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Windows - VS Code - Installation and Setup - Error solving and Tipps

If you run into errors, please note:

  1. Restart pc after installation of TinyTeX to aviod error: command not found. (After the Restart the TinyTex executabels should have been added to the path)
  2. If you copied the repo, make sure the rwthcolors are present. They are embeded as submodul, so you might need to download them aswell. There should be the file \format\rwthcolors\LaTeX\rwthcolors.tex
  3. If LaTeX Workspace under VS Code has errors make sure:
  4. LualaLatex is the default compiler:

In Vs Code Settings, goto: latex-workshop.latex.recipes - select `edit in .json Make sure the Luala is the first entry:

     "latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
        
        {
            "name": "latexmk (lualatex)",
            "tools": [
                "lualatexmk"
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "latexmk",
            "tools": [
                "latexmk"
            ]
        },

If it is not, move it at the first location.

Remove the "Draft" Watermark: Comment out the Line in: Usercustomised_Content\custom_packages.tex

To Jump to the current courser position after building, edit vs Code Setting latex-workshop.synctex.afterBuild.enabled