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lervag / vimtex

VimTeX: A modern Vim and neovim filetype plugin for LaTeX files.
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Use DVI instead of PDF #2353

Closed mosco closed 2 years ago

mosco commented 2 years ago

Can vimtex be configured to produce a DVI file and automatically update the Skim viewer?

This has the potential to speed-up compilation times.

lervag commented 2 years ago

It's a decent question. I have never tried this myself, and so the simple answer is no. However, it could be possible with possibly small changes. However, I don't work with MacOS and so it's hard to develop in this direction for me. If you are capable of trying it yourself, then I'll be glad to assist with and review a PR!

clason commented 2 years ago

Skim can view DVI, so it should be possible to simply feed it the DVI file the same way as the PDF file currently.

(Although I'm not sure DVI supports synctex.)

mosco commented 2 years ago

@lervag If there is a simple way to configure vimtex to do this, I would be happy to test it on Mac.

lervag commented 2 years ago

Sorry, I believe something wrong happened when I responded here. I did not mean to only respond "v". I deleted that reply and I'll try again:

No, I don't think there is an easy way. You have to change the code, and I guess I never considered that people would want other than PDF output. It may not require big changes to the code, but they may be somewhat complicated as they will touch many parts of the code.

Notice, though, that you can use latexmk in a terminal and it is really not a bad experience. Run something like:

latexmk --dvi -pvc main.tex

Be sure to configure your .latexmkrc and define your viewer settings. Read (or skim) the manual to learn the various configuration options.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but I don't think I'll prioritize working on this. I will consider PRs, of course, if anyone should be tempted to work on it.