fvcalderan/TextToTeX

Take a TeX String as input and create an image with compiled LaTeX written.

TextToTeX

 _____          _  _____     _____    __  __
/__   \_____  _| |/__   \___/__   \___\ \/ /
  / /\/ _ \ \/ / __|/ /\/ _ \ / /\/ _ \\  / 
 / / |  __/>  <| |_/ / | (_) / / |  __//  \ 
 \/   \___/_/\_\\__\/   \___/\/   \___/_/\_\

This program takes a TeX String as input and creates an image with compiled LaTeX written. Useful for running as a background script for a graphical program or anything else.

Dependencies

• bash
• texlive
• imagemagick
• ghostscript
• xclip

Note: Instead of bash, any other shell that can run POSIX compliant code should be fine.

Usage

Convert string to image with compiled LaTeX written

Mandatory flags:
    -t: text (in LaTeX format) to be printed.

Optional flags:
    -c: copy to clipboard instead of saving it.
    -h: show this help message.
    -l: show license.
    -o: output name.
    -v: verbose output.

Example:
    ./TextToTex.sh -o "equation.png" -t "\\Delta = b^2 -4ac"

License

BSD 3-Clause License
Copyright (c) 2020, Felipe V. Calderan
All rights reserved.
See the full license inside LICENSE.txt file