Questions tagged [texmaker]

For questions related to programming issues in the TexMaker crossplatform Latex editor.

Questions about installing packages, compiling Latex code, etc, in the TexMaker environment.

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Latex Table of Contents Links to Wrong Section

I have a section followed by a table of contents like so: \section{Section1} ABC. \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Table of Contents} \tableofcontents \newpage \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of…
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latex error: environment proof undefined

hi i am using latex... wanted to use the following: \begin{proof} ... \end{proof} it gives me the following error: !Latex error: Environment proof undefined. can you help me to solve this problem? thanks
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could not start the command pdflatex - synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex error

I'm very new to LaTeX and its distributions so this might be a very newbie question. I was following this tutorial and I'm not being able to compile the document. The code so far is very simple i don't think there are any typos and also I did not…
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Caption above figure using knitr (LaTeX/PDF)

I would like to place the caption above the figure using knitr in texmaker. I know that this question has already been asked, and I understand that the solution suggested so far is to use: \begin{figure} \caption{This is a caption above the figure}…
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Why is Texmaker not refreshing the pdf?

I am changing a LaTeX document in Texmaker and apparently the pdf does not get updated and I don't know why. I have as quick Build pdflatex + view pdf. I am using Texmaker version 4.4.1 in Windows 7. Before I was using the same tex file in another…
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Texmaker. Is it possible to compile not focused file?

Does anybody know if it is possible to compile the file that is not being focused in texmaker? I have a report separated into many .tex files and everyone of them included in Main.tex. In order to compile the report, I need to focus Main.tex file…
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Texmaker don't compile latex document on Ubuntu

I'm using ubuntu, and i'm trying to compile some latex documents, but i'm getting a lot of errors. I think that compiler is installed, but i'm not sure. I used Latex before on Windows, with Miktex, but installing it on linux appear don't…
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easy way for word completion in texmaker

I know that texmaker has the "word completion " option by using right click on the word. But imagine writing your thesis and needing autocompletion all the time! Is there a better/ more user-friendly way to do this with texmaker?
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Texmaker not updating the PDF viewer

I created bash file which constantly compiles the my latex file, the problem is though that the PDFviewer in texmaker doesn't update, eventhoug the raw PDF file is updated. How come is does the PDFviewer keep showing the old PDF until i use Texmaker…
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Error with knitr on texmaker

I am trying for the first time to get knitr running on texmaker, I followed this documentation and I am on Windows 7. However, when I compile, I get the following error stack: Process started Error in readLines(if (is.character(input2)) { : cannot…
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How to create an index of songs in the Songs package using Texmaker?

I cannot install the package with the MikTex setup and I have tried to add some "own" songs to the sample document, as instructed in the guide. My songs and authors do not get included though - even if I build more than once. How do I (from scratch)…
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LateX on Mac: Texmaker can't find installed package

I have a Mac and just installed LaTeX and the editor Texmaker. To use the Arial font I installed it via MiKTeX Console. I also found out that by doing so, the files for the installed packages lay here: "/Users/Mirko/Library/Application…
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BibTeX not finding .aux file within Texmaker's "build" subdirectory

I've configured Texmaker to send the output files to a "build" subdirectory to try and keep the folder organized. Within the main folder is my .tex and .bib files accompanied by the "build" folder. Now when I run my .tex file it typesets correctly…
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Regex in Find and Replace in Texmaker

I am searching to replace the expression below: }} & & & & \\ & & & & \\ in a tex file with the Find and Replace function (in Texmaker). I used the Regex because of the linebreak. I typed: \}\} &\s &\s &\s &\s \\\\ \n \s & \s& \s& \s&…
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Building TexMaker 5 from source on windows

I have been trying to build Texmaker from 5 from the source tarball on http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/download.html I have installed a fresh QT 5.9, and a fresh MSVC 2015 Community edition. When I try the build, it gets all the way through to the…
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