Latex for Vscode

Requirements

• MikTek (https://miktex.org/download)
• Strawberry Perl (https://strawberryperl.com/)
• Vscode Extension :
  • Install any type of pdf reader , ex: vscode-pdf

MikTex

1. Install MikTex
   I. Install for all user.
   

   
   II. Always click next to finish install.
   III. Click on "Check for updates now"
   

2. Check System environment path
   I. Find 環境變數
   

   
   II. Click Red -> Blue -> Green
   
   
   III. Check whether miktex env available, if don't, uninstall miktex and go back to step 1.
   

3. Open MikTex Console

• Click admin if below choices show up.
  

4. Click Red -> Blue -> Green , update all packages and install all.
   
5. Install below package to get chinese support.(https://blog.csdn.net/qq_34809033/article/details/80680280)
   • Click Red -> Type package name in Blue -> Enter to filter
     
   • Package list :
     ​​​​​​​​​ctex 
     ​​​​​​​​​l3kernel
     ​​​​​​​​​l3packages
     ​​​​​​​​​ulem
     ​​​​​​​​​zhnumber
     ​​​​​​​​​zhmetrics
     ​​​​​​​​​cjk
     ​​​​​​​​​cjkpunct
     

   • Find target package, right-click that package and click install package, click OK
     
     
     
6. After finished all five steps, can close miktex console.

Strawberry Perl (https://strawberryperl.com/)

1. Download and install the latest release.
   
2. Check System environment path.
   
3. Check perl usability
   • Cmd
     
   • Powershell
     

Vscode

1. Install Vscode Extension : [latex workshop] & [latex utilities] & [vscode-pdf]
   

   
   

2. Access setting of vscode (這裡應該不用做)
   

3. Filter Setting -> type "recipe" -> click "Edit in setting.json"(這裡應該不用做)
   

4. Find [xelatex] and move to the first place like below pic. It means that the compiler of latex will use the xelatex first to compile, and xelatex is a chinese support builder.(這裡應該不用做)
   

5. Create a folder and create a REPLACETHIS.tex, use below example to create a fundamental tex file. (這裡應該不用做)

   ​​​​\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt]{article}
   
   ​​​​\usepackage{xeCJK}
   ​​​​    \xeCJKsetup{AutoFakeBold=true, AutoFakeSlant=true}
   ​​​​    \setCJKmainfont{標楷體}
   ​​​​    \setmainfont{Times New Roman}
   ​​​​\usepackage{setspace}
   ​​​​    \onehalfspace
   ​​​​\setlength{\parskip}{1ex plus 0.5ex minus 0.2ex}
   ​​​​\begin{document}
   ​​​​文章內容 good
   ​​​​\end{document}
   

6. Build tex to pdf
   

7. When building pdf, the package installation frame will show up, remember to install all the time and keep the [Always show this dialog] always click on.
   

8. Finally, you can see that two languages will work properly.

Reference

https://strawberryperl.com/
https://miktex.org/download
https://blog.csdn.net/qq_34809033/article/details/80680280
https://kaibaoom.tw/posts/notes/vscode-latex/
https://show6114.com/2018/02/28/latex-en-ch-preamble-2018/comment-page-1/