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LaTeXiT

LaTeXiT - 2.0.0

Typeset LaTeX equations & export as PDF by drag & drop.

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Selected Version: 2.0.0
Release Date: 2009-11-04
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 2.0.0): 1,581
Downloads (all versions): 42,907

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Product Description:

LaTeXiT is a small utility that allows you to quickly typeset LaTeX equations, without bothering with file creation, preambles, and so on. The PDF image obtained can then be exported by drag'n drop to any application supporting it. This is very useful to insert equations in presentations made with Keynote or Powerpoint. LaTeXiT also features an application service, so that you can type and transform equations directly in most text editors (Pages, Nisus Writer Express, TextEdit...).

Main features of LaTeXiT are :

  • generated PDFs can be reopened (even with copy/paste) to be modified
  • LinkBack support
  • syntax colouring and auto-completion of LaTeX keywords
  • smart LaTeX errors manager
  • LaTeX palettes
  • automatic history and library management
  • included application service
  • Automator support
  • several export formats (PDF, EPS, TIFF, PNG...)

What's new in this version:

  • code review with many internal enhancements for better flexibility;
  • added "document body templates";
  • history and library are now handled by Core Data, for a better resource management (memory...);
  • additional arguments can now be given to underlying program calls (pdflatex...);
  • LaTeXiT document windows now have a "mini" mode, ala iTunes;
  • recovered G3 processor compatibility;
  • better launch time;
  • fixed bugs in services;
  • fixed minor bugs;
  • Japanese translation;
  • the developer himself has been updated to version 2.0 by marrying his beloved wife. Donations are welcome to participate to the honeymoon !

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • pdflatex
  • latex
  • dvipdf and Ghostscript (gs) installed

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LaTeXiT Troubleshooting ReportCrash - Version: 2.0.0, 11/6/2009 12:47AM PST

bladerun
I've been happily using previous versions for years. This version crashes every time I push the button LaTeXiT!
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LaTeXiT Usage TipCombine with Grapher.app for total newbie ease of use - Version: 1.16.1, 2/7/2009 03:14AM PST

Shark Attack Design
I'm currently engaged on a scientific college course that requires essays and dissertations, and of course those require scientifically structured equations to be included and correctly formatted. With other commitments I have no time to learn the formatting structure of LaTex right now, but for all but the most complicated equations there is a solution: the Grapher application that comes with OS X. Crank up Grapher, open its Equations Palette, and you'll have access to drag and drop pre-formatted equation structures that you can combine. Then right-click on the equation you have built and Grapher will copy it to your clipboard as a correctly-formatted LaTex expression. You can then paste this straight into LaTexiT for final output to a paste-able PDF.

Why not just output the PDF straight from Grapher itself (it does offer this functionality)? Well, two reasons; firstly Grapher does not offer all of the symbols and suchlike that I want (eg. the 'odot' solar symbol); these need to be added in later in LaTexiT. Secondly, I've been unable to find a way to change the size of the PDF image that grapher exports; LaTexiT allows you to scale the exported PDF to whatever size you like.

It's a 2-app workaround, sure, but for someone like me who, at this point in time, has neither the time nor the need to learn LaTex, it's a near-perfect solution.
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LaTeXiT CommentarySignature Error in 1.16.1? - Version: 1.16.1, 2/2/2009 12:03AM PST

telecomm
When I try to update directly from LaTeXiT 1.16.0, I get a signature error with the 1.16.1 file.
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