How can you have a xEmacs-like-Auctex in MacVim?

Question

I would like to have a figures right in my MacVim, similarly as in xEmacs' AucTex.

Answer 1

Vim is pure-text, and so it wouldn't be able to replicate preview-latex:

AUCTeX includes preview-latex which makes LaTeX a tightly integrated component of your editing workflow by visualizing selected source chunks (such as single formulas or graphics) directly as images in the source buffer.

So if that's a feature you need integrated into the editor (rather than calling out from the editor for a quick external preview, which would be possible) than you're out of luck.

As for the rest of the feature list, much of it looks vim-able. You may have some luck with VIM-LaTex or auctex.vim