VScode for Latex

How to install Latex for VScode on any Operative System (O.S) with no need of installing perl or latexmk:

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• Install VScode
  https://code.visualstudio.com/

• Install LaTeX Workshop
  Install LaTeX Workshop extension inside VScode by clicking Ctrl + Shift + X and typing LaTeX Workshop inside the market place extensions search bar or directly go here and click onto the green button Install

• Install MikTex depending on the O.S you have installed on your machine
  https://miktex.org/download

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Compiling

Press Ctrl + Shift + P then click LaTeX Workshop: Build with Recipe and finally click further on pdflatex -> bibtex -> pdflatex * 2.

In order to compile correctly using VScode do as follows

1. Open settings.json by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P and then clicking on Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).

2. Then write down the following code inside the settings.json file:

"latex-workshop.latex.tools": [  
    {
        "args": [
            "-synctex=1",
            "-interaction=nonstopmode",
            "-file-line-error",
            "%DOC%"
        ],
        "command": "pdflatex",
        "name": "pdflatex"
    },
    {
        "args": [
            "-synctex=1",
            "-interaction=nonstopmode",
            "-file-line-error",
            "%DOC%"
        ],
        "command": "xelatex",
        "name": "xelatex"
    },
    {
        "args": [
            "-synctex=1",
            "-interaction=nonstopmode",
            "-file-line-error",
            "-pdf",
            "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
            "%DOC%"
        ],
        "command": "latexmk",
        "name": "latexmk"
    },
    {
        "args": [
            "%DOCFILE%"
        ],
        "command": "bibtex",
        "name": "bibtex"
    },
    {
        "args": [
            "%DOCFILE%"
        ],
        "command": "biber",
        "name": "biber"
    }
],
"latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
    {
        "name": "latexmk",
        "tools": [
            "latexmk"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "latexmk -> bibtex -> latexmk*2",
        "tools": [
            "latexmk",
            "bibtex",
            "latexmk",
            "latexmk"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "latexmk -> biber -> latexmk*2",
        "tools": [
            "latexmk",
            "biber",
            "latexmk",
            "latexmk"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "pdflatex",
        "tools": [
            "pdflatex"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "pdflatex -> bibtex -> pdflatex*2",
        "tools": [
            "pdflatex",
            "bibtex",
            "pdflatex",
            "pdflatex"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "pdflatex -> biber -> pdflatex*2",
        "tools": [
            "pdflatex",
            "biber",
            "pdflatex",
            "pdflatex"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "xelatex",
        "tools": [
            "xelatex"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "xelatex -> bibtex -> xelatex*2",
        "tools": [
            "xelatex",
            "bibtex",
            "xelatex",
            "xelatex"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "xelatex -> biber -> xelatex*2",
        "tools": [
            "xelatex",
            "biber",
            "xelatex",
            "xelatex"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "bibtex",
        "tools": [
            "bibtex"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name": "biber",
        "tools": [
            "biber"
        ]
    },
],
// Fix citation warnings in editor when using biber (wavy lines).
"latex-workshop.intellisense.citation.backend": "biblatex",
// Set bibliography indentation to four spaces (default: two).
"latex-workshop.bibtex-format.tab": "4 spaces",
// Avoid building PDF every time a file is modified or saved.
"latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run": "never",
// Sync PDF with cursor position after compiling.
"latex-workshop.synctex.afterBuild.enabled": true,
// Automatically choose last used recipe on next build.
"latex-workshop.latex.recipe.default": "lastUsed",

3. Open keybindings.json by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P and then clicking on Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON).

Write the following code inside the keybindings.json file:

// Place your key bindings in this file to override the defaults
[
    // click on ctrl+s to rebuild the project for getting the pdf version of your latex document
    {
        "key": "ctrl+s",
        "command": "latex-workshop.build",
        "when": "!config.latex-workshop.bind.altKeymap.enabled && !virtualWorkspace && editorLangId =~ /^latex$|^latex-expl3$|^rsweave$|^jlweave$|^pweave$/"
    },
    // click on the pdf to visualize and refresh the page clicking alt+enter
    { 
        "key": "alt+enter",
        "command": "latex-workshop.refresh-viewer"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+l c",
        "command": "latex-workshop.citation"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+l escape",
        "command": "latex-workshop.kill"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+l x",
        "command": "workbench.view.extension.latex-workshop-activitybar",
        "when": "!config.latex-workshop.bind.altKeymap.enabled"
    },
]

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Compiling issue

If the following error shows up in the log Please (re)run Biber on the file: output and rerun LaTeX afterwards., then you need to run biber documentname command in the terminal without the tex extension. Finally, you need to rerun LaTeX by pressing the combination of keys as chosen inside the keybindings.json (i.e.ctrl+s) on the documentname.tex file or performing the following ordered list of operations such

• Click on Ctrl + Shift + P
• Select LaTeX Workshop: Build with recipe
• Select pdflatex -> bibtex -> pdflatex * 2

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