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====== Configuration of TeXWorks ====== | ====== Configuration of TeXWorks ====== | ||
- | [[http://www.tug.org/texworks/|TeXWorks]] is a user friendly and easy-to-install editor. The two steps described here are necessary to configure the editor and make it work in connection with our template. First, the setting **UTF-8** will be used as coding for the TeX files, and then **Biber** will be added to the menu. | + | [[http://www.tug.org/texworks/|TeXWorks]] is a user friendly and easy-to-install editor. The default settings are mostly good for our purposes. |
- | ===== 1. UTF-8 Coding ===== | + | |
- | {{:support:texworks_codierung.png|}} | + | ===== TeX Enging ===== |
+ | The only setting you might want to change is the default Typesetting engine. Go to **Edit** and **Preferences** and select the **Typesetting** tab. Below the list of Processing tools, choose **XeLaTeX** from the **Default** dropdown menu. | ||
- | Once TeXWorks has been started, select **Edit • Preferences** to call up the settings. From this window, you should first select from **Editor** the entry **Encoding**, then **UTF-8**. This step is essential to avoid corrupt and inoperable files! | + | {{ :support:texworks_settings_en.png?600 |}} |
- | ===== 2. Adding Biber ===== | + | |
- | {{:support:texworks_biber_1.png|}} | ||
- | Under **Typesetting** in the same window, you will find the option **Processing Tools** in the middle of the list. By clicking on the plus sign on the right (**1**) you can initiate a new request. | + | ===== Compiling a Publication ===== |
- | {{:support:texworks_biber_2.png|}} | + | {{ :support:texworks_result_en.png?600 |}} |
- | In the window that appears, enter **Biber** in the **Name** field. Then deactivate the option **View PDF after running**. Click on the plus sign in the bottom right-hand corner and create a new entry under **Arguments**. Now enter the character string **$basename**. Finally, click on the Browse button to open the Windows dialogue box. Select **biber**, which can be found in one of the following directories: **c:\\texlive\2013\bin\win32** or **c:\\texlive\2013\bin\win64**. | ||
- | {{:support:texworks_biber_3.png|}} | + | To compile a publication, open the main TeX file and in the menu select **Xelatex**. Click on the green button to start the TeX program. To compile the bibliography using biber, select the entry **biber** and then click again on the green button. To complete the compilation of the text, select **XeLaTeX** once again and create the final file by clicking on the green button. |
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- | The window should appear as shown above. You can close all the windows by clicking on the **OK** button. If you are working with the MikTeX distribution, you must choose a different path for **biber**. In this case, please consult the MikTeX documentation. | + | |
- | ===== 3. Compiling a Publication ===== | + | |
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- | {{:support:texworks_konfiguriert.png|}} | + | |
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- | To compile a publication, open the main TeX file and in the menu select **Xelatex**. Click on the green button to start the TeX program. To compile the bibliography using biblatex/biber, select the entry **biber** and then click again on the green button. To complete the compilation of the text, select **XeLaTeX** once again and create the final file by clicking on the green button. | + | |