This application is a simple and lightweight text editor specifically for the LaTeX languages. The main purpose of this program is to be used for writing scientific papers, writing technical documents or whatever you may use the LaTeX language for.
This project is a work-in-progress and as such, I will be looking to add a lot more features. The current features included as of 25/06/18 are:
- Simple text editor functions (the usual hotkey functions, file management, etc.)
- Syntax highlighting based on LaTeX.
- Conversion of files from '.tex' file format to '.pdf' and '.png' format for viewing in the application and externally, using another PDF viewer.
- Ability to preview '.tex' files and display them as '.png' files in-app.
- User convenience features such as:
- Inserting and previewing images in LaTeX format.
- Autocompleter based on LaTeX syntax.
- Macro customiser, allows user to create and customise LaTeX macros for use in documents.
- Insertion of blank templates.
PyQt5 has been heavily utilised in the code as a means for developing the GUI and almost everything in the LaTeX editor. PyMuPDF (fitz) was also used and functions the same as if I were to use poppler. i.e. for utilising PDF files.
Feel free to fork this project from my GitHub page if you'd like to mess around with my code.