Kile is a
TeX/LaTeX editor to edit
TeX
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/
LaTeX
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latices are found in nature, but synthetic latices are common as well.
In nature, latex is found as a wikt:milky, milky fluid, which is present in 10% of all floweri ...
source code. It runs on
Unix-like
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systems including
Mac OS X and
Linux
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, as well as
Microsoft Windows
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via the KDE on Windows initiative, with the
Qt and
KDE libraries installed.
Name and Pronunciation
''Kile'' means ''tickle'' or ''wedge'' in Norwegian, the native language of some of the
Qt developers. As such, its proper pronunciation is /kiːlə/ and not /kaɪl/.
Features
Kile has many useful features for editing
TeX
Tex, TeX, TEX, may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tex (nickname), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname
* Tex Earnhardt (1930–2020), U.S. businessman
* Joe Tex (1933–1982), stage name of American soul singer ...
/
LaTeX
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latices are found in nature, but synthetic latices are common as well.
In nature, latex is found as a wikt:milky, milky fluid, which is present in 10% of all floweri ...
source code, such as:
* Compile, convert and view your document with one click.
* Auto-completion of
(La)TeX commands
* Templates and wizards make starting a new document very little work.
* Easy insertion of many standard tags and symbols and the option to define (an arbitrary number of) user defined tags.
* Inverse and forward search: click in the DVI viewer and jump to the corresponding
LaTeX
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latices are found in nature, but synthetic latices are common as well.
In nature, latex is found as a wikt:milky, milky fluid, which is present in 10% of all floweri ...
line in the editor, or jump from the editor to the corresponding page in the viewer.
* Finding chapter or sections is very easy, Kile constructs a list of all the chapter etc. in your document. You can use the list to jump to the corresponding section.
* Collect documents that belong together into a project.
* Easy insertion of citations and references when using projects.
* Flexible and smart build system to compile your
LaTeX
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latices are found in nature, but synthetic latices are common as well.
In nature, latex is found as a wikt:milky, milky fluid, which is present in 10% of all floweri ...
documents.
* QuickPreview, preview a selected part of your document.
* Easy access to various help sources.
* Advanced editing commands.
See also
*
List of text editors
*
Comparison of text editors
*
Comparison of TeX editors
References
External links
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Extragear
Free TeX editors
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Linux TeX software
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