Use MiKTeX to search, install and update LaTeX packages. If you're using powerful LaTeX frontend like LyX or Kile, you will notice that these programs offers tons of useful features to the user, including auto-compilation of LaTeX code and conversion to desired output formats, spell checking, installation of missing packages on the fly, and more. Still, you can take this one step further. Downloading and installing MiKTeX/TeXworks. At the settings, choose “Letter” for preferred paper size and “Yes” for installing packages on the fly. Click “Next” and then click “Start”. Wait for the computer to finish (15 minutes) the install and then click 'Next' and “Close”. Throw away (put in the Recycle Bin). Install MiKTeX on Windows. To set up a basic TeX/LaTeX system, download and run the Basic MiKTeX Installer. MiKTeX has the ability to install missing packages automatically, i.e., this installer is suitable for computers connected to the Internet. Before you run the installer, you should check the prerequisites. If you want to deploy MiKTeX in.
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Go to the MiKTeX downloads page and select the basic installer. Click to run the package. Accept the 'copying conditions' and click next through all of the default settings. For Windows, a good point to start is definitely installing the MiKTeX bundle. It will manage all the packages for you and also comes with a lightweight and easy to use editor. Step 1 – Go to miktex.org Step 2 – Open download section Step 3 – Download MiKTeX.
I've been trying to get pstricks to work but to no avail. I am using Miktex, and I downloaded the package from it packages manager. But when I try to build it, it always fails:
Anything special I have to do?
Thanksedit:
Here is the code:
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I can't see from the partial log results, but it looks like pstricks is loading OK since it's got that far: you can look further up the results to check and it'll list the pstricks package it's used. There are two problems I can see. First, you need a
Second, you need to choose DVI from the drop down menu I can see in TeXworks. It should say something like LaTex + DVI + PDF. You can use pdflatex with pstricks (see e.g. http://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/~fouvry/how-do-I.html), but dvi is easier. If you go the pdflatex route, a first step is:
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Omitting this package is what is causing the error we see above, but the will be other errors after that is fixed (see the website above). As a minor aside, it was good to see the picture, since it obviously was necessary for the above comments, but additionally having the code copy and pasted as text would've been useful for me to copy and try (yes I am a bit lazy).
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I solved this by converting to PS first, then to PDF afterwards. In TeXNic Center there's an option for that, in the drop down box at the top, looks like LaTeX => PS => PDF
In TeXlipse you can set it up by Right clicking your project, then picking 'latex.exe + dvips.exe + ps2pdf.exe' as your Build Commands.
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