Questions tagged [filetype-tex]
Questions about editing Tex documents, either with or without a frontend such a LaTeX.
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Is it possible to setup vim to use vimtex for Rmd files?
I need to write Rmd files, but I can't imagine life without vimtex. Is there a way that I can use vimtex with Rmd files? Ideally, I would also like to keep the syntax highlighting that I have for Rmd ...
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Can Ultisnips regular expression match forward?
The question may be also phrased as, can Ultisnips regular expression match after the current cursor?
My goal is to have a postfix of curly bracket for LaTeX subscripts. Say I want to type a_{bcd}, ...
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Plain Text for LaTeX, No Rich Text Features [duplicate]
Look at Line 37 and Line 45, Line 45 has been folded so that $...$ does not show. But I do not want this feature. Is there any way to stop it? (I have not installed vimtex)
Also I do not want the rich ...
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Enhance Latex Syntax without Rewriting everything
I want to extend the latex syntax for the given file:
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{book}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[alter] at (0,0) (v1) {typ0};
...
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Syntax Highlight Problem for Latex/Tikz
I have a tikzpicture inside a latex file. My problem is that when I open the file and jump with GG to the end of the file, the math environment inside the tikz-nodes is not highlighted (e.g. $v_0^1$)....
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Automaticall close LaTeX begin environment with end [duplicate]
I want to automate some routine operations when working with LaTeX documents writing, e.g. I often write these lines:
\begin{<environment-name>}
some text and commands here
\end{<environment-...
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How to control and filter warnings in vim-latex?
While vim-latex is great, I've been having a bit of trouble using some of its features.
Controlling the warning system (and hotfix window) has been particularly difficult for me. Today I'm trying to ...
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Display the same color for all characters in a math section
In a tex file, almost all the characters inside delimiters like $...$ or \[...\] have the same color, but there are some characters, like = (and possibly others) which have a different color. I would ...
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How to switch the order in which objects appear
I have a custom command in a TeX file which takes two inputs A and B, let's call it \operation{A}{B}.
I want to
find all of the instances of \operation where the first entry A starts with the string ...
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Open pdf command in Nvim
I use Nvim to write my LateX documents. In my init.vim file I have defined a command to compile my .tex file like this:
command CompileXelatex !xelatex -halt-on-error %
I tried to do the same to view ...
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UltiSnips regex macthing
I want the possibility of transforming an inline equation in latex to a display equation.
So I want $something$ to become
$$
something
$$
My attempt was this:
snippet "$(.+)$" "...
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conceal function not working in tmux
Version: vim 8.1
Problem: Latex objects like \int, ^, \alpha, \beta, etc, all get replaced by _ in tmux when using conceallevel=1,2.
Expected: correct concealment, as it happens in normal terminal, ...
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Unwanted characters appear in an UltiSnips macro setup
I am new to vim and I am using a mac with vimtex, UltiSnips plugins. I am using the vim latex snippets found here (the tex.snippets file).
Whenever I type "()", "{}", the text ...
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Unable to select templates with vim-latex
I have Vim on Ubuntu 18.04 and I have sucessfully installed the vim-latex package. When I open a .tex file, vim regognizes it as latex and the plugin kicks in (I have already struggled with this a few ...
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Minimum window width will not change when using specific filetype
With most filetypes, I can resize font and my GVIM application window just fine. However, when I open a specific file type (.tex), the font is easily changed, but I am unable to shrink the application ...
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Where do filetype-specific autocommands live?
I have a plugin for a specific filetype (*.tex), and I'm wondering where I can find all the commands which are executed when I type :e examplefile.tex? In general, is there a standardized practice for ...
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More intelligent automatic formatting
I use vim to edit latex files and the automatic formatting option (formatoptions+=a) works very well, since you can enter text anywhere in the paragraph and vim will reformat the entire paragraph.
The ...
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Vim-latex not starting automatically for .tex files
I have Vim on Ubuntu 18.04 and I am trying to use the vim-latex package. By typing :set rtp? on Vim I get the following output:
runtimepath=~/.vim,~/.vim/pack/bundle/start/vim-latex-1.10.0,/var/lib/...
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How does expression folding actually work?
The following is a stripped down version of my folding function for LaTeX documents:
setlocal foldmethod=expr
setlocal foldexpr=LaTeXFoldsExpr(v:lnum)
" Sections to be folded
let g:...
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Check if :make fails
I just setup this mapping for my latex development:
nnoremap <buffer> <LocalLeader>o :make %:r.pdf <Bar> !open %:r.pdf<CR><CR><CR>
But I wondered about checking if ...
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TeX syntax file not recognising bold-italic blocks
Basically title. Text inside \textit and \textbf is correctly formatted in italics and bold, but if I nest one inside the other, the text takes the formatting of the outer command, as shown here
the ...
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Toggle between displaymath and inline math modes in LaTeX
I'm trying to come up with a way of doing the following in vim. When editing LaTeX documents, I need on a fairly regular basis to toggle between display and inline math modes. Let me explain: suppose ...
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Doxygen LaTeX syntax
I am using doxygen to document my code and I like to have additional markdown files which include formulas by using \f$ Formula \f$.
I know markdown syntax provided by the vim-markdown plugin supports ...
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Conceal works but not on some nested regions
I'm trying to conceal the LaTeX command \footnote{} in a .tex file and show a bullet point instead. This works mostly fine, but when there is a \cite{} command inside the footnote, everything but the ...
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TeX/LaTeX vim fold markers options
In complex files, especially when writing packages with basic TeX-LaTeX code, the standard definition of foldmarker, namely {{{,}}}, is unfortunate ā in effect is quite common to have pieces of code ...
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How to autocomplete citations in markdown files
I take notes in markdown files which I sometimes convert to other documents with pandoc. With the --bibliography=bibliography.bib argument, pandoc recognizes the @key citation format in markdown and ...
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How to set a command as a file type specific autocommand
I would like the :Toc command to call :Voom in R markdown files and :VimtexTocOpen in latex files.
First try:
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.Rmd command! Toc Voom
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.tex command! Toc ...
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Conceal with the highlighting of matching begin/end latex environment
I want to use vim conceal feature with the highlighting of matching begin/end latex environment (vimtex plugin). When I use the following code
syn match texStatement '\\begin{itemize}' contained ...
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How to change make command
In my ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin/tex.vim I have the following:
set makeprg=pdflatex\ -halt-on-error\ -file-line-error\ -synctex=1\ %
set errorformat=%f:%l:\ %m
however when I run make the command that ...
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How to edit a macro for F5 in Latex Suite
I have an environment for Theorem (aliased to "thm")
When in VIM editor I write
"thm" followed by "F5" I get:
\begin{thm}
\end{thm}<++>
Can I edit the macro so that I get instead:
\begin{...
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Wrap specific lines in buffer
is it possible to set nowrap to a line range in the active buffer and set wrap to everything else?
I edit LaTeX files. I want to see everything after \begin{document}. but only see the general ...
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Disabling `kana/vim-textobj-entire` by filetype autocommand
kana/vim-textobj-entire creates text-obejcts ae and ie which stand for the entire buffer. But in lervag/vimtex ae and ie stand for an environment in a .tex file. vimtex's ae and ie mappings are much ...
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Silence command but not its output
I use the following function to compile a LaTeX document
function! TeXCompile()
let filepath = expand('%:p')
execute "!cd $(dirname ".shellescape(filepath,1).") && pdflatex -synctex=1 "....
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How to prevent duplicated sections in taglist with vim-latex
The plugin yegappan/taglist and the plugin vim-latex are very nice to navigate within the table of content of a latex document. There is an issue however on my system section titles are duplicated. ...
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Indentation is slow in vimtex
If you try to indent a moderate size .tex file (~ 3,000 words/500 lines) using the normal mode command gg=G, vimtex seems to take some time. However LaTeX-Box seems to indent faster. I didn't ...
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Concealing \begin and \end lines in latex with MathZone
I'm trying to get the lines that have \begin{equation} and \end{equation} to be concealed.
I've tried using call matchadd('Conceal','\\begin{equation\*}', 10,13,{'conceal':' '}) and it works, but it ...
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Opening and compiling tex files in subdirectory
I am using Linux mint cinnamon. Let's say I have .tex file in the sub-directory ~/MyTexfiles/Integration. When I double click on the .tex file to open it, it opens in vim since vim is my default ...
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Command to open pdf file when editing a latex document
I have this command to open the pdf created by a latex document:
autocmd FileType tex nnoremap <leader>p :silent !open $(echo "%:p" \| sed s/.tex/.pdf/g)<CR>
which works, but I'd like to ...
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Empty space between two &
I want to empty inner columns in a latex table, ie all the words between 2 &. How I can do it ?
I have tried quite a few formulas like
s/&*&/\& \&/gc
but I just can't find ...
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How to use TexMathZones in Markdown Syntax, for Snippets?
I am a recent and very happy Vim User.
I write Mathematics and Computer Science Lecture Notes in Markdown Files, organized in a Vimwiki.
I use the UltiSnips Snippet Plugin.
This plugin provides me ...
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Delete text between two $ symbols in gvim
I understand that we can use da{ to delete a whole {} block in vim. I am wondering if there is a corresponding version with { replaced by $ (similarly for di{) as this would be very useful for people ...
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Latex Subscripts Rendering Weirdly [duplicate]
I'm trying to type the following latex in nvim:
f_{high}=\{1209,1336,1477,1633\}Hz.
For some reason, nvim is rendering this as:
fāįµ¢gā= \{ 1209, 1336, 1477, 1633\}\si{Hz}
How do I fix this?
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Autoindentation in .tex files
I use Vim to write Latex code and I would like to have autoindent when adding environments.
I am aware of the smartindent capabilities that can be toggle on and off by inspecting the $VIMRUNTIME/...
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How to quickly jump between inline equations in vimtex?
Suppose I have a line of LaTeX code as follows
We have two equations $E=mc^2$ and $F=ma$.
How do I quickly jump between inline math equations? Let's say I'm editing the first equation $E=mc^2$, how ...
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How to (more reliably) recognize the end of sentences in LaTeX?
Movement and actions using ) and ( are very powerful: I use them all the time. However, when writing and editing LaTeX, I have run into the following problem: vim cannot recognize the end of some ...
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Difference between tex and plaintex Vim file type
I made up keybindings to compile tex file in Vim but sometimes it doesn't work because the file is identified as a plaintex file. I'd like to understand the difference. I have also noticed that this ...
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gw text wrapping for LaTeX
Is there an easy way to wrap LaTeX source? Using gwip is great for individual paragraphs,
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed
do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore ...
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Automatic completion in Latex environments
I am trying to implement a way to get automatic completion when typing Latex environments. Consider the following situation:
\begin{|}
\end{}
where | stands for the position of the cursor. Then I ...
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Vim - QuickTex is incompatible with Auto-Pairs or Auto-Close
I'm looking to set up Vim for Latex editing and I came across this very simple and useful plugin,
QuickTex. However, I doesn't seem to be compatible with vim-autoclose nor with auto-pairs (which are ...
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How to disable ligatures “inside the editor” while using vim for latex documents? [duplicate]
I'm using vim for writing LaTeX documents. I also have vim-latex installed. While I'm writing my documents in the editor, I get ligatures for that piece of text which is meaningful for the LaTeX ...
