Getting started

A project is a directory containing at least one .tex file. If multiple .tex files are present the program will automatically detect the main file, i.e. the file containing the line \documentclass. Note that only one file per project is allowed and expected to contain the \documentclass command.

The Browser

A tree view of the relevant files inside the current project.

Buttons

• Open folder: opens a folder/project
• Create new folder: creates a new folder in the current project
• Add file: touches new files inside the current project
• Refresh: refreshed the browser. Useful if the project folder is manipulated with external commands, like the Terminal or Finder.
• Hide browser: hides the browser providing more room to the editor and viewer panels.

By right-clicking an item in the browser the user can open a context menu

• Preview: images such as pdf or png files are opened in the Preview program
• Rename, Delete: renames or deletes the selected file

The Editor

The main editor to modify .tex or .bib files.

Features

• available shortcuts can be inspected by checking the Edit menu.
• when the file is edited a * appears in the top toolbar together with a save button
• autosaving is enabled and the time interval can be set in the preferences

Autocompletion

When the user types, an autocompletion menu may automatically appear at the location of the cursor. The suggestions include

• LaTeX commands, such as \begin when the user types \b
• paths to .tex files (contained in the project) when the user types \input{
• paths to .bib files when the user types \bibliography{
• paths to images when the user types \includegraphics[...]{
• labels extracted from the .tex files when the user types \ref{
• article tags extracted from all .bib files when the user types \cite{

The PDF Viewer

The main PDF document is display here.

Buttons

• Sync: recompiles the latex document and refreshes the PDF document without losing the focus on the current page
• Zoom In/Out
• Fit horizontally/vertically
• Help: on click a popup context menu appears with LaTeX documentation and resources.

Footer

The lower toolbar with a few additional features

• Find: type the text you want to find in the opened .tex file and press the Find button. The editor will automatically scroll to the first istance, which will be selected. Successive clicks of the Find button will iterate over the additional instances.

• Preferences: the settings panel is opened from the Settings button.

Resizer

By moving the mouse in between the editor and the viewer, a vertical gray bar shows up and by dragging it, it is possible to resize the editor and the viewer.