Update VS Code instructions

exercises/literature/literature.code.done.tex

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-An introductory \LaTeX{} course can be found in \enquote{\LaTeX{} in 24 Hours} \cite{datta2017}.
+% Preamble adjustments
+
+% Literature
+\usepackage[style=numeric, citestyle=alpha, backend=biber]{biblatex}
+\addbibresource{exercises/literature/literature.bib}
+
+% Actual content
+
+An introductory \LaTeX{} course can be found in \enquote{\LaTeX{} in 24 Hours} \parencite{datta2017}.
 There is a plethora of further handbooks \cite*[e.\,g.,][]{goossensmittelbach2010}.
 
-\bibliographystyle{plain}
-\bibliography{exercises/literature/literature.done.bib}
+\printbibliography

exercises/literature/task.tex

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     \item Dilip Datta (2017): \LaTeX\ in 24 Hours. A Practical Guide for Scientific Writing.
     \item Frank Mittelbach / Michel Goossens (2010): Der \LaTeX-Begleiter.
   \end{itemize}
-  \item Add the Bib\TeX{} entries to the newly created Bib\TeX{} files.
+  \item Add the Bib\TeX{} entries to the newly created Bib\TeX{} file.
   \item Assign unique and meaningful Bib\TeX{} keys.
-  \item Include the Bib\TeX{} file in a suitable location, where later on the references should be listed.
-  \item Cite the two handbooks in the 
-  file\\\file{exercises/literature/literature.tex}.
-  \item Make use of the \mono{plain} biliography style.
-  \item \textbf{Note}: If compiling fails, it may help to remove all auxiliary 
-  files \\(\mono{main.aux/bbl/blg/loc/out/pdf/soc/toc}) before compiling again.
+  \item Add the bibliography file to the project's preamble.
+  \item Make use of the \mono{alpha} bibliography style.
+  \item Cite the two handbooks in the file\\\file{exercises/literature/literature.tex}.
+  \item Ensure that the bibliography is listed.
 \end{enumerate}
+
+\noindent \textbf{Note}: If compiling fails, it may help to remove all auxiliary files \\(\mono{main.aux/bbl/blg/loc/out/pdf/soc/toc}) before compiling again.

praeamble.tex

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 \usepackage[autostyle,autopunct=false]{csquotes}
 
 % Literature
-\usepackage{natbib}
+\usepackage[style=numeric, citestyle=ieee, backend=biber]{biblatex}
 
 % Line wraps in monospace font
 \usepackage[htt]{hyphenat}

vs-code-instructions.md

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ This tutorial demonstrates how to set up VS Code to compile the LaTeX script. Ma
 LaTeX Workshop uses so-called recipes to compile documents. A recipe refers to a list of commands that are executed one after the other. For our exercises, we will need one basic recipe which simply runs the compiler twice. Later on, we will need a second recipe to deal with bibliographic data.
 
 1. Launch the VS Code settings and search for “recipes.”
-2. In the “Latex: Recipes” section, click on “Edit in settings.json.”
-3. Go ahead and add the following two entries to the list. The first one just uses the `pdflatex` compiler twice to build our document, whereas the second one adds an intermediate round of `bibtex` compilation.
+2. In the “Latex-workshop > LaTeX: Recipes” section, click on “Edit in settings.json.”
+3. Go ahead and add the following two entries to the list. The first one just uses the `pdflatex` compiler twice to build our document, whereas the second one adds an intermediate round of `biber` compilation.
 
 ```json
 "latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ LaTeX Workshop uses so-called recipes to compile documents. A recipe refers to a
         ]
     },
     {
-        "name": "pdflatex -> bibtex -> pdflatex × 2",
+        "name": "pdflatex -> biber -> pdflatex × 2",
         "tools": [
             "pdflatex",
-            "bibtex",
+            "biber",
             "pdflatex",
             "pdflatex"
         ]
@@ -37,8 +37,26 @@ LaTeX Workshop uses so-called recipes to compile documents. A recipe refers to a
 ]
 ```
 
-4. Save and close the settings file.
-5. For later convenience, set the “Recipe: Default” option to `lastUsed`.
+4. Now search for “latex tools” in the settings search.
+5. In the “Latex-workshop > LaTeX: Tools section, click on “Edit in settings.json.”
+6. Make sure the following entry is part of the list.
+
+```json
+"latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
+    {
+        "name": "biber",
+        "command": "biber",
+        "args": [
+            "%DOC%"
+        ],
+        "env": {}
+    },
+    // EXISTING ENTRIES GO HERE
+]
+```
+
+7. Save and close the settings file.
+8. For later convenience, set the “Latex-workshop > Latex > Recipe: Default” option to `lastUsed`.
 
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