![]() ![]() Files created in TeXWriter are synced to a particular Dropbox folder (something like Dropbox/Apps/TeXWriter/index/) and there isn’t an easy way to put this file in one folder and the next file in a different folder. The files sync with Dropbox, although not as smoothly as other apps I’ve used. Meanwhile, TeXWriter seems to work fine with my iPad keyboard. For instance, I couldn’t figure out a way to use the “Copy and Paste” iPad commands, and I had some difficulties with the keyboard’s arrow keys when it came to navigating documents. Also, the site seems a bit touchy when it comes to my iPad keyboard. ![]() Since my iPad is only a “WiFi” model, there are lots of times I would like to be working when I might not have internet access (like on an airplane trip). Screenshot:īut it does need an internet connection. It compiles fairly quickly and easily and doesn’t require downloading any software. One of the great things about it is that it automatically saves your document to the cloud, meaning it is easily accessible from anything with a live internet connection (like my iPad). In my office, I have used the collaborative, online LaTeX editor writeLaTeX ( ) on my computer. Here’s a photograph of the keyboard to see what I mean: There are only two minor annoyances when it comes to writing in LaTeX with this keyboard: (1) The “Backspace” key is really tiny, and (2) the smallest key on the keyboard is “\”, practically the most commonly used non-letter key in any LaTeX document. I haven’t had any problems getting it to find its Bluetooth connection to my iPad. Last semester I applied for and received a grant for an iPad keyboard ($85) and an app called TexWriter ($8.99). One of the things I was interested in having was a way to create, edit, and compile LaTeX documents on the iPad itself. Our “ Teaching, Learning, and Technology” division offers mini-grants for technology-related things that cost a small amount of money ($5-$200). I project the blank PDF and write on my iPad with a stylus.) Here’s a current version of my lecture notes for Stewart’s calculus book on “The Chain Rule”: (This is what my students will print and bring to class. This has been a time-consuming task my Precalculus notes, for instance, compiled to over 150 typed pages. One of the projects I’ve been working on this semester is converting my lecture notes into LaTeX. If you’d like some information about which apps I use during my class, check out my previous blog post on that topic. I’ve been lecturing on my iPad for a little over a year now. ![]()
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