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Fall 2017

LaTeX template for ECE 486 Lab; this template should be used with "report" section in the lab manual. Please read the documentation for details in the preamble of each *.tex file.

It is recommended to use

TeXLive on Linux, http://tug.org/texlive

MacTex on Mac OS X, http://tug.org/mactex

MikTeX on Windows, http://miktex.org

For more info about how to use LaTeX (not TeX, TeX is a programming language, however LaTeX is not), see a quick guide from ECE Thesis wiki,

https://wiki.cites.illinois.edu/wiki/display/ECEThesisReview/LaTeX+Resources

Read the Documentation file ECE LaTeX Guide.pdf down at the bottom of the page. As a starter, you only have to learn briefly how to typeset equations and insert figures. As an experienced user, however, you can grab the template and write your report immediately.

Emacs for Windows has evolved with giant leaps over the years. The portable set-up couldn't be easier!

(Note: You can also grab the whole set-up from N:\labs\ECE486\ece486_Emacs_LaTeX on lab computers. It is already set up there.)

1. Download emacs from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/. The latest version emacs-25.2 is what we use in lab.

   (Note: You can also download emacs-deps for Windows and unpack them over EMACS_ROOT directory structure. These dependencies provide extra capabilities to emacs, e.g., gnutls for secure connections over the internet. We didn't include them in lab set-up.)

2. Download hunspell from https://sourceforge.net/projects/ezwinports/files/.

3. Download miktex-portable from https://miktex.org/portable.

4. Download sumatraPDF-portable from https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/download-free-pdf-viewer.html.

5. Unpack them anywhere you have the write privilege (This means you can use this set-up from a USB flash drive!). Keep the folder structure like below

   folder where you unpack everything --+-- emacs25
                                        |
                                        +-- hunspell1323
                                        |
                                        +-- miktex29
                                        |
                                        +-- sumatraPDF312
   

6. Copy _emacs and emacs_launch.bat under emacs_latex from this repo to EMACS_ROOT. Detailed documentation is inside _emacs.

7. Start emacs with emacs_launch.bat. Enjoy!