README for EqualX Equation Editor

=== About EqualX ===
EqualX is just a graphical interface to latex and a bunch of
conversion programs for aiding you write equations faster in
latex and export them to other applications.

=== Requirements for EqualX ===
EqualX use a TeXLive distribution system. 
The recommended TeX distribution for for Windows is MiKTeX. You can download it for free from http://miktex.org/
On GNU/Linux use a TeX live distribution provided with your distribution.

=== Installation ===

1. Install MiKTeX distribution
2. Install EqualX

=== Troubleshooting ===

 - If you don't install MiKTeX in the default directory, you should tell 
 EqualX where MiKTeX is installed:
 	 - Run EqualX
 	 - Edit->Preferences
         - Converters Tab
         - Browse for external programs

=== Compiling ===		 
If you want to compile EqualX from source, you need these:
Required libraries for compilation:
- Qt4 (or Qt5)
- exempi (or Adobe XMP for Windows)

Also, you need to make sure the following programs are installed and EqualX can find them:
Required external programs:
- pdflatex
- gs
- pdftocairo (from poppler-utils)
