tikz A minor mode to edit TikZ pictures with Emacs

tikz is a minor mode for creating TikZ diagrams with Emacs as an alternative to QtikZ.

Installation

• You should have a running environment of LaTeX.
• You should install the Zathura viewer, or change the default configuration.
• Copy this file into your init.el or load it or use M-x package-install RET tikz.

Using it

• Create a Tex file with your favourite preamble.
• Once you have fixed the preamble in your document, launch the TikZ mode.

M-x tikz-mode

• Now, when you are in idle time, the pdf will be refreshed automatically with the content of the current buffer.
• Every time you modify your preamble, you must turn off/on the TikZ mode.

Screenshot

On the left side, Emacs with a LaTeX buffer with minor mode TikZ. On the right side, Zathura shows the pdf.

Configuration

• You can select another pdf viewer. Modify tikz-viewer with your chosen viewer.
• You can modify the idle timer to update the pdf. Modify tikz-resume-timer.

How it works

• It copies the current TeX buffer into a temp file.
• Pre-compile the preamble.
• Pdftex the temp file.
• It uses Zathura to view the pdf.
• In idle time, copy the current buffer to the temp file and compile it. Zathura automatically refreshes the view.

Alternatives

• QtikZ

ChangeLog

date	ver	Change
<2022-05-25 Wed>	0.14	Fixed compilation error
<2021-09-22 Wed>	0.13	Enable preamble templates
<2020-07-19 lun>	0.12	Time to launch Zathura
<2020-07-08 lun>	0.11	Time to launch Zathura
<2020-06-22 lun>	0.1

Acknowledgement

Partially supported by PGC2018-098623-B-I00