diff --git a/Introduction.tex b/Introduction.tex index 883d672139f4520e3a513541791d97df00c82063..b32a8149cafc4a1e55a14b5cd4cdc6ba250a408a 100644 --- a/Introduction.tex +++ b/Introduction.tex @@ -47,6 +47,37 @@ You can use this page as a reference or crib sheet, the symbols are rendered as \section{Prerequisistes}\label{prereq} You should have installed a TeX distribution (MiKTeX or TexLive). How to do so can be found by searching the internet. +A medium install of \href{https://tug.org/texlive/acquire-netinstall.html}{Tex Live} is recommended, see Section~\ref{texlive}. A Full installation is \emph{large} (\textgreater 4.5GB), a medium is about 2GB. +\subsection{\LaTeX on Windows} +When runnning the installer select ``Custom Install''. You may need to run the installer as an Administrator (right click\textgreater Run as Administrator). +\subsection{\LaTeX{} on a Mac} + +The \LaTeX{} distribution is available for many systems including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The package for OS X is called MacTeX and it contains all the applications you need -- bundled together and pre-customized. + +MacTeX includes a custom dedicated \LaTeX{} editor called TeXShop for writing your \verb|.tex| files and BibDesk: a program to manage your references and create your bibliography section just as easily as managing songs and creating playlists in iTunes. +\subsection{TeXlive GUI Installer}\label{texlive} +The following process can be followed to select the collections required the result of which is shown in Figure~\ref{Figure:texlive_coll}. \begin{itemize} + \item Choose the scheme when in the installer. + \item Select Scheme-medium. Then choose Installation Collections. + \item Remove any languages you do not need. + \item Remove ``ConTex'', ``MetaPost'', ``XeTeX'' + \item Add ``LaTex Additional Packages'', ``Graphics, Pictures, Diagrams'' + \item The installation of ``TeXworks editor'' is optional \end{itemize} +\begin{figure}[!htb] + \centering + \includegraphics[width=12cm]{texlive_collections} + \caption{Required installation collections in Tex Live Windows/Unix Installer} + \label{Figure:texlive_coll} +\end{figure} +Additionally for the copyright statement the ``Droid'' package is needed. It is recommended to install this using the ``Tex Live Manager'' after the main install, The TeX Live Manager is shown in Figure~\ref{Figure:texlive-mgr}. +\begin{figure}[!htb] + \centering + \includegraphics[width=8cm]{texlive_manager} + \caption{Required installation collections in Tex Live Windows/Unix Installer} + \label{Figure:texlive-mgr} +\end{figure} + +The particular configuration of a MiKTeX installation is not documented as it was not tested with this. diff --git a/texlive_collections.PNG b/texlive_collections.PNG new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..81ab28612563afb8cbf5eaf5e0ec83834a796192 Binary files /dev/null and b/texlive_collections.PNG differ diff --git a/texlive_manager.PNG b/texlive_manager.PNG new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39957325bed26c292e3854c60ee5930be75f4f3f Binary files /dev/null and b/texlive_manager.PNG differ