Custom Software Settings

MikTex

• Download from https://miktex.org/download
• Fix proxy settings:
  • MikTeX Console -> Updates -> "Change..."
  • "Connection Settings..." button
  • Set proxy servers settings.
• Settings -> Change -> set proxy server.
  • Perform update
  • Start TeXworks
    • Edit -> Preferences -> Typesetting
    • Add $DRACO/environment/latex (not sure this works, also set TEXINPUTS, BSTINPUTS, BIBINPUTS in environment variables).
    • Set Processing tools to "pdfLaTeX+MakeIndex+BibTeX
  • BIBINPUTS=c:\work\imcdoc.git\manuals\physics_manual;C:\work\imcdoc.git\bib;C:\work\draco\environment\bibfiles
  • TEXINPUTS=C:\work\imcdoc.git\sty;c:\work\draco\environment\latex
  • BSTINPUTS=C:\work\imcdoc.git\bib;C:\work\draco\environment\bibtex
  • (needed to run cmd and then run miktex-texworks.exe from cmd prompt?)

Outlook

• Fix "red x for pictures"
  • Options -> Trust Center -> Settings -> Uncheck "don't download pictures..."
• Misc fixes
  • Options -> Mail -> Spelling -> Ignore words/AutoCorrect fixes.
  • Options -> Mail -> Stationery -> uni-space font for plain text messages

PuTTY/Pageant

• Create a shortcut to putty key loaded with pageant.
  • C:\Users\107638\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\SSH Agent.lnk
  • "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pageant.exe" C:\Users\107638\Documents\ssh\id_rsa.ppk
• If using putty-cac to support PIV readers, use this launch command instead:
  • "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pageant.exe" -ignoreexpiredcerts -trustedcertsonly -savecertlist "C:\Users\107638\Documents\ssh\id_rsa.ppk"
  • After running pageant for the first time, you may need to press the "Add CAPI Cert" button.

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