xjenza-gen

This tool is a Python-based utility designed to automate the process of creating and compiling LaTeX documents.

Prerequisites

To run this tool successfully, you will need:

• Python 3.6 or later (I'll assume you have this already)
• LaTeX distribution installed (e.g., TeX Live, MiKTeX)
• biber bibliography tool

macOS

If you don't have a package manager installed, I recommend installing Homebrew.

brew install biber texlive

Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install biber texlive-full

Usage

To get started, install xjenza-gen using pip or pipx (recommended):

pip install xjenza-gen

Quick Start

It's very easy to get started with xjenza-gen. Simply run the following command:

xjenza-gen new [article-name]

You will be prompted to enter the title, author, and some other basic information about your article.

xjenza-gen will then create new directory called article-name under your current directory with the following structure:

article-name/
├── packages/
│   ├── logo.pdf
│   ├── xjenza-preamble.tex
│   └── xjenza.sty
├── figs/
├── bibliography.bib
├── article-name.tex

and populate article-name.tex with the information you provided. This file is the main LaTeX file you will be working with, following the template found here.

Acknowledgements

• William Hicklin for the xjenza LaTeX template
• Malta Chamber of Scientists