Others ⇒ New Editor

[Aurora]

Hi there,

I'm actually think about creating a new LaTeX Editor. This sounds funny, I know. But it should primary increase my C# skills.

I have already started some tasks like code-highlighting and a simple code-completion.

For further development I want to know, what you expect from a user-friendly Latex-editor.

Thanks in advance for every answer.

Regards, Aurora

[wenbin]

auto-completion.

[HSylvio]

An interface for creating templates (margins, fonts, sizes, styles...)

[rockstar1707]

My opinion is, that a good LaTeX IDE should:

• be multiplatform
  be opensource
  take TexnicCenter as a good reference, i.e. have more or less all the functions that TexniCCenter has

but it should additionaly have (here TexniCCenter is a bit weak) things which are really good implemented in WinEdt:

• customizable word wrapping
  parsing and autocompletion of references and bibtex files
  customizable syntay highlightning

And I'm sure I'd find more things I'd like to see in a really good LaTeX IDE. But the most important IMO are OS independency and open source. However, since you've mentioned C#, you're more or less bunded to the Windows platform.

[Regent]

If you are starting with C# imho perhaps it will be great if you will utilize Isolated VS Shell for you editor. It will provide some built-in functionality and should make easier to write autocomplete feature as well...

[jayk]

I've also already considered creating a good LaTeX IDE. But I don't have the power. Some points that would be really great:

A German translation
Code completion (automatic, not only when pressing Ctrl+Space)
Automated compiling
A WYSIWYG equation editor built-in and a good math toolbar
Code snippets

A well designed interface is also important. Maybe optionally 24x24 toolbar icons.

Best would be if it was free software, e. g. MPL, GPL or LGPL.

[meho_r]

And don't forget "live" spellchecking

[jayk]

If a live spell-checking will be implemented, please allow the user to deactivate it. And -- what TeXnicCenter can't do (at least 'my' TeXnicCenter) is to ignore the spelling of LaTeX commands (or better: to respect that those needn't be in correct English spelling)