How to use Notepad++ together with TeX Live to write LaTeX?

Question

I want to use Notepad++ as my text editor. However, I need to use TeX Live as the engine. The reason for the latter is that I want to write Persian using xepersian package and that works with TeX Live only. How can I configure my Notepad++ to have it working?

UPDATE: The solution for MiKTeX (Using Notepad++ with MiKTeX on Windows) does not work for TeX Live.

Please have a look here https://www.tug.org/levels.html. You should use XeTeX as the engine. There is no way to compile a file using Notepad++, you should do it with console, e. g. — Michael Fraiman, Jan 31 '18 at 13:39
Possible duplicate of Using Notepad++ with MiKTeX on Windows — Phelype Oleinik, Jan 31 '18 at 13:41
take a look at the NppExec plugin, from there you can run any commands you like. — cmhughes, Jan 31 '18 at 14:14

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 31 '18 at 14:49

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Install the NppExex plugin using the plugin manager, and then press <F6> and paste the following code:

NPP_SAVE
cd $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)
xelatex $(NAME_PART).tex"

and click Save and then type, for example, xelatex

Everytime you want to run xelatex on a file in the future, simply press CTRL+F6. If you have configured multiple scripts, you can select the appropriate one by pressing F6.

answered Jan 31 '18 at 14:49

cmhughes

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This works for me but how can I make it render the pdf using sumatrapdf? – Jul 03 '19 at 16:54
I have a solution for that, will post it in the next few days when I'm at my laptop – cmhughes Jul 03 '19 at 18:43
I came up with a solution too, using the ideas from the post Phelype Oleinik provided. I will wait for yours and if its different, I will post mine as well. – Jul 03 '19 at 23:00
My solution is a subset of https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/44046/6621 – cmhughes Jul 04 '19 at 15:37

How to use Notepad++ together with TeX Live to write LaTeX?

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