I just installed latex here on my powerbook two days ago to try it out. I've been looking for a way to remove Word and other word processors from my hard drive and Latex struck me as a nice way to do it. What I'd be interested in seeing is using Latex from a student perspective.
How can I setup MLA styled documents? How do I use the latex bibliography app?
That sort of stuff. But also, the hardest part i seen concerning latex, was installing it. I didn't want to use the i-installer app to do it since i would prefer to know what's really going on under the hood. So i was stuck trying to figure out how to do it via darwinports or fink. Fink is a load of crap in my opinion (i didn't give it much of a chance honestly, but way too much setup work) so I went with what I had already installed and had setup, darwinports. All I had to do was install X11.app and type "sudo port install tetex" and i was in business. far easier than dealing with that kludge i-installer.
So anyone who wants to install Latex. Here's how I did it.
1. Install X11.app from the Optional Packages install on your Tiger or Panther disc. 2. Install XCode if you don't already have it installed. 3. Install Darwinports (it's not hard) 4. Use port to install the tetex packages, "sudo port install tetex"
You will need to add /opt/local/bin and /opt/local/sbin to your PATH since that's where apps are installed. I think you can also just install X11SDK with XCode and it'll work as well instead of X11.app, but I didn't try that.
Kyle On 1/10/06, Charilaos Skiadas cskiadas@uchicago.edu wrote:
I finally got around to creating a small screencast for using TM to write LaTeX. You can find it here: http://skiadas.dcostanet.net/ afterthought/2006/01/09/textmate-latex-screencast-no-1/
(direct link to the vid: http://skiadas.dcostanet.net/uploads/ TextMateScreencast1.zip). It's probably mostly aimed at new users I guess. It's about 25MB. Let me know what you think and what you would like to see in future screencasts. Be harsh.
Haris
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