Questions tagged [latex]
A widely used document markup language which allows precise control over how a document is laid out. Written as LaTeX, this language is widely used in technical and academic papers for it's various features, including hyperlinks, references, table of contents generation, bibliographies, indexing, and the ability to compile into PDF files.
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How MS Word can automatically locate pictures?
When you write a document in TeX
paragraph 1
\begin{figure}
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\end{figure}
paragraph 2
after compiling, you see that the final placement of the figure will not be necessarily between paragraph 1 ...
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Sublime Text 3: Put LaTeX build files in subdirectory
When I create a PDF from my .tex file, a lot of extra files are generated, with extensions such as .aux, .syntex.gz, etc. Is it possible to put these files in a subdirectory, and still have the ...
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Centering piece-wise function equation in LibreOffice
I'm sorry if this is off-topic. I am using the TexMaths extension in LibreOffice and I'm attempting to center an equation. However, the equation simply gets displayed and I am unable to alter its ...
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LaTeXiT in Evernote
I was following this thread because I'm a college student studying physics, and taking notes in LaTeX format is really important for me, when I saw that I could use LaTeX in EN (Evernote) by just ...
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Automatically split a huge TeX file into smaller files
How would I automatically split the sections or chapters of a huge TeX file into many smaller TeX files?
This somewhat works:
awk -v RS='\\chapter{' '{print "\\chapter{"$0 > (NR".tex")}' ...
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Pandoc: Output two sumation signs in equal height in Word 2010
I need to output some complex equations in Word 2010 (docx). To do so I write most of the equations in tex and use pandoc to translate them as Word formulas.
However I have a problem with the ...
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Vim indentation and the prooftree package
I am using the fabulous vim-latex suite. I use (a lot) the prooftree package which has commands of the kind:
\prooftree SOME-HYPOTHESIS-HERE
\justifies SOME-CONCLUSION-HERE
\using NAME-...
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How to enable cloud9-latex-plugin
I recently installed cloud9 on my server to provide a platform for collaborative text writing and tried to install the latex plugin following the instructions in README:
This plugin introduces ...
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Converting showoff presentation to LaTeX
Is there a way to convert a ShowOff presentation to LaTeX?
Apparently, ShowOff uses Maruku as a renderer, and Maruku supports LaTeX, so it should be possible, but I'm wondering how to do it.
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Making emacs/AucTeX open Acrobat on Windows
How can I configure emacs 24 (with AucTeX) on MS windows so that I can bind a key to
compile the latex document in the active buffer and then open the resulting pdf in acrobat?
Can the same technique ...
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How to turn marked text into footnote in word
I have a microsoft word file (originally from latex) that is littered with footnotes in between a \footnote{} tag. Here is an example
This is some text in MS word.\footnote{I would like to turn
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AucTeX TOC with multifile document
I'm writing my PhD thesis with LaTeX-Sweave and I use EMACS with AucTex and ESS. I have a master file (master.tex) and some slave files and my question is about the use of the TOC in the slave files. ...
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Create new tool for Gedit LaTeX plugin
I would like to create a new tool for the Gedit LaTeX Plugin, but I run into two problems.
First, I cannot select "New" from Edit / Preferences / Plugins / LaTeX Plugin 0.2 / Configure Plugin / Tools....
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How to break a paragraph with footnotes via \autocite{} into sentences in nVim?
This question is similar to the one asked here.
I'm trying to figure out how to break paragraphs written in a TeX file in Nvim so that:
any sentences with a citation (i.e. \autocite[][]{}) after them ...
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Can we write in Microsoft word 2016 with latex commands?
I can not install word 2020 or higher versions. Can we write in Microsoft word 2016 with latex commands? Is there a package?
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How to add multiple entries to MS-Word "Math AutoCorrect"?
In MS-Word Math AutoCorrect there are entries for all alphabets in Script type as below -
Say, I want to add a similar suite to represent vectors with all the alphabets. Currently I can do it one ...
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I'm trying to convert a normal Markdown document to a PDF using pandoc. I'm getting LaTeX errors
Here is the entire markdown:
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title: Calculus hw
author: Jewel
date: April 21, 2023
---
> Question 1
$$
f(x) =
\begin{cases}
Asin(x)+Bcos(x) & \text{if } x < 0 \\
x^2+1 & \text{if } ...
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How to externally view the PDF file compiled by a remote Linux server on a local Windows system?
I'm using VS Code to write and compile LaTeX files through the Remote series extensions of VS Code on a Linux server. How can I use an external viewer for the compiled PDF files?
I was thinking of ...
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CLI of Inkscape not working from regular PowerShell
End goal:
Automatially convert all .drawio.svg files in working directory to .pdf-files while compiling a LaTeX-document.
I have VS Code with LaTeX Workshop set up as my LaTeX-Environment and ...
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Azure DevOps Pipeline: compile and retrieve LaTex pdf
I believe the compiling part is working, using this.:
How to set up an Azure DevOps pipeline with texlive?
changed only the main.tex since my file has a different name. Build succeeds.
How to retrieve ...
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Text file possibly corrupted
I have a .tex (LaTeX) file that now ends basically like this when I open it in a text editor (VS Code / Textmate):
we may write $x=\ep\x73\x20\x65\x64\x67\x65\x20\x24\x65\x5F\x69\x24\x20\x63\x6F\x6E\...
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Utilizing latex syntax in powerpoint equation input, how to use \frac
I am using office 2016 home & student edition. When inserting equation, I can use some latex syntex, e.g., \rangle for >. But for \frac, I did not get it work. There is IguanaTex, http://www....
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How do you change the appearance of a reference list in overleaf
I am making a document in overleaf, latex, but I am running in some problems with the reference list. I have a reference bib package called references.bib with the following input:
@article{Laplaud,
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Is there a way to do LaTeX-style image insertions into MS Word?
I have to produce a document that changes every so often, but mostly just the images. I have a system for producing the images where, when I update images, I store them in a folder with an updated ...
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How to Retain Font Weights when Exporting Word Doc to PDF?
I'm trying to imitated LateX style typesetting in word by using a this word template. The main issue is that when exporting as a PDF, some of the bolded text appears as regular (Computer Modern Family ...
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How to create a password protected working directory that can be accessed by my supervisor and I, as well as by Latex compiler?
The main idea is I want to limit the access to my Latex files which are located in my folder in Lab server.
Due to Lab regulation, I cannot use online cloud service, e.g., Overleaf.
I am open to any ...
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why are some of my path not added?
I want to run sublime and latex from USB Drive.
This is the tutorial.
It does not work correctly because the path are not added succesfully.
This is my batch file to add the path.
del restorePath.txt
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Combining equation numbering and multi-line equation alignment in Word 2016?
Microsoft Word 2016 allows numbering equations with
LaTeX-style right-aligned equation numbers using the input
sequence #(NUMBER)<Enter>, producing output like
sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor ...
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Passing BibteX options in Vim-Latex
My current Latex workflow involves using Mendeley to automatically create .bib files. These bibfiles are stored in a Mendeley directory in my home folder. Because I don't want to have all my projects ...
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How can I ignore "\b" and "\e" but not "\n" with echo
First of all sorry for the beginner question, I am quite new to shell scripting. I am creating a simple script to manage my figures for LaTeX documents. Long story short I want to copy
\begin{figure}
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Pasting ligature codes from MS Word to Kile
I have two MS Word documents, both of which read the same except for the formatting. However, when I copy from Doc 1 and paste to Kile, the ligature codes hidden in words ("firing", for instance) are ...
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How to hyphenate texts on the command line
I want to split the content of a text file into its syllables (or I simply want to hyphenate it; I don't want to get into the scientifically/lingualistically correct details like here: https://tex....
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installing latex on windows 10
How to install Latex on Windows 10. I downloaded http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-windows.exe this 18 mb file and just double clicked on it. It started installing
Installing ...
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Regular expression for search and replace latex eqno tag in Microsoft Word
How to search and replace \eqno(42) with blankspace in MS Word?
Thanks.
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How to set up an Azure DevOps pipeline with texlive?
I have a repo with LaTeX .tex files. In every commit I would like a pipeline to create PDF with them.
I have created a pipeline with the pdflatex main.tex command.
However, texlive is not installed ...
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Sending filename to VS Code to build latex file
I want to build tex file in VS Code. I have tasks.json like this:
{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "Run lualatex",
"type": "shell",
"...
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How to maintain Latex Math notation while creating PDF from a website using Adobe Acrobat DC 19
I downloaded a website using Adobe Acrobat but the math notation are messy
they are looking like this :
$a^{b+c} = a^b \cdot a^c$ and $a^{2b} = a^b \cdot a^b = (a^b)^2$.
anyway to fix this using ...
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latex biblatex package with apa style
Writing an article for a journal with LaTeX using biblatex with the biber backend. The style is set to apa as this is the closest match to what journal wants. But I can not seem to get it correct. The ...
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Inkscape not returning latex output
When I am trying to use latex in inkscape (I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and inkscape version 0.92), I am getting the following output:
Inkscape has received additional data from the script executed. ...
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A pdf foxit file with comments and highlights on it is overwritten by latex and thus I lost the comments. Where can I recover the previous pdf file?
A foxit reader pdf file with comments on it is just overwritten by a compile on TeXstudio and thus I lost the comments. Where can I recover the previous pdf file?
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How to increase all text sizes at once while keeping relative sizes?
I have a math PDF textbook typed with LaTeX which has a little small text size to comfortably read. How to increase them at once without losing its relative sizes? One possible solution is to convert ...
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JabRef BibTex data from DOI not working
For a few weeks now, when I try to fetch the BibTex data for a publication using the DOI field, nothing happens. I updated JabRef to 3.8.2 and it didn't help. Does anyone know a solution or at least ...
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Error when trying to compile a .tex file with latexmk
I am running macOS Sierra and have XCode installed
$ defaults read /var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.Xcode.plist
{
InstallDate = "2016-09-13 19:36:06 +0000";
InstallPrefixPath = "/";
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What's the best way of creating documents with embedded objects?
I'm looking for a way of creating documents that allow me to embed multiple things.
So far I'm aware of:
Libre Office .odt
Emacs orgmode .org
LaTeX .tex
HTML file .html
PDF file .pdf
I'm not sure ...
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How to make vim syntax highlight quoted text in .tex file?
In emacs, the text quoted between `` and '' are highlighted as green. It comes in handy sometimes. I believe should be possible to also do it in latex. But I don't know how.
I checked the tex.vim in $...
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Newline command does not work in latex formula in Libre Office
I am using Libre Office Writer 4.2.8.2 in Ubuntu 14.04.
When I select Insert->Object->Formula and write some formula like <some formula> newline <some formula> it renders as <some ...
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Hyperlink to file in TextMate
I use TextMate to edit LaTeX documents. Let's say I have the file foo.xlsx on my Desktop. In my .tex file how can I add a hyperlink to foo.xlsx, so that when I click on the link, the file is opened ...
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Clickable links (from hyperref package) do not work upon selecting a subset of pages via "printing to file" in evince
I use the hyperref package for clickable cross-referencing within my document. It works well, however, if I want to send a colleague just a part of the document by using the "print to file" feature in ...
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How to configure AUCTeX in Windows 7?
Help me, please! This is my 3rd attempt at a clean install of EMACS/AUCTeX in Windows 7.
I'm following Joachim Schlosser's installation guide to AUCTeX but I'm getting confused at least on 2 points.
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Copying straight text from latex generated file
I'm trying to do some corrections to a PDF documented generated from latex.
To do the corrections I first copy the text out of the PDF.
What happens is that in the generated PDF, the words are cut ...