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LaTeX Dev Container

LaTeX development environment with VS Code Dev Containers.

Prerequisites

Docker
VS Code with Dev Containers extension

Usage

Open in VS Code → Ctrl+Shift+P → "Dev Containers: Reopen in Container"
Create .tex files and build with Ctrl+Alt+B

PDF Preview

To view the PDF preview, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and select "LaTeX Workshop: View LaTeX PDF". You can also click the "View PDF" button in the LaTeX Workshop sidebar.

LanguageTool Integration (LaToTex)

The LaToTex extension integrates LanguageTool for grammar and style checking in LaTeX documents. Runs free version by default; for premium features, configure custom endpoint and authentication (username and API key) in settings.

To run, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and select "LaTeX: Check with LanguageTool" or configure auto-check on save in settings.

"latotex.onSave": true

LaToTex: Git Repository

What's Included

Full TeX Live distribution
LaTeX Workshop extension
LaToTex extension (LanguageTool integration for LaTeX)
Oh My Zsh terminal

Notes

The LaToTex VS Code extension is updated automatically on startup. If you need additional LaTeX packages, use tlmgr install <package-name>.