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MaTeXInstall

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Install or update the MaTeX package

Contributed by: Szabolcs Horvát

ResourceFunction["MaTeXInstall"][]

installs the latest version of the MaTeX package.

Details and Options

MaTeX is a package for creating LaTeX-typeset labels for use in publication figures.
ResourceFunction["MaTeXInstall"] downloads and installs the latest version of MaTeX.
If MaTeX is already installed, ResourceFunction["MaTeXInstall"] will replace it with the latest version.
MaTeX requires Ghostscript and a TeX system to be installed.

Examples

Basic Examples (4) 

Install the MaTeX package:

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ResourceFunction["MaTeXInstall"][]
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Once MaTeX is installed, it can be loaded and used:

In[2]:=
Needs["MaTeX`"]

Typeset a Wolfram Language expression:

In[3]:=
MaTeX[HoldForm@Integrate[Exp[-x], {x, 0, Infinity}]]
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Typeset LaTeX code:

In[4]:=
MaTeX[
 "\\sum_{k=1}^{\\infty} \\frac{1}{k^2} = \\frac{\\pi^2}{6}",
 FontSize -> 24
 ]
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Publisher

Szabolcs Horvat

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 17 October 2019

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Author Notes

The MaTeX package makes it easy to typeset expressions using LaTeX. It takes either a Wolfram Language expression or TeX code as input, renders it using an external LaTeX system, and imports the result into Mathematica.

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