Re: [TeXstudio-list] Create personalized "sty" file

[Jerry <je...@se...>]

On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:53:08 +0100
Matthias Pospiech articulated:

> Am 14.01.2013 14:23, schrieb Jerry:
> > I am a fairly new user of TexStudio. I have it installed on a
> > Windows machine where it works for the most part quite well. I do
> > have a question though. Is it possible to create and use a custom
> > ".sty" file.
> >
> > I created a document and started it with the
> > "\ProvidesPackage{my_file}" directive. I then added the packages I
> > wanted it to encompass. I then saved the file with a ".sty"
> > extension.
> >
> > Now, when I create a new document and include the
> > "\includepackage{my_file} directive, I receive a warning that the
> > file cannot be found.
> I think you have misunderstood a few general LaTeX things.
> 
> 1. I do not know the command \includepackage, you probably mean
> \usepackage

 Yes, I had not finished my coffee when I wrote that.

> 2. A style file is only for packages that provide new
> functionality. If you only want to have a collection of packages and
> if it is only for yourself it absolutely makes no sense to write a
> package. It is much simpler to put everything in .tex file and
> load it with \input.

Perhaps. I got the information from a friend who uses Latex on a *.nix
machine. I also got this from "LATEX" published by "Platypus Global
Media", page 258. It details the entire concept.

> 3. If you really want to create a sty file you need to specify the
> LaTeX format and
> should load packages with \RequirePackage, see this example:
> 
> \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/12/01]
> \ProvidesPackage{templatetools}
>            [2013/01/13 v0.1 Collection of conditional commands useful 
> inside templates]
> %%% --- Necessary Packages
> \RequirePackage{ifpdf}
> \RequirePackage{etoolbox}
> ...
> 
> 4. sty files are found in the same path as your main file, or in any
> tex folder, such as
> texmf-local (texlive) after updating the file database.
> 
> 5. I hope you did not name it "my_file.sty", I do not know if the 
> underscore is a problem.

No, that name was just a place holder.

> Hope this helps. Anyway if LaTeX can not find a file it is not the 
> editor who is to blame.

-- 
Jerry ♔

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