description

This is a collection of common lisp functions intended to create latex code. This collection is work in progress. While I am not confident that anyone but myself can be productive using this library, I enjoy using it and therefore decided to publish it. If nothing else, it might provide some ideas and inspiration to others. This work can be intesting for you if

• you write a lot of complicated latex
• you use many semantic macros
• programming in latex feels not as nice as programming lisp

motivation

Programming in latex can be cumbersome, so I decided to have my latex code written for me by lisp. This allows creating very powerful abstractions leading to concise and semantic source code.

getting started

clone this repository and read the examples in the example folder. They intend to demonstrate how this library can be used and integrated into your workflow.

integration into workflow

There are at least three possible ways to use this:

generate entire file using lisp

generate small files using lisp and input them into your main document

using emacs org-mode

Personally, I use emacs org mode, which allows exporting to latex. Moreover, it allows evaluating source code and exporting the results. These functions allow a very nice integration of normal text with lisp-generated latex text.