Questions tagged [macos]
macOS (formerly known as OS X or Mac OS X) is the desktop operating system from Apple, found on Macintosh computers.
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Italic went rogue in my document: what happened?
I periodically maintain a long document (by ‘maintaining’ I mean: adding new parts, deleting some old stuff, etc. without revolutionizing the whole thing). I’m using XeLaTeX, provided by a standard ...
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Quicklook on MacOS Ventura not working anymore for .tex files
since I have updated my M1 macbook air to macOS Ventura I am no longer able to use the quicklook feature for my .tex files, in the finder when pressing the space bar on a files it simply prompts me : &...
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TeX Live 2021 CJK bug
Including CJK seems to disable the effects of \bf and \it.
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is generated by the following code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{CJK}
\begin{document}
One \bf{two} \it{...
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Latex in MacOS powerpoint
I've been using beamer on Linux for over 8 years, but my new work now wants me to make powerpoint presentations on a MacBook and I feel very lost. I struggle with the equation editor. My ...
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pgfgantt: option '/pgfgantt/compress calendar' not recognised?
I used to compile Gantt charts nicely with XeLaTeX (to deal with fonts) by including pgfgantt from Texmaker on my macOS (High Sierra). Now, after upgrading Texmaker to version 5.0.2, with this same ...
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Updating tlmgr on macOS Big Sur
I installed macOS Big Sur (11.1) on my MacBook Pro as well as BasicTeX and I am trying to update tlmgr by running sudo tlmgr update --self but an error occurs. I guess the main message is that only ...
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tlmgr: action not allowed in system mode: ... (texlive)
I made a fresh install of texlive using homebrew on a macbook that have sat unused for about a year. I removed all previous tex distributions I found, both for the (sole) user and systemwide.
Now I am ...
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LyX doesn't show boldface letters in MacOS Mojave
This is a bit strange but LyX installed on my system which has now MacOS Mojave has stopped showing boldface letters. It was working perfectly on MacOS Sierra. Initially, I had LyX 2.3.0, I tried ...
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How do I install TexStudio properly on Mac OS?
I downloaded the texstudio-3.0.1-osx.dmg file from https://www.texstudio.org.
Now, when I double click on the dmg file, its supposed to install TexStudio, am I right?
But instead, it just creates this ...
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Why exactly does Biber need Command Line Tools?
When I went to MacTeX 2023 and I ran Biber for the first time, TeXShop told me I had to install the Command Line Tools. I did and everything works without problems.
However, I have been wondering for ...
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ps2pdf is not working anymore - Macport upgrade on MacOS High Sierra 10.13.5
After an upgrading following a break dependency on my MacOS High Sierra 10.13.5, the command "ps2pdf" doesn't work anymore.
I use it with latex to convert a ghostscript file .ps, generated from latex ...
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latexindent: trouble installing File::HomeDir, Mac::SystemDirectory since macOS 11 Big Sur
I'm experimenting with latexindent on a fresh install of macOS 11 Big Sur and I'm having issues with File:HomeDir: running latexindent returns a whole list of errors, beginning with Can't locate File/...
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fontspec font-not-found / Invalid fontname on Mac update
Over the past few years, I have had a rare but recurring problem where, when I typeset a document using EB Garamond, which I have installed on my Mac, I receive the following error:
(/usr/local/...
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unable to use bib file in ~/Library/texmf
I have a Zotero.bib folder in my local texmf folder /Users/jumpdiffusion/Library/texmf. Somehow kpsewhich is not able to locate that bib file. Here is a terminal session with outputs.
work/tmp/...
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Retrieve bibliographic data from DOI code using command line
I am trying to find a way to retrieve some bibliographic data starting from a DOI code using the Linux/MacOS command line.
For example, suppose I want to get the bibtex entry for the following DOI: ...
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