Latex Manuscripts#

If you want to write some technical document (report, Ph.D. thesis), you can use a WYSIWYG program such as Word or the Latex language. On this page, I describe how to use the Latex language.

Install Latex#

> Informations from: https://www.latex-project.org/get/

Many people use a cloud-based solution such as Overleaf to write Latex. This strategy can be great if you work with a research team, for example. However, before using a cloud-based solution, it is essential to know how to compile a Latex document using your local machine. To compile a Latex document, you need to install a Latex distribution.

Windows#

Check out the MiKTeX or proTeXt or TeX Live distributions; they contain a complete TeX system with LaTeX itself and editors to write documents.

Mac OS#

The MacTeX distribution contains everything you need, including a complete TeX system with LaTeX itself and editors to write documents.

Latex Editor#

The MikTex or MacTex distributions already contain a Latex editor (TexWorks or TexShop). For large documents, you can also use a customized text editor. My preference goes for VSCode for this kind of stuff.

Templates#

I’ve created some templates for large document. These templates are mainly inspired from the superb gitlab INRIA template.

PhD template for the MathSTIC Doctoral School: vincentchoqueuse/MathSTIC_Latex_template

Report Template for the ENIB students: vincentchoqueuse/ENIB_latex_template

Usage#

To use a template,

Clone the github repo (git need to be installed on your local machine):

$ git clone https://github.com/vincentchoqueuse/ENIB_latex_template

Go to the cloned repo and then run :

$ make pdf