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for preview of LaTeX markup buffers to ease the edit-compile-preview cycle. Preview LaTeX is part of the AUCTeX package that replaces snippets, such as math formulas, with a graphical image of the typeset version.

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Color when visualizing latex table in orgmode

I am using Emacs + orgmode to write text and latex equations. The preview within orgmode (with C-c C-x C-l) works well for latex equations. However, I noticed that if I display a latex table within ...
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Low Resolution in Org Latex Preview

On a high res display the, preview produced by 'org-latex-preview' , i.e., 'C-c C-x C-l' is pretty low res and fuzzy compared to text. I found this similar question and the suggested solution was to (...
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AUCTeX Preview rung error

I'm new to emacs and AUCTeX and I'm having a problem with document preview (C-c C-p C-d). My LaTeX file is the following \documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{report} \usepackage{cite} \begin{document} \...
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Left-align equation previews (Auctex)

I would like to left-align equations in Auctex's preview's generated by preview-latex. I imagine that this would involve putting fleqn in the documentclass options in whatever latex file things are ...
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Subtree-scoped #+latex_header: ... for org-latex-preview

In a large org file of latex snippets, I have many #+latex_header: \usepackage{X} commands. org-latex-preview includes all \usepackage{X} commands when previewing a snippet. But some of these latex ...
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Can you render the latex math expressions in the following file successfully: http://github.com/Anton-Latukha/haskell-notes/README.org?

Can you render http://github.com/Anton-Latukha/haskell-notes/README.org using M-x org-latex-preview on the inline math expressions using Org version > 9.0 default settings? For me, I get a weird ...
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Proper syntax highlighting of $...$ in org-mode

I've put (setq org-highlight-latex-and-related '(latex script entities)) in my emacs config and yet $..$ that contain more than one symbol aren't highlighted properly: How to fix? EDIT: This still ...
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Previewing latex in cc-mode

I'm trying to write c/c++ code with comments in LaTeX. My .emacs file has the single line (require 'org) My source c/c++ file has the single line \[ \int x \] If I'm in python mode, fortran mode, ...
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Org-mode LaTeX previews image size too large

SOLVED: REMOVE #+SETUPFILE: HEADER. SORRY FOR WASTING YOUR TIME I am having the same issue as described in this Reddit post from a few weeks ago: basically the preview images generated for a given ...
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Adding some padding for LaTeX fragments in Org mode

When writing in Org mode, I have a minor pet peeve where the Org document becomes too "cramped", and so I like to add newlines separating the equations from the text, like this: * Very ...
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Org mode LaTeX preview environments

Is it possible to preview in org mode also environments \begin{theorem} hello world \end{theorem} I tried but I can't get the Theorem 1.2.3 header.
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How to stop org-latex-preview from turning the whole buffer or file to an image instead of the equation where the cursor is?

I stopped using emacs for a while, then upgraded to the latest emacs and I am having trouble with org-latex-preview. I am not sure what I used to use to preview images but that function turns the ...
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Change font for org LaTeX-preview

I successfully use org LaTeX-preview to have my formulas displayed as images in my org-mode documents. There is one problem I am facing, though: I need the LaTeX math font to be upright instead of ...
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Getting Latex preview to work with org mode (.dvi not found)

In my .org file I embedded a simple Latex segment: $f(x) = x^2$ Then I use the following command to generate a preview for that segment: org-toggle-latex-fragment But I get an error: org-...
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Why would this custom org-num-format-function causes a warning when org-latex-preview called?

What I'm experiencing: A custom org-num-format-function causes org-latex-preview warn when it called. Exact warning I'm getting. ⛔ Warning (org-element-cache): org-element--cache: Org parser error in ...
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Making pdf-tools work after successful compiling on mac os x

After installing the required dependencies with homebrew, I was able to compile pdf-tools . But I cannot make it work (I cannot see the pdf on emacs after compiling) I would like to know if somebody ...
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Debugging preview-latex

Running preview-latex in Emacs 25 on Ubuntu 18.04 once worked for me, but now inserts warning icons instead of rendered images of the formular snippets. A minimal example, which doesn't work is: \...
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org-mode completions within latex fragment

Problem In org-mode 9.6.6 when not in a LaTeX fragment, inserting \ and invoking completion-at-point produces a multitude of LaTeX completions. Doing the same thing when in a LaTeX fragment, I would ...
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Removing certain LaTeX preview matchers from Org mode?

Is there a way to make certain matchers be ignored when I run org-latex-preview? For example, I don't want the TeX dollar signs to be rendered, nor \begin environments. My reason for this is because I ...
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transient mark mode highlighting not visible inside preview latex

I am using preview latex in auctex. When you are inside an equation there is a blue background around the latex you are previewing, which means I cannot see the highlighing from transient mark mode. ...
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Aligning org tables with rendered LaTeX formulae

Org tables do a great job in aligning columns with plain text. But the alignment is lost when math formulas (in LaTeX) in cells are replaced with their preview. Is it possible to preview LaTeX in ...
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Disable header and footer in latex previews

When I write latex to be included in org mode it includes the header styling which is to be applied to the pdf export only. This makes it difficult to use org mode with latex previews. Is there any ...
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Latex-preview not working; Please adjust ‘dvisvgm’ part of ‘org-preview-latex-process-alist’

i have a strange problem with latex-preview. If the cursor is inside \begin{equation} \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!} = \binom{n}{k} \end{equation} then the tex file is created and a resulting pdf. BUT no ...
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Orgmode Latex Preview: Change Font Color

In Org mode we can use C-c C-x C-l to preview LaTeX equations in the text. I am using a theme that makes it hard to read the equation in the default font color, and I want to avoid changing the scale ...
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Why LaTeX preview doesn't work in org-mode for mhchem snippets?

I'm facing a very similar issue as per question Make "org-latex-preview" load package so that it properly renders "tcolorbox" environments, using the mhchem latex package (version ...
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Use existing LaTeX fragments after updating Emacs

I use LaTeX in a lot of org files, in particular my notes in org-roam. As such I have generated a lot of LaTeX preview images/fragments via C-c C-x C-l/org-latex-preview when creating these notes, ...
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Preview images in LaTeX source code

Suppose I have a latex file like \documentclass{article} \usepackage{graphicx} \begin{document} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{image1.jpg} Some text \includegraphics{image2.jpg} Some text ...
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Auctex preview does not adjust line color of fractions

I am using auctex to preview latex fragments (in the normal latex mode as well as in org-mode using texfrag). I am using a dark theme, so I rely on auctex to convert the foreground color from black to ...
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Preview while editing long latex blocks

I need to edit latex for my math class. I'm currently using cdlatex mode w/ org-latex-preview functionality. The downside for me is that I can't see the equation as I'm editing it. I'd love to have a ...
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LaTeX fragments look different to exported PDF (witharrows)

I have problems getting correct latex fragments rendered. For some reason, they look different than the exported PDF, which looks fine. What is not working is the package witharrows, to place vertical ...
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change font style in Latexpreview in org mode

The latexpreview image is very poor. I increased the font size but it is still not good. I want to make the writings in the image bold or use a better font. How can I do that?
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Adjust font weight for LaTeX fragment preview in Org-mode

The default font weight after rendered for LaTeX fragment is too thin compared to the body text. Is there any way to adjust this? It seems org-format-latex-options does not have this option, I am ...
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AUCTEX won't create dsc file

I'm using Emacs24 on windows with AUCTEX for Latex. When I try to toggle preview it doesn't show, insteed there is a little "not working" picture on each equation and I get an error Running `...
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Why is latex preview and latex to html export via dvisvgm not working in org-mode?

I read this and this question along with the documentation of org-preview-latex-process-alist pulled up by C-h v org-preview-latex-process-alist RET. Alright, I have an idea about what to do. I put ...
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AUCTeX preview breaks if monitor orientation isn't normal or inverted

When I use AUCTeX's preview feature on a monitor who's orientation is normal or inverted (i.e. rotated either 0 or 180 degrees) then everything works perfectly and the png files from the resulting ...
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org-latex-fragment gets cutoff

I use dvisvgm to generate latex fragments. However, some of my equations seem to be cut off. One example is below The svg file generated does not have the cutoff but the image as displayed in emacs ...
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orgmode - latex new line in tikz node not work

Below code works fine if copy the tikzpicture to tex file. but in orgmode, looks like the new line not take effect! #+header: :imagemagick yes :iminoptions -density 300 -opaque white -flatten -...
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error while loading shared libraries: libpoppler.so.101: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Running Doom Emacs 2.0.9 on Emacs 27.1 on Manjaro KDE. When I compile a latex documents, it produces a PDF file and opens an emacs window to display it. But what is displayed is some text and not the ...
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How to prevent Org mode LaTeX preview from displaying diagnostic information?

The LaTeX preview within Org mode has "diagnostic information", including "Scale=... Ligature=...". How can one hide that ? The org mode is Org mode version 9.4.4 (9.4.4-25-...
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Automization of preview-latex

The preview-latex package behaves in the following manner: it shows you an image of a formula / section header / etc. When the cursor gets "into" the image it is automatically replaced by the latex ...
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automatic latex-preview-pane with auctex and or-mode latex export

To enable automatic latex-preview-pane-mode with AUCTex I bound it to a hook: (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'latex-preview-pane-mode) This works. When I open a *.tex file, then latex-preview-pane-mode ...
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Auctex previews, change foreground color of text

I am using a dark theme and the latex previews from auctex are created with black text color. How can I change it? What I can do is change the background color to white (in Preview Reference Face ...
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command run in docker-tramp running on the host rather than remote

The setup: I have a docker container connected with a mounted volume containing an org file. The docker container has both texlive and emacs (configured exactly the way it is on my host) installed. I ...
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Preview all LaTeX fragments in org mode?

How can I call org-toggle-latex-fragment on all LaTeX fragments in an Org mode doc? I'm coming from Vim, so my instinct is to put something in the init.el that loops through the document and looks for ...
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org-mode How to use latex nested environments?

I want to use a matrix environment that is included in an outer environment, so: Environment: \begin{equation*} \left| \begin{matrix} a_1 & b_1\\ a_2 & b_2 \end{matrix} \right| \end{equation*} ...
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How can I preview LaTeX "#+BEGIN_EXPORT" blocks? Is it possible to accomplish this with "org-latex-preview"?

The context When editing Org mode files, I like editing code snippets in isolated buffers because that way I can use snippets and language dependent features in those buffers (something which is not ...
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Exporting JPG image from LaTeX SRC-block with :async header

I like to generate JPG images from my LaTeX/tikz drawings in my org files. For this, I use constructs like #+NAME: my image #+HEADER: :file my-image.jpg #+BEGIN_SRC latex :results file raw :...
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Preview Latex Fragment in org mode : blank square shown

I have an org file, where I put a LaTeX fragment to be rendered in line with C-c C-x C-l. It is a simple formula: \[ e^{i\pi} = -1 \] I have MiKTeX installed, latex and dvi commands work from ...
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org-preview-latex rendering weirdness when a space after initial inline expression delimiter

\(S\) renders fine. No problem here. $S$ renders fine. No problem here. $ S $ does nothing. I wouldn't expect this. Comment below referencing manual explains this case. $S $ does nothing. I wouldn't ...
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avoid org-preview-latex to open a new window

I use emacs in frame-only mode and org to typeset latex equations and technical writing. Since it is hard to see and understand the latex equations in their raw format, I use a package called org-...