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Setup LaTeX for Neovim
A guide to setting up VimTeX, TexLab LSP, and Zathura for LaTeX editing in Neovim on Artix Linux
- #neovim
- #latex
- #vimtex
By Baiyuechu@github/baiyuechuz
Install System Packages
terminal
sudo pacman -S $(pacman -Ssq '^texlive-') # Full TeX Live installation
sudo pacman -S zathura zathura-pdf-mupdf # PDF viewer
sudo pacman -S libxcrypt-compat # latexindent dependencyInstall VimTeX Plugin
Add to your lazy.nvim config
`~/.config/nvim/lua/baiyuechu/plugins/init.lua`:
LUA
1{
2 "lervag/vimtex",
3 filetypes = { "tex" },
4 init = function()
5 vim.g.vimtex_view_method = "zathura"
6 vim.g.vimtex_compiler_method = "latexmk"
7 vim.g.vimtex_quickfix_mode = 0
8 vim.g.vimtex_compiler_autojump = 1
9 vim.g.vimtex_compiler_latexmk = {
10 build_dir = "",
11 callback = 1,
12 continuous = 1,
13 executable = "latexmk",
14 options = {
15 "-xelatex",
16 "-interaction=nonstopmode",
17 "-synctex=1",
18 "-file-line-error",
19 "-pdf",
20 },
21 }
22 end,
23},1{
2 "lervag/vimtex",
3 filetypes = { "tex" },
4 init = function()
5 vim.g.vimtex_view_method = "zathura"
6 vim.g.vimtex_compiler_method = "latexmk"
7 vim.g.vimtex_quickfix_mode = 0
8 vim.g.vimtex_compiler_autojump = 1
9 vim.g.vimtex_compiler_latexmk = {
10 build_dir = "",
11 callback = 1,
12 continuous = 1,
13 executable = "latexmk",
14 options = {
15 "-xelatex",
16 "-interaction=nonstopmode",
17 "-synctex=1",
18 "-file-line-error",
19 "-pdf",
20 },
21 }
22 end,
23},Install LSP and Formatter
Launch Mason in Neovim (
`:Mason`) and install:`texlab`- LSP server for LaTeX`latexindent`- Code formatter`bibtex-tidy`- BibTeX formatter
Configure Formatter
In your conform.nvim setup:
LUA1require("conform").setup({
2 formatters_by_ft = {
3 tex = { "latexindent" },
4 bib = { "bibtex-tidy" },
5 },
6})1require("conform").setup({
2 formatters_by_ft = {
3 tex = { "latexindent" },
4 bib = { "bibtex-tidy" },
5 },
6})Format with
`<leader>fm` (Space + f + m).Configure Zathura
In
`~/.config/zathura/zathurarc`:
JAVASCRIPT1set synctex true
2set synctex-editor-command "nvim --headless -es --cmd \"VimtexInverseSearch %{line} '%{input}'\""1set synctex true
2set synctex-editor-command "nvim --headless -es --cmd \"VimtexInverseSearch %{line} '%{input}'\""VimTeX Commands
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
`\ll` | Start/stop compilation |
`\lv` | Open PDF viewer |
`\lt` | Table of contents |
`\lc` | Clean auxiliary files |
`\lk` | Stop compilation |
Neovim Commands
VIM1:LspInfo " Check LSP server status
2:ConformInfo " Check formatter configuration
3:Mason " Open Mason package manager1:LspInfo " Check LSP server status
2:ConformInfo " Check formatter configuration
3:Mason " Open Mason package managerReferences
