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+-- mod-version:1 -- lite-xl 1.16
+local core = require "core"
+local command = require "core.command"
+local keymap = require "core.keymap"
+
+command.add("core.docview", {
+  ["texcompile:tex-compile"] = function()
+    local av = core.active_view
+
+-- User's home directory
+    local homedir = ""
+
+    if PLATFORM == "Windows" then
+        homedir = os.getenv("USERPROFILE")
+    else
+        homedir = os.getenv("HOME")
+    end
+
+-- The current (La)TeX file and path
+    local texname = av:get_name()
+    local texpath = av:get_filename()
+    texpath = string.gsub(texpath, '~', homedir)
+    texpath = string.gsub(texpath, texname, '')
+
+-- LaTeX compiler - is there any provided by the environment
+    local texcmd = os.getenv("LITE_LATEX_COMPILER")
+
+    if texcmd == nil then
+        core.log("No LaTeX compiler found")
+    else
+        core.log("LaTeX compiler is %s, compiling %s", texcmd, texname)
+
+        system.exec(string.format("cd %q && %q %q", texpath, texcmd, texname))
+    end
+
+--    core.add_thread(function()
+--      coroutine.yield(5)
+--      os.remove(htmlfile)
+--    end)
+  end
+})
+
+
+keymap.add { ["ctrl+shift+t"] = "texcompile:tex-compile" }