Scroopy Noopers

Scroopy Noopers helps you convert Markdown files to PDF format. It is a simple tool that uses Pandoc and LaTeX to convert Markdown files to PDF format. It is designed to be used in watch mode, so that you can focus on writing your paper and not worry about converting it to PDF format.

Rationale

I created this project because I wanted a simple tool that would convert Markdown files to PDF format. I wanted to be able to focus on writing my paper and not worry about converting it to PDF format. I also wanted to be able to use Pandoc and LaTeX to convert Markdown files to PDF format.

Name

Scroopy Noopers is a scientist and outcast on the celestial dwarf Pluto. He first appeared in Something Ricked This Way Comes. The fact that he is a scientist rather fits well with the scientific nature of this project. The featured episode is one of my favorites and I also think it is funny to say Scroopy Noopers.

System Requirements

This project assumes that your system is running macOS and has the following programs installed:

• MacTeX (or any other LaTeX distribution)
• Pandoc

All of these can be installed using Homebrew.

Structure

The project is structured as follows:

project/
├── references/
│   └── references.bib
├── input/
│   ├── file1.md
│   ├── file2.md
│   └── ...
├── output/
│   ├── file1.pdf
│   ├── file2.pdf
│   └── ...
└── templates/
    └── template.tex

Just add your markdown files to the input directory and run the converter. The converted pdf files will be placed in the output directory.

Usage

To use the converter in watch mode, run the following command in the terminal:

make watch

This will watch for changes in the input directory and convert the files to pdf whenever a change is detected.

To convert the files once, run the following command in the terminal:

make convert

Gotchas

• The references folder is empty and will be ignored if no bibliography is used. If you want to use a bibliography, place the .bib file in the references folder and name it references.bib.

• The image paths in the markdown files are relative to the input directory. If you want to use images, place them in the input directory and reference them in the markdown files using only the filename.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.