MacVim and Latex: How to quickly compile and preview?

Question

The latex package provides MacVim with menu items to compile and preview.

I'd like to execute these functions via keypress, perhaps with \ + something

How to do this?

Answer 1

try automatic latex plugin - http://atp-vim.sourceforge.net/ add to your .vimrc

set localleader = "\\"

then compilation is \l and you can view the result with <f3>, and read the documentation :help atp

Answer 2

Light-weight alternative: TeX-PDF.

Answer 3

I really enjoy using LaTeX Box when writing LaTeX in vim. It includes many handy tools, like background compilation, a table of contents for navigation, and useful key-maps for autocompletion and navigation. I certainly think its worth the (short amount) of time to learn if you are going to be using vim for LaTeX.