Questions tagged [filetype-tex]
Questions about editing Tex documents, either with or without a frontend such a LaTeX.
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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 ...
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TeX file, search outside math
Well, the question is clear. I want to search only on text that is not inside \[ \] or $ $ .
Is there some readymade code to do so?
Thanks.
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Stop Snippet from Triggering Inside Other Snippet
I am using ultisnips with Gilles Castel's subscript snippet along with a snippet I found on SE to create matrices in latex rather quickly. Unfortunately, I can't use the matrices snippet because it ...
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Latex-Suite in Vim exits out of tex document if there's a warning in the aux file on compilation
I recently installed Latex-Suite using Vundle, and I use Latex to take notes. My notes are separate files for each lecture, but I have a master.tex file set up to compile each document together, and I ...
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Unable to conditionally test for presence of a plugin command & invoke it
I have the following code in my vimrc
if exists(":Goyo")
augroup LatexGoyo
autocmd!
autocmd BufReadPost,BufNewFile *.tex Goyo
augroup END
else
augroup LatexColumnSet
...
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Why does vim still auto-indent LaTeX after I set noai noci nosi?
I want to disable autoindent and smartindent for LaTeX so I did
:set noai noci nosi
When I open a brand new mwe.tex, filetype=plaintex and there is no auto indent magic.
When I then enter some code,...
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Vimtex conceal doesn't recognize new command math environment
I recently added the vimtex plugin which includes a conceal feature which I really like; however, I found it doesn't work in custom math environments such as
\newcommand{\beq}{\begin{equation}}
\...
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How to set LaTeX syntax to “ConTeXt” in vimrc
TL;DR: How do I permanently and persistently :set syntax=context for *.tex files?
I've been using vim for a LaTeX project, with monokai-tasty as the colour scheme.
The default syntax highlighting ...
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How can I make $ in LaTeX insert \( and \) automatically? [duplicate]
I'm writing a lot of LaTeX recently, and am used to hitting the $ key for inline math, but have heard that \( and \) is better (apparently it confuses vim less, especially with $$, which I'm also not ...
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Yank both sides of equation
While writing in latex I often want to copy a math equation's right hand side or left hand side. For example I have something like this
\begin{gather*}
5 \cdot \left( A A 3 \right) + 50 \cdot \...
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Execute command only for specified filetype
I'm setting up an environment to automatically recompile .tex files on save. I've found solution for this:
autocmd BufWritePost *.tex :! latexmk -pdf
But is there any better way to do this? It seems ...
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When does the file depending plugin kicks in?
I'm learning to use Vim with vim-latex and I'm wondering when does the plugin actually activates once I open a file.
My intuition tells me that any file with the .tex extension should do it, but if I ...
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vimrc and finding errors in latex document
To find errors in a latex document, I open vim on the .log file. Then I type manually
/^l\.\|[Ee]rr\|[Ww]ar followed by RETURN
This extended regular expression works well. It matches a line starting ...
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How to show all LaTeX code but still have set conceallevel=3 for vim-devicons and NERDTree?
How can I adjust my .vimrc so that set conceallevel=0 is specific to just LaTeX documents?
The plugin vim-devicons requires the following conceal level with NERDTree:
set conceallevel=3
However, ...
