A simple plugin to compile and open latex files from within vim!
To set up the plugin, create a hidden directory in your home folder -
cd
mkdir .vimPlugins
Clone the repo into this folder
cd .vimPlugins
git clone https://github.com/rohany/Vim-Latex .
Open your vimrc and add the following lines
vim ~/.vimrc
source ~/.vimPlugins/latexPlugin.vim
Now to use the plugin, just type pdf in visual mode, and your .tex will be compiled into a pdf and displayed!