Steph (crisis version)Mar 21

Hey, fediverse hive mind. What are your favourite LaTeX editors/compilers for Linux? I don't need it to do anything very fancy, it's just for editing my CV. I am already pretty good at LaTeX and do not need my hand held. Currently running Mint, if that's helpful.

Boosts welcome.

Show threadSteph (crisis version)

I used Overleaf as a postdoc, but I no longer have an institutional Overleaf account and the free tier is WAY shittier than it was when I was a PhD student. Like, I got ONE compile in. Of a two-page document. And then it told me I was out of compile time and I had to upgrade. Ha. No, thanks.

I used an editor when I was a PhD student, but I absolutely cannot remember which one, and I also remember that whichever one I was using was a pain in the hole.

Of course, a regular text editor and compiling from the command line is always an option, but I like having a dedicated editor. 🤷

Mar 21 at 2:22pmWeb
Show threadWurzelmannMar 21
@astronomerritt ad Overleaf: I don't know about your self hosting experience/skills, but it's relatively easy to self host a very decent version of Overleaf. Still not the premium version, but way better than their free tier. If you're interested, I could link you my setup notes I compiled for this.
Show threadSteph (crisis version)Mar 21
@wurzelmann That's an absolutely fascinating option, but more work than I'd likely want to get involved with for now! Thanks anyway 😊
Show threadWurzelmannMar 21
@astronomerritt sure, no problem, just wanted to add it to the mix. Good luck in finding a suitable editor for you!
Show threadEllejay Mar 21
@wurzelmann @astronomerritt Found those notes recently: https://codeberg.org/wurzelmann/overleaf-without-docker
overleaf-without-docker

Trying to deploy Overleaf without Docker

Codeberg.org
Show threadWurzelmannMar 21

@doppelgrau

well yes, those are the ones I was talking about, I compiled these. 😬

@astronomerritt

Show threadEllejay Mar 21
@astronomerritt I often use the "What You See is What You Mean" editor LyX.
People usually love or hate it.
Show threadElton CarvalhoMar 21
@astronomerritt I remember Kate being a nice LaTeX editor, but I never used it for Production
Show threadLauma Pret ♡ ᪲᪲᪲🌈Mar 25
@astronomerritt
Woow, I didn't know it is that bad. Apparently all the papers I've collaborated on were made by someone with institutional account.