Get started with Latex on Linux [closed]

Closed. This question does not meet Stack Overflow guidelines. It is not currently accepting answers. This question does not appear to be about programming within the scope defined in the help center. Closed 4 years ago. Improve this question Impressed by is-latex-worth-learning-today, and many how-to’s on Windows, How do you have someone started with LaTeX … Read more

How do I determine file encoding in OS X?

I’m trying to enter some UTF-8 characters into a LaTeX file in TextMate (which says its default encoding is UTF-8), but LaTeX doesn’t seem to understand them. Running cat my_file.tex shows the characters properly in Terminal. Running ls -al shows something I’ve never seen before: an “@” by the file listing: -rw-r–r–@ 1 me users … Read more

How can I mix LaTeX in with Markdown? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 9 years ago. Improve this question I’ve been using Markdown for class notes, and it’s great. I even do some preprocessing on the Markdown so I can do things … Read more

Getting the error “Missing $ inserted” in LaTeX

I try to write the following in latex: \begin{itemize} \item \textbf{insert(element|text)} inserts the element or text passed at the start of the selection. \item \textbf{insert_after(element|text)} inserts the element or text passed at the end of the selection. \item \textbf{replace(element|text)} replaces the selection with the passed text/element. \item \textbf{delete()} deletes the selected text. \item \textbf{annotate(name,value)} annotates … Read more