Comments on: Install LaTeX, AASTeX, and MN2E on Mac OS X http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/ Tips and Tricks for Professional Astronomers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:32:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sasha http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-15094 Sasha Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:21:57 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-15094 Hi Kelle, I installed MacTex on my Mac 10.6.8 version and installation seemed to be successful. However, I don't see any texmf directory in my ~/Library. Thats where you suggest to put the aastex package? Why did my mactex installation not creates ~/Library/texmf ? Hi Kelle,
I installed MacTex on my Mac 10.6.8 version and installation seemed to be successful. However, I don’t see any texmf directory in my ~/Library. Thats where you suggest to put the aastex package? Why did my mactex installation not creates ~/Library/texmf ?

]]> By: Kelle http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-10341 Kelle Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:52:44 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-10341 - you mean ~/Library, right? It should be in /Users/<user>/Library/texmf/tex/latex - also, what are you using to run LaTeX? you might need to tell it to use the MacTex install in a preference pane somewhere. - you mean ~/Library, right? It should be in /Users//Library/texmf/tex/latex

- also, what are you using to run LaTeX? you might need to tell it to use the MacTex install in a preference pane somewhere.

]]> By: Colin http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-10340 Colin Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:33:46 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-10340 Hi all, I have installed mac tex and created a directory /Library/texmf/tex/latex/ and added a class file which I would like to use, nmeauth.cls. However I am getting the error ! LaTeX Error: File `nmeauth.cls' not found Any suggestions? Hi all,

I have installed mac tex and created a directory

/Library/texmf/tex/latex/

and added a class file which I would like to use, nmeauth.cls. However I am getting the error

! LaTeX Error: File `nmeauth.cls’ not found

Any suggestions?

]]> By: anon http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-4971 anon Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:04:58 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-4971 A note on MacTex-2010: AASTeX is included in the distribution (in /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/aastex). Although I'm not sure, I would certainly imagine it <i>was</i> present in MacTeX-2009 - I mean, why include emulateapj without AASTeX? A note on MacTex-2010: AASTeX is included in the distribution (in /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/aastex). Although I’m not sure, I would certainly imagine it was present in MacTeX-2009 – I mean, why include emulateapj without AASTeX?

]]> By: kyle kanos http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-3238 kyle kanos Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:17:53 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-3238 @Marshall On LyX, there is a comment button that will bring up a very bright yellow text box, rather than using %. @Marshall On LyX, there is a comment button that will bring up a very bright yellow text box, rather than using %.

]]> By: Dan F-M http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-3122 Dan F-M Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:01:27 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-3122 @DS ADS to BibDesk adds the pdf and abstract to your library automatically which I don't remember BibDesk doing itself... but I haven't explored that method in quite a while. Also, the script incorporates itself into my usual workflow (I always have a browser open) which makes it worthwhile to me. @DS ADS to BibDesk adds the pdf and abstract to your library automatically which I don’t remember BibDesk doing itself… but I haven’t explored that method in quite a while. Also, the script incorporates itself into my usual workflow (I always have a browser open) which makes it worthwhile to me.

]]> By: John http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-3121 John Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:02:29 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-3121 Jessica -- no need for a symbolic link. Just set the environment variable TEXMFHOME to wherever you prefer to keep your texmf tree. Jessica — no need for a symbolic link. Just set the environment variable TEXMFHOME to wherever you prefer to keep your texmf tree.

]]> By: DS http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-3120 DS Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:58:42 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-3120 I'm confused about why ADS To BibDesk is so great. I haven't used it myself, so perhaps someone could enlighten me. (It seems perfectly easy to just use the web browser in BibDesk. It takes two clicks to add the entry from the paper's ADS page - can ADS To BibDesk do it in one click, or something?) I’m confused about why ADS To BibDesk is so great. I haven’t used it myself, so perhaps someone could enlighten me. (It seems perfectly easy to just use the web browser in BibDesk. It takes two clicks to add the entry from the paper’s ADS page – can ADS To BibDesk do it in one click, or something?)

]]> By: Jessica http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-3119 Jessica Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:36:40 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-3119 Perhaps the ~/texmf/ vs. ~/Library/texmf can be fixed with a simple symbolic link? Perhaps the ~/texmf/ vs. ~/Library/texmf can be fixed with a simple symbolic link?

]]> By: Gus http://www.astrobetter.com/install-latex/#comment-3118 Gus Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:14:03 +0000 http://www.astrobetter.com/?p=2565#comment-3118 @Kelle Yes, MacPorts TeX Live '/opt/local/bin/latex' (or any standard TeXLive installation for that matter) will <b>only</b> see personal files in ~/texmf/ by default. MacTeX '/usr/texbin/latex' will <b>only</b> see personal files in ~/Library/texmf/ by default. By "default" I mean without the user doing anything else. @Kelle Yes, MacPorts TeX Live ‘/opt/local/bin/latex’ (or any standard TeXLive installation for that matter) will only see personal files in ~/texmf/ by default. MacTeX ‘/usr/texbin/latex’ will only see personal files in ~/Library/texmf/ by default. By “default” I mean without the user doing anything else.

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