Questions tagged [mac]
{mac} is for questions about using TeX on operating systems sold/made by Apple, such as macOS.
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Can't get DocumentMetadata tagging to work on Mac (TexShop)
I'm trying to produce a tagged PDF using the DocumentMetadata tagging function, but I can't get it to typeset with that key defined. I'm using TexShop version 5.57 and LuaLatex 2025.3.8. The MWE below ...
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Accented character type \e`
Sometimes I see the accented è written in LaTeX sources as a command like this:
\`e
I've always wondered the reason.
On my laptop (a modern machine), I can type è directly using the keyboard, and the ...
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How to disable spelling suggestions popup in TeXShop
I just installed the latest version of TeXShop (5.54) on a new machine (Sequoia), but I'm having some behaviour that I didn't have on my previous machine and that I want to disable.
I want to enable ...
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Fake italic font if that style is not available [duplicate]
Running TexLive on my Macbook.
Here is the MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainfont[Script = Devanagari, Mapping = devanagarinumerals, Scale = 1.5]{Vesper Libre}
\linespread{...
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Why does this typeset fine in TeXShop on my intel mac but not my M4 chip mac?
\documentclass[12pt]{amsart}
\usepackage[margin=0.5in]{geometry}
\geometry{letterpaper}
\geometry{landscape}
\usepackage[parfill]{parskip} ...
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Continuously compiling tex input while watching pdf/ps output? On Mac?
Does anyone know of a method for Mac and Linux to continuously compile the TeX code and create a PDF/PS file such that updates can be observed real time?
I'm new to TeX (reading Texbook) and checking ...
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How can I use Apple's SF Symbols in LaTeX documents?
I recently came across SF Symbols 6 from Apple, which are intended to provid a large set of consistent, high-quality symbols designed to align seamlessly with the San Francisco system font. They are ...
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How can I get Texmaker to recognize additional math modes?
Texmaker, my IDE of choice, has syntax highlighting that extends to some, but not all, math environments. As it happens to cover the most common environments, it is somewhat annoying when I decide to ...
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Generate PDF with a relative path to a file
I usually include relative paths in my code (to print a figure, for example), which PDFLaTeX converts to absolute ones during compilation time. Now I need to generate a link in the produced PDF that ...
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Pgf functional shading: bug in Apple Preview (and Firefox PDF viewer), instead of shading, black, white, flashy green and magenta. `cvr` trick no work
On https://texample.net/hsv-shading/ there is a code (reproduced below) which gives theoretically:
But in Apple Preview it gives:
The code uses this theoretical trick to work around the bug:
% Fix ...
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Texshop mac bright yellow bracket highlight
I am using Texshop on mac, and there is syntax highlighting for matching brackets in Texshop (for me it highlights them red), but then for some reason there is a very bright, longlasting, yellow ...
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LanguageTool stopped working after TeXstudio update
(Running TeXstudio 4.8.4 on Apple M2 with macOS Sequoia 15.1)
A few months ago, LanguageTool stopped working after I updated TeXstudio. I didn't bother fixing it then, but now that I am using it ...
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How to install TeXiFy-IDEA on Mac M1 (Silicon)?
I'm trying to install TeXiFy-IDEA on a Mac M1 (Silicon) following this guide.
It's not clear to me which SDK I should choose.
Choosing several, and indicating the route shown in the guide, I always ...
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Mylatexformat in Windows and Mac
I precompile my preamble using Mylatexformat.
Since I work on a Mac and a PC it would be great if the same file could be compiled on both systems.
It works great on my PC using this:
%&C:\Users\...
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Mac: LaTeX (BasicTex) in VSCode not finding tablefootnote.sty
I've read a number of similar issues on here, which were helpful in giving new things to look for/try, but I'm still having no luck.
What I've done:
downloaded BasicTex for Mac (OS 14.4), used wizard ...
