JLatexEditor
Encyclopedia
JLatexEditor is a cross-platform
open source
LaTeX
editor
.
The editor is in constant development.
It is well-tested on Linux
, but has to be considered
pre-alpha version, and only for experimental use for Microsoft Windows
and Mac OS
.
The support for Windows, and Mac OS will be improved in the next stable release.
Cross-platform
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open source
Open source
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LaTeX
LaTeX
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editor
Comparison of TeX editors
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.
The editor is in constant development.
It is well-tested on Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, but has to be considered
pre-alpha version, and only for experimental use for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
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and Mac OS
Mac OS
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.
Operating System Support
- GNU/Linux: yes
- Microsoft Windows: highly experimental (not yet for production use)
- Mac OS: highly experimental (not yet for production use)
The support for Windows, and Mac OS will be improved in the next stable release.
Features
- syntax highlighting (with fast bracket identification)
- live spell checker (aspell integration)
- completion of
- LaTeX commands
- bibtex entries after \cite{
- labels after \ref{
- directories and files after \include{ and \input{
- words
- forward search and inverse search
- command templates and user defined live templates
- quick help for LaTeX commands
- LaTeX compiler integration
- separate lists for errors, warnings, overfilled hboxes
- jump to code position with one click
- diff integration (compare two files)
- version control
- svn integration
- local version history (see what you have changed in the last minutes, hours, and days)
- quick jump to element under cursor (e.g. file or label)
Features by Screenshot
- completion of bibtex entries \cite{...}
- SVN (subversion) integration
- check for updates (runs automatically in background
- svn update
- svn commit
- bracket highlighting of nested and successive blocks helps identifying macro arguments ranges