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YaTex

YaTex

BennettHu

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Generate a high-quality PDF from notebooks with YAML.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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YaTex

Overview

YaTex is a LaTeX and notebook-based extension for VS Code, aiming to streamline the process of creating high-quality formatted PDF documents.

The content of notebooks is composed of YAML and Markdown cells. The YAML cells are used to generate .tex files for building LaTeX documents.

Environment Requirements

  • XeLaTeX compiler for building LaTeX documents

    It is strongly recommended to install MikTeX with XeLaTeX compiler. MikTeX will automatically install missing LaTeX packages during the build process.

Quick Start

  • Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows and Linux) and run the command YaTeX: Initialize Workspace to set up a new YaTeX workspace with sample files.

  • Open the Command Palette again and run YaTeX: Build PDF to compile the LaTeX document and generate a PDF.

  • Check the build folder in your workspace for the generated PDF file.

Compose Your Document

  • See the example.ytx file generated in the workspace for an example of how to structure your notebook with YAML and Markdown cells.

  • Add a .ytx file under the preferred language folder in the notebooks folder.

  • Become a composer.

  • Register your .ytx file in the sections.ytx, which controls the order of sections of the output document.

  • Build the PDF to see the result.

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