Why do a custom installation? The documentation for installing LaTeX states that on macOS, it is recommended to use Mactex. This is tailored for macOS, including some support for native mac apps, as well as having a native mac installation. Howev...
In a previous post I showed how one can set up Atom to use for writing LaTeX, and discussed a number of benefits of using an editor such as Atom over the one that is by default available. This article discusses how to set up Microsoft’s Visual Stu...
Why? When you install LaTeX on your system the installation often comes with an editor. For Mac, the one bundled is TexShop, and in Windows TexWorks. For Linux, none is specifically included, as there generally already exist text editors within t...
What is Markdown Markdown is a markdown language that uses an extremely simple syntax, which then gets formatted correctly in the output. The writer writes the files in plain text, and uses special tags for simple formatting. For instance enclos...