LaTeX File Maker

A python program/library to create and edit individual tex files.

Requirements

• Python 3.X

Installation

This program has yet to have an automated installation process, however it can be added to a bash session by using an alias:

$ alias lfm="python3 ~/Path/To/File/LatexTemplate.py 

This can be added to your .bashrc or .bash_aliases for pesistent use.

How to use?

Launch the program

Create

1. Press N then enter.
2. Enter a filename without an extension.
3. Enter a title.
4. Enter author name.
5. Enter s or p for sections or paragraphs respectively.
6. Enter number of sections.

Load

Note: The program makes a backup file.

1. Press L then enter.
2. Enter file name without an extension.

Add Section

3. Select an element where you want insert a section at by entering its corresponding number
4. Press a, then enter.
5. Enter a name for the section.

Delete Section

3. Select an element that you want to delete by entering its corresponding number.

4. Press d then enter.

Output exmaple

This is from after a section was inserted via the program.

Planned Features

• Add editing existing sections
• Single line operation python3 LatexTemplate.py -a DeMO -s {p,p,p, s "Some Section"}
• Implement parsing (some data classes exist)