AdvancedLatexEditorView

A Java Swing desktop application to compose and edit LaTeX documents using ready‑made templates, version‑history (“stratagem”) saves, and automatic LaTeX↔HTML conversion, packaged as a Windows .exe for easy distribution.

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📋 Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Features
3. Screenshots
4. Technologies
5. Installation
6. Usage
7. Architecture
8. Contributing
9. License
10. Contact

Overview

AdvancedLatexEditorView is a standalone Java 13.0.2 application with a Swing GUI that helps users compose LaTeX documents via selectable templates, edit code with utility commands (e.g. “add chapter”), and maintain multiple saved versions (“stratagems”) for easy rollback. It also supports loading existing .tex or .html files (auto‑converting HTML→LaTeX) and exporting edits back to LaTeX or HTML formats.

Features

• Template library: Choose from multiple ready‑made LaTeX templates to jump‑start document creation.
• Code utilities: Add chapters, sections, and other LaTeX constructs via menu commands without hand‑typing boilerplate.
• Version stratagems: Save snapshots at any stage and restore previous versions, enabling non‑linear editing workflows.
• Import/export: Load .tex or .html files from disk; automatically convert HTML to LaTeX (and vice versa) for editing (HTML support under construction).
• Design patterns: Core logic structured with Singleton for global state and Factory for parser instantiation, improving maintainability and extensibility.
• Windows packaging: Delivered as a native .exe wrapper (via Launch4j) so end users need not manually run JARs.

Screenshots

Technologies

Category	Technologies
Language & GUI	Java 13.0.2, Java Swing (Oracle Swing Tutorial)
Design Patterns	Singleton, Factory Method (Refactoring.Guru)
IDE & Build	Eclipse 2022‑06, Launch4j for exe packaging
File I/O	Standard Java NIO & IO APIs

Installation

1. Download the latest release
   ⮕ Releases › v0.7 (Dec 30, 2022)
2. Run the exe
   • Double‑click AdvancedLatexEditorView.exe on Windows (bundled JRE via Launch4j).
3. Launch from Start Menu or desktop shortcut—no additional setup required.

Usage

1. Select a template: Create New Document → choose template → Create.
2. Edit document: Use menu commands (e.g. Add Chapter) or raw code editor.
3. Save stratagem: Version → Save Snapshot; restore via Version → Load Snapshot.
4. Import/Export:
   • Import LaTeX or HTML: File → Open.
   • Export LaTeX/HTML: File → Save As → choose .tex or .html.
5. Exit: File → Exit or close window.

Architecture

+--------------------+       +-------------------+       +------------------+
| Swing GUI (View)   | <-->  | Controller (Logic)| <-->  | Parser Factory   |
+--------------------+       +-------------------+       +------------------+
                                                        |
                                                        v
                                                +-------------------+
                                                | Version Manager   |
                                                | (Singleton)       |
                                                +-------------------+

• Follows MVC: Swing GUI separates presentation from control logic.
• Factory Method produces parser instances for LaTeX or HTML.
• Singleton manages version snapshots globally.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a branch: git checkout -b feature/MyFeature
3. Commit changes: git commit -m "Add MyFeature"
4. Push branch: git push origin feature/MyFeature
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for full text.

Contact

• GitHub: johnprif
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +306940020178

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