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| author | David Kaufmann <astra@fsinf.at> | 2011-11-14 02:04:57 +0100 |
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diff --git a/src/vim-latex/doc/latex-suite-quickstart.xml b/src/vim-latex/doc/latex-suite-quickstart.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..da3e995 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/vim-latex/doc/latex-suite-quickstart.xml @@ -0,0 +1,471 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?> + +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "docbook-xml/docbookx.dtd" +[<!ENTITY dummy "dummy"> +<!ENTITY date "$Date$"> +<!ENTITY ls "Latex-Suite"> +<!ENTITY latex "LaTeX"> +<!ENTITY vim "Vim"> +<!ENTITY ph "<++>"> +]> +<article lang="en"> + <articleinfo id="lsq-articleinfo"> + + <title id="lsq-articleinfo-title">A (very) quick introduction to Latex-Suite</title> + + <author> + <firstname>Srinath</firstname> + <surname>Avadhanula</surname> + <affiliation> + <address><email>srinath AT fastmail DOT fm</email></address> + </affiliation> + </author> + + <abstract> + &ls; is a comprehensive set of scripts to aid in editing, compiling and + viewing &latex; documents. A thorough explanation of the full + capabilities of &ls; is described in the user manual. This guide on the + other hand, provides a quick 30-45 minute running start to some of the + more commonly used functionalities of &ls;. + </abstract> + + <date>&date;</date> + + </articleinfo> + <section id="lsq-using-tutorial"> + <title id="using-tutorial">Using this tutorial</title> + <para> + This tutorial assumes that you have vim version 6.1+ installed on your + machine. To check, open vim and type + <programlisting>:ver</programlisting> + You will see the version in the first line of the output. Get the latest + vim version from <ulink url="http://vim.sf.net">http://vim.sf.net</ulink>. + </para> + <para> + Assuming you have Vim 6.1+ already up and running, follow the + instructions <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/index.php?subject=download&title=Download">here</ulink> + to set up Latex-Suite. Remember to make sure your + <literal>'grepprg'</literal> setting of &vim; works. + </para> + <para> + Good, now you are all set to start the tutorial. Since this tutorial + aims to explain the newbie-friendly version of &ls;, it needs some GUI + functionality. Therefore, at least for this tutorial, open the gui + version of vim. (On MS windows, this is the default). Open up this help + file in either the same gvim session in a split window or in a different + session and follow the (friendly) instructions. + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-inserting-template"> + <title id="inserting-template-title">Inserting a template</title> + <para> + Start up gvim and begin editing a new file. + <programlisting>e newfile.tex</programlisting> + If the installation went well, you should see a new set of + menus appear. Goto <literal>Tex-Suite > Templates</literal>. You will see + a number of templates to choose from. For now, choose to insert a + template for an article. You should get the following in the main + vim window (after possibly a hit-enter prompt). + <programlisting> + 1 % File: sample.tex + 2 % Created: Sun Jun 22 04:00 PM 2003 P + 3 % Last Change: Sun Jun 22 04:00 PM 2003 P + 4 % + 5 \documentclass[a4paper]{article} + 6 \begin{document} + 7 + 8 \end{document} + 9 + 10 ~ + 11 ~ + 12 ~ + 13 ~ +-- INSERT -- 7,1 All +</programlisting> + </para> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="" format="png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + <para> + The cursor is left on line 7 (just after the + <literal>\begin{document}</literal> line) from where you can start + typing straight away. Trying to lessen movement is a recurring theme in + Latex-Suite. + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-lsq-inserting-package"> + <title>Inserting a package</title> + <para> + Assume that we are writing a mathematical paper and we want to use the + popular amsmath package. We will use some functionality which + Latex-Suite provides specifically for including LaTeX packages, + providing options etc. Navigate to before the + <literal>\begin{document}</literal> line (The portion of the document + before the <literal>\begin{document}</literal> is called the + <emphasis>preamble</emphasis> in LaTeX). On an empty line in the + preamble, type the single word <literal>amsmath</literal> and then press + <literal><F5></literal> in normal mode. The line will change to + <programlisting>\usepackage[]{amsmath}&ph;</programlisting> + with the cursor positioned conveniently between the + <literal>[]</literal>'s. For now, do not worry about the trailing + <literal>&ph;</literal> at the end of this line. Assume we want to + provide the <literal>sumlimits</literal> options to amsmath. You can + either type in this option manually, or choose from a menu of package + options which Latex-Suite automatically creates when you insert a + package using <literal><F5></literal>. With the cursor still + placed between the <literal>[]</literal>, goto <literal>TeX-Suite > + Packages > amsmath Options</literal>. Choose the + <literal>sumlimits</literal> option. The package line should get + converted to: + <programlisting>\usepackage[sumlimits,]{amsmath}&ph;</programlisting> + </para> + <para> + with the cursor before <literal>]</literal>. Press + <literal><C-j></literal> in insert mode. You will see the cursor + jump to the end of the package line and the trailing + <literal>&ph;</literal> will disappear. What just happened?! You had + your first taste of <emphasis>Placeholders</emphasis>. Read more about + them (later) <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/documentation/latex-suite/latex-macros.html">here</ulink>. + In short, pressing <literal><C-j></literal> in insert mode takes + you to the next <literal>&ph;</literal> in the text. + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-insert-environment"> + <title>Inserting an Environment</title> + <para> + Now let us type in a simple formula in LaTeX. Move back to the body of + the document (The portion of the document between + <literal>\begin{document}</literal> and + <literal>\end{document}</literal> is called the body). Type in a few + simple sentences and then on an empty line, type the single word + <literal>eqnarray</literal>. Escape to normal mode and press + <literal><F5></literal>. (Remember: + <literal><F5></literal> is very useful!) This time, the line will + change to: + <programlisting>\begin{eqnarray} + \label{}&ph; +\end{eqnarray}&ph;</programlisting> + with the cursor between the <literal>{}</literal>. Enter a label. We + will use <literal>eqn:euler</literal>. After typing in + <literal>eqn:euler</literal>, press <literal><C-j></literal>. This + will take you outside the curly-braces. Another time you used a + Placeholder! + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-keyboard-shortcuts"> + <title>A few keyboard shortcuts</title> + <para> + Now to type in the famous Euler formula. Our aim is to type + <programlisting>e^{j\pi} + 1 &=& 0</programlisting> Instead + of typing this blindly, let us use a few shortcuts to reduce + movement. Start out by typing <literal>e^</literal>. Now instead of + typing <literal>{</literal>, type another <literal>^</literal>. You + will see the <literal>e^^</literal> change instantly to + <literal>e^{}&ph;</literal> with the cursor between + <literal>{}</literal>'s. (The <literal>^^</literal> changed to + <literal>^{}&ph;</literal>.) Continue with the following sequence of + letters: <literal>j`p</literal>. This will change instantly to + <literal>j\pi</literal>. (The <literal>`p</literal> changed to + <literal>\pi</literal>.) Having typed in all we need to type between + the <literal>{}</literal>'s, press <literal><C-j></literal>. + You will pop back out of the curly-braces. Continue typing the rest + of the formula. You can use <literal>==</literal> as a shortcut for + <literal>&=&</literal>. Latex-Suite provides a large number + of such shortcuts which should making typing much more fun and fast + if you get acquainted with them. A list is provided <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/documentation/latex-suite/auc-tex-mappings.html">here</ulink>. Definitely spend some time getting a feel for + them. Most of them are pretty intuitive like <literal>`/</literal> + for <literal>\frac{}{}</literal>, <literal>`8</literal> for + <literal>\infty</literal> etc. + </para> + <para> + In order to understand the next section better, it will be helpful + to have one more <literal>\label</literal>. Lets use the handy + <literal><F5></literal> + key to insert another equation. This time something simple like the + following will do: + <programlisting>\begin{eqnarray} + \label{eqn:simple} + 1 + 1 = 2 +\end{eqnarray}</programlisting> + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-folding"> + <title>Folding in &ls;</title> + <para> + Okay, we have typed enough. At this stage, hopefully, your file is + looking something like this: +<programlisting> + 1 % File: sample.tex + 2 % Created: Sun Jun 22 04:00 PM 2003 P + 3 % Last Change: Mon Dec 15 07:00 PM 2003 + 4 % + 5 \documentclass[a4paper]{article} + 6 + 7 \usepackage[sumlimits,]{amsmath} + 8 + 9 \begin{document} + 10 \begin{eqnarray} + 11 \label{eqn:euler} + 12 e^{j\pi} + 1 &=& 0 + 13 \end{eqnarray} + 14 This is the famous euler equation. I + 15 will type another equation, just as + 16 true: + 17 \begin{eqnarray} + 18 \label{eqn:simple} + 19 1 + 1 &=& 2 + 20 \end{eqnarray} + 21 This is my contribution to mathematics. + 22 \end{document} +</programlisting> + In normal mode, press <literal>\rf</literal>. This will fold up the + entire file and you should see the file looking as below: +<programlisting> + 1 % File: sample.tex + 2 % Created: Sun Jun 22 04:00 PM 2003 P + 3 % Last Change: Mon Dec 15 07:00 PM 2003 + 4 % + 5 +-- 4 lines: Preamble: \documentclass[a4paper]{article} ----- + 9 \begin{document} + 10 +-- 4 lines: eqnarray (eqn:euler) \label{eqn:euler} ----------- + 14 This is the famous euler equation. I + 15 will type another equation, just as + 16 true: + 10 +-- 4 lines: eqnarray (eqn:simple) \label{eqn:simple} --------- + 21 This is my contribution to mathematics. + 22 \end{document} +</programlisting> + What has happened is that &ls; folded away blocks of &latex; code into + folded regions. You can open and close folds by using the command + <literal>za</literal> in normal mode. + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-inserting-reference"> + <title>Inserting a Reference</title> + <para> + A necessary part of LaTeX editing is referencing equations, figures, + bibliographic entries etc. This is done with the + <literal>\ref</literal> and the <literal>\cite</literal> commands. + Latex-Suite provides an easy way to do this. Somewhere in the body of + the document, type in the following sentence + <programlisting>This is a reference to (\ref{}).</programlisting> + With the cursor between the <literal>{}</literal> press + <literal><F9></literal> in insert mode. Your vim session will + sprout two new windows and it should look like below: +<programlisting> + 9 \begin{document} + 10 +-- 4 lines: eqnarray (eqn:euler) : \label{eqn:euler}----------------------- + 14 This is the famous euler equation. I + 15 will type another equation, just as + 16 true: + 17 +-- 4 lines: eqnarray (eqn:simple) : \label{eqn:simple}--------------------- + 21 This is my contribution to mathematics. + 22 This is a reference to (\ref{}<++>)<++> + 23 \end{document} +~ +~ +~ +test.tex [+] 22,29 Bot +test.tex|11| \label{eqn:euler} +test.tex|18| \label{eqn:simple} +~ +~ +~ +[Error List] 1,1 All + 7 \usepackage[sumlimits,]{amsmath} + 8 + 9 \begin{document} + 10 \begin{eqnarray} + 11 \label{eqn:euler} + 12 e^{j\pi} + 1 &=& 0 + 13 \end{eqnarray} + 14 This is the famous euler equation. I + 15 will type another equation, just as + 16 true: +test.tex [Preview][+] 11,2-5 46% +</programlisting> + </para> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="" format=""></imagedata> + </imageobject> + <para> + The cursor will relocate to the middle window which shows all + <literal>\label</literal>s found in all the <literal>.tex</literal> file + in the current directory. + You can scroll up and down in the middle window till you reach the + reference you want to insert. Notice how when you scroll in the + middle window, the bottom "Preview" window scrolls automatically to + show you the location of the current selection. This helps you + identify the reference with greater ease because often times, + <literal>\labels</literal> are not descriptive enough or there might be too + many of them. To insert the reference, just position the cursor on + the relevant line in the middle window and press + <literal><enter></literal>. The line which you were editing will change + to: + <programlisting>This is a reference to (\ref{eqn:euler})</programlisting> + and the bottom windows close automatically. + </para> + <para> + The <literal><F9></literal> key also works for inserting + <literal>\cite</literal> commands to reference bibliographic entries, + inserting file names for the <literal>\inputgraphics</literal> command + and just plain searching for words. Click <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/documentation/latex-suite/latex-completion.html">here</ulink> + for more information. + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-compiling"> + <title>Compiling a document</title> + <para> + Great! We have just created a small latex file. The next step is to + make the latex compiler create a .dvi file from it. Compiling via + latex-suite is simple. Goto normal mode and press <literal>\ll</literal> + (replace <literal>\</literal> with whatever <literal>mapleader</literal> setting you + have). This will call the latex compiler. If all goes well, then + the focus should return to the vim window. + </para> + <para> + Nothing happend? Ouch! You might need to do some additional settings as + described <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/index.php?subject=faq&title=FAQ#faq-2">here.</ulink> + </para> + <section id="lsq-debugging"> + <title>Debugging LaTeX source files</title> + <para> + To illustrate the debugging procedure, let's create a few mistakes + in the file. Insert the following ``mistakes'' in the file: + <programlisting>This is a $\mistake$. +And this is $\another$</programlisting> + Now press <literal>\ll</literal> again. This time you will notice that + after compilation finishes, the cursor automatically lands on + <literal>$\mistake$</literal>. In addition, 2 new windows will appear + as shown here: + </para> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="" format=""></imagedata> + </imageobject> + <para> + The middle window is an <emphasis>Error List</emphasis> window + showing you the errors which the latex compiler found. Th bottom + window is a <emphasis>Log Preview</emphasis> window, which shows you + the context of the error made by displaying the relevant portion of + the <literal>.log</literal> file created during the latex + compilation procedure. Jump to the <emphasis>Error List</emphasis> + window and try scrolling around in it using either the <literal>j, + k</literal> keys or the arrow keys. You will notice that the + <emphasis>Log Preview</emphasis> window scrolls automatically to + retain the context of the error you are currently located on. If you + press <literal><enter></literal> on any line, you will see the + cursor jump to the location of the error. Latex-Suite tries to guess + the column location as best as it can so you can continue typing + straight away. + </para> + </section> + <para> + Having got a taste for compiling, proceed by deleting the erroneous + lines and re-compiling. + </para> + <para> + The Latex-Suite compiler is capable of much more including + selectively filtering out common errors which you might want to + ignore for the moment, compiling parts of a document, setting + levels of verbosity in the compiler output etc. See <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/documentation/latex-suite/latex-compiling.html">here</ulink> + for more. + </para> + </section> + <section id="lsq-viewing-dvi"> + <title>Viewing DVI files</title> + <para> + Now that you have compiled your first latex source, its time to + view it. Again, this should be pretty simple. Press + <literal>\lv</literal> in normal mode. Depending on your platform, a DVI + viewer program should open up and display the dvi file generated in + compilation step previously. + </para> + <para> + Nothing happend? Ouch! You might need to do some additional settings as + described <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/index.php?subject=faq&title=FAQ#faq-3">here.</ulink> + </para> + <section id="lsq-quick-forward-searching"> + <title>Performing forward searches</title> + <para> + If you are using a modern DVI viewer, then it is possible to do what + is called forward and inverse searching. However, you will need to + customize the standard Latex-Suite distribution in order to utilize + this functionality. Type in the following on the command line: + + <programlisting>:let g:Tex_CompileRule_dvi = 'latex -src-specials -interaction=nonstopmode $*' +:TCTarget dvi</programlisting> + + Now recompile the latex file by pressing <literal>\ll</literal>. + This time, instead of pressing <literal>\lv</literal> to view the + file, press <literal>\ls</literal> from within the tex file. If the + DVI viewer supports forward searching (most of them do), then the + viewer will actually display the portion of the DVI file + corresponding to the location where you were editing the tex file. + </para> + <note> + <para> + The reason Latex-Suite does not have this setting by default is + that on some systems this causes unpredictable results in the DVI + output. If you find the DVI output satisfactory, then you can + insert the first of the 2 lines above into your + <literal>$VIM/ftplugin/tex.vim</literal> file. + <literal>$VIM</literal> is <literal>~/vimfiles</literal> for + windows and <literal>~/.vim</literal> for *nix machines. + </para> + </note> + </section> + <section id="lsq-quick-inverse-searching"> + <title>Performing inverse searches</title> + <para> + Most DVI viewers also support inverse searching, whereby you can + make the DVI viewer ask vim to display the tex source corresponding + to the DVI file being shown. This is extremely helpful while + proofreading large documents. + </para> + + <para> + Simply double-click anywhere in the viewer window. If the viewer + supports it, then it will attempt to open an editor window at the + location corresponding to where you double-clicked. On *nix + platforms, Latex-Suite attempts to start the viewer program in such + a way that it already knows to use vim to open the tex source. Thus + you should see a vim window open up showing the tex file. However, + if there is an error, or some other program is used, you will need + to tell the viewer program to use gvim as the editor. On windows + platforms, if you use the commonly available <literal>yap</literal> + viewer (available as part of the miktex distribution), then this + option can be set from <literal>View > Options > Inverse + Search</literal>. In the <literal>Command line:</literal> window, + write + <programlisting>"C:\Program Files\vim\vim61\gvim" -c ":RemoteOpen +%l %f"</programlisting> + (Customize the path according to where you have installed gvim). + If you double click in the view pane now, you will see gvim start + up and take you to the relevant portion of the tex file. + </para> + </section> + </section> + <section id="lsq-conclusions"> + <title>Conclusions</title> + <para> + Thats all folks! By now, you should know enough of the basic functions + of latex-suite. Ofcourse, latex-suite is capable of much, much more such + as compiling files multiple times to resolve changed labels, compiling + dependencies, handling user packages and more. To get a feel for that, + you will need to take a look at the <ulink + url="http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/index.php?subject=manual&title=Manual#user-manual">&ls; + user manual.</ulink> + </para> + </section> +</article> + +<!-- +vim: et:sw=1:ts=1 +--> |
