Coc.nvim: [New extension request] Support for `texLab` for latex code

[krishnakumarg1984]

The texlab language server is now ready, having being fully re-written in rust.

Can coc.nvim please provide an extension to support this? This is a continuation of #730

[fannheyward]

https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim/wiki/Language-servers#latex

[oblitum]

@krishnakumarg1984, the wiki section pointed by @fannheyward should be now outdated according to your information. If the rust rewrite is now ready and can replace the java one could you please update the wiki?

[oblitum]

I also agree that a texlab extension would be great to have, though there's a coc-vimtex extension that's great already, so I'm not sure about having an alternative extension for latex, or merging the idea into a single coc-tex extension putting texlab and vimtex under the same belt.

[fannheyward]

@krishnakumarg1984 I just make a fork of texlab-vscode for coc.nvim, https://github.com/fannheyward/coc-texlab, give it a try.

I'm not a long-term user of LaTex, so maybe there is something wrong or features missing, you can post an issue for that.

[rudrab]

I don't think, there is much to do, except updating the readme.

     \     'latex': {
      \       'command': '/usr/local/bin/texlab',
      \       'ignoredRootPaths':['~'],
      \       'filetypes': ['tex', 'bib', 'plaintex', 'context'],
      \     },

This, as g:coc_user_config is working for me.

I am in vim8 thiugh.

[oblitum]

@rudrab ok, thanks, I'll update.

[fannheyward]

coc-texlab has ported _almost_ full features of vscode-texlab:

Commands:

• latex.Build, build current file
• latex.ForwardSearch, PDF preview

Configuration:

• latex.build.executable
• latex.build.args
• latex.build.onSave
• latex.forwardSearch.executable
• latex.forwardSearch.args
• latex.lint.onSave
• latex.lint.onChange

[oblitum]

Thanks for that @fannheyward, I guess this issue can be closed now :)