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--- resources:latex [2012/09/16 02:06] – jonathan
+++ resources:latex [2012/09/23 19:09] (current) – jonathan
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 ====== Latex ======
-===== Tutorials =====
+===== LaTex Tutorials =====
-You can google for Latex tutorials (there are many). There is a quick and simple introduction [[http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/TypicalInput.html|here]]
+You can google for Latex tutorials (there are many).
+  *There is a quick and simple introduction [[http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/TypicalInput.html|here]]
+  *For mathematics we use the B-style (for some of the symbols) and the AMS package [[ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/doc/amsmath/short-math-guide.pdf|AMS]].
-I use [[http://miktex.org|MikTex]] on windows and [[http://www.tug.org/texlive/|Texlive]] on my mac (the MacTex distribution). Both distributions come with a free from-end GUI called TexWorks.
+I use [[http://miktex.org|MikTex]] on windows and [[http://www.tug.org/texlive/|Texlive]] on my mac (the MacTex distribution). Both distributions come with a free front-end GUI called TexWorks.
+''Birthday-Book.zip'' (in the ''Misc'' folder in the SVN) is the template for doing requirements documents. The main tex file ''birthday-book.tex''. This file in turn uses ''defns.tex'' (which in turn uses a number of styles in the folder ''sty''). See below for how to compile these files into PDF.
+===== Prism/Command line =====
 Texlive is installed on the Prism/Linux machines and Miktex on the Prism/Windows machines.
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 </code>
-On Prism you can invoke: ''pdflatex input.tex''
+On Prism you can invoke
-This produces an input.pdf file that should display as can be seen at
+<code>
+pdflatex input.tex
+</code>
+This produces an input.pdf file that should display as can be seen
 [[http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/TypicalInput.html|here]].
-Note: Invoke
+**Note**: Invoke
 <code>
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 before you run pdflatex. Even better, put the above line at the end of your ''.cshrc'' file.
-===== Running Latex in Prism =====
+===== Prism/TexWorks =====
+  * At the Prism command line run ''texworks'' (If the workstation is in Windows mode, there should be a shortcut for TexWorks on the desktop).
+  * ''File->select-from-template->Latex->article'' and save the file .
+  * Press the green run button. You should see the pdf displayed.
+  * Read the manual that comes with the Help menu.
+===== Other resources =====
-Latex introduction [[http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/TypicalInput.html|here]]. Obtain a small sample latex file [[http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/TypicalInput.html|here]].
-    * To run the file on Prism from the command line.
-    * To get started on Prism/Linux:
-      * At the command line run ''texworks''. From File->select-from-template->Latex->article save and select a start file.
-      * Press the green run button.
-      * Select a file from template
     *[[http://truben.no/latex/table/|generate latex tables web]]
     * [[http://www.ctan.org/pkg/latable|windows app for latex table]]
-  *UML
-     *Visio 2010 is a good tool for doing UML diagrams. You can do your drawing, save as a pdf, and then include the pdf in your Latex document.
-        *[[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/tdb/_doc.php/userg/a_dept/dreamspark.html|Download Visio]]
-        *[[http://softwarestencils.com/uml/index.html|Visio 2010 UML stencil]]
     * The TikZ-UML Latex package can also be used within LaTeX itself to do UML drawings (uses cases, class diagrams, statecharts and sequence diagrams).