables in a Latex file using Matlab
I'm trying to import an excel sheet to Matlab, then I use the data to change variables using Matlab then I generate a new tex file as below (found the code online).Everythig is working except for the ...
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Texstudio editor setup on Mac
Installed Texstudio on my new MacBook and faced a problem: in the editor the size of the tab is two spaces. Do you know how to change this value to four spaces? Haven't found this in editor settings.
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How to set TeXShop to open previously closed tex files?
I usually work on many tex files at the same time using TeXShop (they are all in the same window but different tabs). However, when I restart TeXShop I have to reopen all the tex files manually again ...
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complete disk access for TeXShop on a Mac with Catalina
I asked a basic question a couple days ago, and someone referred me to a previous post which solved the problem (kudos to you.. thanks) but this leads me to a couple more questions.
My previous ...
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Setting up LaTeX Compiler in PyCharm on Mac OS
I am having trouble setting up a LaTeX project in my PyCharm on MacOS X. I followed this video as a guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXMZV9f9P8 and followed all the instruction - I have all the ...
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I have installed "mactex" (because I need "pdflatex") but it looks like not opening/working
I have installed mactex because I need pdflatex:
MyName-MacBook-Pro:~ namesurname$ brew install --cask mactex
Warning: Cask 'mactex' is already installed.
To re-install mactex, run:
brew reinstall -...
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Error with: "brew install --cask basictex"
How to solve this error, when typing "brew install --cask basictex" from a Mac's terminal?
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MyName-MacBook-Pro:~ namesurname$ brew install --cask basictex
Output (including the Error):
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LyX cannot instant preview / reconfigure. Frequent crash after the update macos 12.3.1
I found that after the recent macos update(Monterey 12.3.1) I cannot use instant preview in LyX any more.
There are several other problems including unable to reconfigure, unable to rescan in Tools/...
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TeXStudio on Mac has issues with characters while on Windows doesn't
My document contains Phoenician characters like 𐤀𐤁. When I open it using TeXstudio on Mac, they appear as rectangles, but when I open them on my Windows 11 (Parallels virtual machine), they appear ...
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Is there a ConTeΧt text editor and compiler on ipad? Do TeΧ editors work for ConTeΧt?
Is there a way to write in ConTeΧt on ipad and compile it (see a pdf preview of the code)?
It’s not ok to use just a text editor, because it doesn’t give you the preview.
I found some apps that let ...
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Reducing the Size of the TEXshop Console
I'm new to using LaTeX and TeXshop. I'm not sure what I did or how this happened, but the TeX console window is taking up almost the whole width of the of my screen.
This happened recently, it used ...
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TeX Giving a Blank Console
Using a Mac on Monterey 12.2.1, and TeXShop on 4.70. When attempting to Typeset, the console window is completely blank.
A "which pdflatex" search in the Terminal gives /Library/TeX/texbin/...
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Are there recent TeX Distributions for the Mac that DON'T contain latexmk?
The title says it all. I know there are folks using all sorts of TeX Distributions on the Mac (TeX Live [installed by MacTeX or directly from TUG], MikTeX, MacPorts, Fink?, etc.) do recent versions ...
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Biber and Biblatex incompatibility after update?
I spent the last couple of hours reading similar questions but couldn't be able to solve my problem.
I am on Mac and have just switched to monterey and updated macPort and Texlive. I did all the ...
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Texpad not compiling bibliography; same project new computer
I was happily working on a paper in Texpad for a few weeks without issue. But I bought a new computer and now am no longer happily working on said paper. When I try to compile the paper on the new ...
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Miktex and Texmaker on MacOs12.2
I have installed MikTex followed by texmaker on my mac. Somehow texmaker is not able to detect the presence of miktex. It keep on throughing one or another error like this -
Could not start the ...
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In what ways are TeXStudio and Vim-LaTeX better than each other? And am I going too deep into the rabbit hole of packages/plugins/add-ons in LaTeX? [duplicate]
I have installed TeXStudio and Vim-LaTeX and am conflicted as to which the better option is. As you can tell, I am new to LaTeX and I have only just needed it as a mandatory text editor for my Masters ...
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biber doesn't work on M1 Mac?
I recently installed BasicTex on my M1 Mac (biber, biblatex, bibtex, all three are installed). I wanted to convert my tex file into PDF. There are citations which I have included in my tex. After ...
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