author: Generate a LaTeX Document

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Generate a LaTeX Document

Description

Generate a LaTeX document from a LaTeX fragment.

Usage

author(tex,
       width=NA,
       engine=getOption("xdvir.engine"),
       packages=NULL)

Arguments

tex	LaTeX code. See Details.
width	Either NA or a numeric value. The latter is assumed to be a number of inches.
engine	The TeX engine that should be used for authoring. May be the name of a TeX engine (character) or a "TeXengine" object.
packages	The LaTeX packages to be used.

Details

author() can be used to generate a complete LaTeX document from a LaTeX fragment, either as a character vector or an external file.

Value

A "LaTeXdocument" object.

Author(s)

Paul Murrell

See Also

LaTeXpackage.

Examples

author("this is a test")

xdvir documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:12 p.m.