\(\mathrm{\LaTeX}\) and VSCode

WIN + X, a
- This means : Press the window key AND the X key. Then press A
- It launches an elevated console
Install choco with the line below

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Install MiKTteX with the line below

choco install miktex -y

Install Perl (mandatory for MiKTeX)

choco install StrawberryPerl -y

Install VSCode

choco install vscode -y

Close the terminal and open a new one. The new terminal is required because the path has been updated and the new console doesn’t have to be elevated.

WIN + X, I
Installs the \(\mathrm{\LaTeX}\) Workshop VSCode extension

code --install-extension James-Yu.latex-workshop

Create a new directory to hold our test project, create a new .tex file and launch VSCode.

cd ~/documents
New-item ./TestLatex -ItemType Directory
cd ./TestLatex
New-item ./test.tex
code .

Open the empty test.tex in the editor
Copy and paste the sample code at the end of this page
- The TEX icon should be visible on the left hand side
- Click on the TEX icon
Click the ‘Build Latex project’ option

Then click the ‘View Latex PDF’ option

Exit VSCode
Exit the console
From there, you should be ready for takeoff 😁

Sample code to copy-paste

% Simple document.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\title{The title of the article}
\author{NAME Firstname}
\date{\today}

\begin{document}
    \maketitle % Use info in t eh preambule to make a title (title, author, date...)

    \section{First section} % creates a section

    \textbf{Bonjour}. This sample text help you to check if \LaTeX{} works fine.
    \LaTeX{} is a great for writing math. Either in line math such as $a^2+b^2=c^2$ or in a more 'classical' way.

    \begin{equation}
    \gamma^2+\theta^2=\omega^2
    \end{equation}
    In the source, if there is no space right after the equation, \LaTeX{} will continue the paragraph.
    Check what happen after the next equation.

    \begin{equation}
    \gamma^2+\theta^2=\omega^2
    \end{equation}

    There is a blank line after the equation. So this line is considered as new paragraph \LaTeX{}.
    A new line in the code but a line which is part of the same paragraph in the final document.

    This also apply to the rest of the 'code' where multple lines not spearated by an empty line are considered part of the same paragraph.

    \section{Second section}
    Duis eiusmod culpa ea dolore. Qui velit ipsum minim est dolore amet qui id in. Laboris laborum do pariatur enim magna minim sint amet laborum veniam proident reprehenderit consectetur ipsum. Cupidatat ullamco sint consectetur veniam veniam anim pariatur eiusmod. Eiusmod mollit velit anim incididunt id laboris sit enim ad officia voluptate ullamco officia. Cupidatat sint ad aliqua occaecat id. Non commodo dolore nostrud fugiat enim aute voluptate ex in.

    \section{Third section}
    Eu excepteur deserunt consectetur exercitation ea consequat pariatur esse aliquip.

\end{document}

Optional

If you prefer to install the \(\mathrm{\LaTeX}\) Workshop extension once VSCode is on screen,

CTRL + SHIFT + X to open the Extension pane
Search for \(\mathrm{\LaTeX}\)
Select Latex Workshop
Press the Install button

If you want to update Miktex

Click on the icon to launch the MiKTeX Console

A warning dialog bow will pop-up the very first time

Select the Administrator Mode
This will restart the console in an elevated mode
Press the “Check for updates” button at the bottom of the window