How to compile simple pdfTeX file?
I've been using XeLaTeX but I had to compile today using TeX engine. Someone advised to use pdfTeX but I ran into a problem. None of the code that I type compiles. First it was "undefined control sequence documentclass", then I figured out it's a LaTeX control sequence that wouldn't run with pdfTeX. When I type a word or two without control sequences of any kind, I get "entering extended mode" and it hangs. Observing how the TeXworks behaves, I suspect I won't get a pdf file generated and it adds to the problem because I need to see the output. But to begin with, I need to be able to compile correctly first so I would really appreciate if you provide a simple example of pdfTeX code that runs right away.
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I've been using XeLaTeX but I had to compile today using TeX engine. Someone advised to use pdfTeX but I ran into a problem. None of the code that I type compiles. First it was "undefined control sequence documentclass", then I figured out it's a LaTeX control sequence that wouldn't run with pdfTeX. When I type a word or two without control sequences of any kind, I get "entering extended mode" and it hangs. Observing how the TeXworks behaves, I suspect I won't get a pdf file generated and it adds to the problem because I need to see the output. But to begin with, I need to be able to compile correctly first so I would really appreciate if you provide a simple example of pdfTeX code that runs right away.
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Hello world in plain TeX looks like:Hello, world.bye. Runpdftexon that and you should get a PDF.
– David Purton
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I've been using XeLaTeX but I had to compile today using TeX engine. Someone advised to use pdfTeX but I ran into a problem. None of the code that I type compiles. First it was "undefined control sequence documentclass", then I figured out it's a LaTeX control sequence that wouldn't run with pdfTeX. When I type a word or two without control sequences of any kind, I get "entering extended mode" and it hangs. Observing how the TeXworks behaves, I suspect I won't get a pdf file generated and it adds to the problem because I need to see the output. But to begin with, I need to be able to compile correctly first so I would really appreciate if you provide a simple example of pdfTeX code that runs right away.
pdftex
asked 10 mins ago
bp2017bp2017
754114
I've been using XeLaTeX but I had to compile today using TeX engine. Someone advised to use pdfTeX but I ran into a problem. None of the code that I type compiles. First it was "undefined control sequence documentclass", then I figured out it's a LaTeX control sequence that wouldn't run with pdfTeX. When I type a word or two without control sequences of any kind, I get "entering extended mode" and it hangs. Observing how the TeXworks behaves, I suspect I won't get a pdf file generated and it adds to the problem because I need to see the output. But to begin with, I need to be able to compile correctly first so I would really appreciate if you provide a simple example of pdfTeX code that runs right away.
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Hello world in plain TeX looks like:Hello, world.bye. Runpdftexon that and you should get a PDF.
– David Purton
1 min ago
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Hello world in plain TeX looks like:Hello, world.bye. Runpdftexon that and you should get a PDF.
– David Purton
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Hello world in plain TeX looks like:
Hello, world.bye. Run pdftex on that and you should get a PDF.– David Purton
1 min ago
Hello world in plain TeX looks like:
Hello, world.bye. Run pdftex on that and you should get a PDF.– David Purton
1 min ago
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Hello world in plain TeX looks like:
Hello, world.bye. Runpdftexon that and you should get a PDF.– David Purton
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