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How can I correct the error "pdflatex.exe synctex=1 interaction=nonstopmode"?

You have to give more context for a possible answer. Please elaborate in the comment section, this is so few information, that I even don’t know if I can answer this at all or not.Usually I’m working on Linux and I’m using LuaLaTeX or XeLaTeX. I guess there is some error in your LaTeX file which is the reason that it doesn’t compile. But this question is like “My internet is broken! Why!? No expert can help me with that!?”More context, please.On the other hand, I have this wonderful BOFH algorithm, that can provide you with an answer:"Bastard Operator From Hell"-Style Excuses click and you have the answer.Hope I could help.

What is the best LaTeX editor for scholars in Windows?

I use TexMaker in combination with MikTex on Windows. Easy to setup an TexMaker has a good GUI and user freindly Tools. I learned wirting in LaTeX over a year ago and tried out several Editors, TexMaker was the one that offered the best (beginner) user experiance.

What are some tools every PhD student should use?

For managing papers: EndNote, Mendeley, JabRef, etc.For editing LaTeX documents: TeXStudio, Texmaker, LyX (very friendly), etc. To easily share and collaborate on a latex document: Take a look at some cloud LaTeX services such as Overleaf or ShareLatex.For drawing vectorized figures: Inkscape, Microsoft Visio (both work well with LaTeX). You can also directly use LaTeX to make figures (advanced level)For making graphs from data/results: gnuplot, matplotlib (I usually use with Python), RStudio, Excel, MATLAB, etc.For taking notes: Evernote, Microsoft OneNote (both have app on mobile phone)For searching literature: Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore (for engineering students), or just Google.For downloading papers: (not recommended though): SciHub, Libgen, etc.For reading PDFs: Mendeley is my first recommendation, you can use it for multiple purposes: organizing/reading/highlighting… papers. If you just want a fast lauching tool, try using SumatraPDF, a very light software. If you want to have more powerful tools such as commenting, adding signature… Foxit Reader is one of the best choices.For merging/spliting PDFs: PDFsamFor viewing/editing or even compiling codes: Notepad++, Sublime Text, etc.For collaborative documentation, research papers and source codes in addition to version control: Git, e.g. Github and GitlabP.S. Thank you for all the upvotes, I will keep this answer updated!

What software is the most reliable to write research papers and journals? From what site can I download it?

Writing a research paper is more than just writing your content. You have to build your research paper with references, images, tables, equations etc. to support and advance your argument in the most effective way. And then you will also have to format your paper according to the detailed guidelines and specifications of the journal you are submitting to. Each journal has its own set of guidelines. The publisher site typically gives you a 100 page document detailing all rules to be followed in writing the paper. For example, see the guideline document for an IEEE journal. And if you have multiple authors, you will also have to manage collaboration, version control etc.Following are few “online” tools which you could use for free, to start building your research paper effectively.Reference management - Paperpile is one purely online based reference manager. It makes it really easy for you to add sources on the web to your references list, and what more the list is updated on Google docs. It’s like your entire references library is on the cloud. And if you use a lot of Google scholar for your references, there is a Paperpile integration that adds the sources to your library in a click.Automated formatting - Traditionally there were two options to format your research paper according to the journal guidelines - manually format on MS Word or write code on LaTeX. Recently though, there are few startups which automatically formats your paper to guidelines without you having to spend any time. Typeset is one such tool that lets you choose the journal template and then auto-formats your content to the journal guidelines. It also guides you on mandatory sections to be written for the journal and what needs to be written, allowing you to get started on your research paper immediately.Collaboration - A lot of research today has multiple authors and researchers find it difficult to collaborate using traditional writing tools, especially to track all changes, edits and comments. Google docs is used widely for this purpose, though its a generic offering. Typeset also addresses the problems of collaboration for researchers by providing a sharing and commenting platform.I hope this was useful. All the best for your research!For more reading[1] 5 Reasons why Paperpile is my new reference manager of choice[2] 5 ways Typeset can help you write your research 3X faster[3] How a tool built for research is simplifying research writing

What exactly is Latex? Should I learn it? If yes, how can I learn it on my own? How much time will it take to learn the basics?

Latex is a open source typesetting engine developed by Donald E Knuth. Putting it simply, it is similar to a word processing software such as MS word but fundamentally very different. Software like MS word follow the "What you see is What you get" paradigm whereas latex does not follow it. It is similar to a programming language but not so difficult to learn. Due to this, writing a document becomes more structured and pre-planned. The commands are very intuitive once you break ice with the software. Yes you can learn it if you are going to write long documents, manuscripts, engineering and scientific text. It's very easy to write formulas and scientific text in it which is very difficult in MS word. Learning Latex is not very difficult.  Just to write and record something in a file (.tex file) you need not know all its technicalities. You can read the freely available book "The not so short introduction to Latex" to learn and start using Latex. Depending on your need, you will learn of more libraries which are freely available on the internet. You can join good forums like tex.stackexchange.com where you will get immediate help on your questions when in doubt. It will take 4 - 6 days( max) to understand different commands and compiling tex documents and break the ice with command line typing/wordprocessing. There are freely available User interfaces like texworks, texstudio etc. which will help/ease out your learning and reduce the time to start using it to 1 day. You need not understand everything to begin writing. As you proceed, get a good hold on the basics, after which you can go for various other things related to designing a document.

What's the best LaTeX IDE?

I do not use LaTeX IDE for my work. I use welcome home : vim online with VIM-LaTeX plug-in. It does all the work an IDE can do and much more where an IDE does not stand a chance. But since your question was about LaTeX IDE, I would say I occasionally use Texmaker (free cross-platform latex editor). I also ask my students to use this editor (as I don't expect them to learn vim). The reasons are:Very good LaTeX IDE: It allows you to insert templates, has shortcuts for various symbols, gives you the structure of the document separated in chapter, sections, subsections, figures, equations etc. This can be very handy. It has syntax highlighting, code folding and an internal document viewer. It allows you to define several compile rules (I use pdflatex). It can even help you to draw figures using LaTeX. There are many other features it has which you can see in the link provided.Cross platform: My work keeps switching between windows and Linux (mostly I use Linux). Texmaker is available for all three major platforms. So if you are looking for a LaTeX editor which is also cross-platform, then you should definitely consider using Texmaker.Free of cost: Since I do not use an IDE, I would hate to pay for one. Texmaker is available freely. I admit I have never used a commercial LaTeX editor, but I cannot think of any worthwhile feature which a commercial LaTeX IDE has and is absent in Texmaker. For Texmaker, free does not mean a compromise on quality.It was not my intention to give a detailed list of features of Texmaker (which can be found in the link provided). I wrote this just to highlight the reasons why I use Texmaker (though rarely).

What is a "Bad Box" LaTeX error?

A bad box, in general, can be described as the error which occurs when you try to place text outside the allotted/designated region. Bad boxes can occur because of several reasons. For instance, if you're writing normal text and use a \url{} to place a URL, but that URL happens to be long enough to eat into the margins of the page, you'll get a bad box. Try placing this in your text:\url{http://www.thisisaverylongurl.com/some/more/words/to/make/it/longer}  The URL will go well outside the region of text. Another example can be found in crudely formatted tables. If you don't specify the columns' widths of a table, then your text might again happen to be long enough to eat into the margins (specifying column-widths doesn't do this, as text is wrapped to ensure that column-width is maintained). Here is an example: \begin{tabular}{l|l|l} \hline A big sentence to be placed in this column & We're not done yet & This is the last \\ \hline\end{tabular}If you were to instead add column-widths by specifying them like this\begin{tabular}{p{2.5cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{2.5cm}}you won't get a bad box.

What does it mean for a typesetting to be VATable?

Typesetting (and printing) are liable for value added tax (VAT). Therefore, they are “VATable”. Binding is “non-vatable” in that this finishing process is zero-rated for VAT. A completed book is zero rated (including the typesetting, (provided that it is all invoiced together), unless it is to be filled in afterwards (such as a diary). However, “Samuel Pepys’s diary” would be zero-rated; as it is complete! That’s how I understand it, but I’m no expert.

How long does it take to learn LaTeX?

It depends to what extent you want to learn it. There are hundreds, if not thousands of packages written by various people for very specialized types of documents. No one knows all of [math]\LaTeX[/math].If you want to be able to write basic reports, articles, or even books with very standard layout, it can take anything from a few days to a few weeks (depending on the person learning it).For typesetting mathematics, again it will depend on the particular level of knowledge you need. For the basics, maybe a week.Now, if you want to use all the bells and whistles, have fancy headers using your own font (I encoded a new symbol for my PhD thesis, just to indicate sections pertaining to a running example throughout the book), have multiple indices, have tables using your own formatting, and change page numbering styles at various points, you’ll need more time.The key thing is: once you have learned [math]\LaTeX[/math] to a sufficient degree (so you can do all of the common things, as well as search the internet with ease if you want to find out more about how to solve a particular problem) using [math]\LaTeX[/math] becomes much faster than using a WYSIWYG text editor.I have written a few specialized toolboxes for myself, for example to compile lecture notes for when I teach music, containing sheet music, tin whistle tabs, and more. I will soon add to it, to include the option of different types of harmonica tabs. Writing these toolboxes takes quite a bit of time, but once they are done, writing my course notes becomes trivial. “Oh, here I have a new section with this title, and I start by having tabs or sheet music or whatever for this melody”, and then I can choose options for the entire documents of what types of notation I want (which mostly depends on the student).