diff --git a/docs/source/installation/win.rst b/docs/source/installation/win.rst index c6b1b0cdab..58d8d5ea65 100644 --- a/docs/source/installation/win.rst +++ b/docs/source/installation/win.rst @@ -77,7 +77,23 @@ Sox installation (optional) LaTeX Installation ****************** -You can install latex by either of the two methods below. MiKTex is very large (2 GB) while TinyTex is small (500Mb). +You can install latex by either of the two methods below. MiKTex is very large (2 GB) while ManimLaTeX is small (500Mb). + +Using a custom distribution for Manim based on Texlive +------------------------------------------------------ + +This is the smallest latex distribution just enough to run Manim. Extra latex packages for fonts can be +installed using ``tlmgr``. See https://www.tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html for more information. + +1. Install chocolatey if you haven't already. + +2. Run the following command + + .. code-block:: powershell + + choco install manim-latex + +3. Finally, check whether it installed properly by running an example scene. Using MiKTex ------------ @@ -92,26 +108,6 @@ Using MiKTex 2. You can check if you did it right by running ``refreshenv`` to update your environment variable and running ``latex``. -Using TinyTex -------------- - -1. Save the batch file `install-windows.bat -`_. (open this link and press Ctrl + S). - -.. note:: Please note that it requires PowerShell (at least version 3.0). - -2. Double click the file and it opens a command prompt. There might be an error -dialog or two about ``luatex.dll`` during the installation `(like this) -`_, but that does not seem to hurt, and click “OK”. The installation directory is ``%APPDATA%/TinyTeX``, where APPDATA is an environment variable that typically points to the path ``C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Roaming`` - -3.Finally, close the terminal and open a new one and type the below commands. - -.. code-block:: bash - - tlmgr install standalone preview doublestroke ms setspace rsfs relsize ragged2e fundus-calligra microtype wasysym physics dvisvgm jknapltx wasy cm-super babel-english - -4. Finally, check whether it installed properly by running an example scene. - Certifying a clean install **************************