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.gitignoring pdf file only when a tex source is present
I'd like to set up a global .gitignore file in my home suitable for working with TeX files. So typical TeX junk files such as *.log, *.aux, *.synctex.gz would go in it.
The next step, however, is ...
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How am I getting a “Permission denied” error in TeXworks?
I compiled a .tex file in TeXworks for Windows 7 that had a graph in it, so I had to install the TikZ library for LateX.
Afterwards, all compilations are failing. The TeXworks console displays
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aspell - how to ignore references inside \citep{} and \citet{} references [closed]
I'm using aspell --version
International Ispell Version 3.1.20 (but really Aspell 0.60.6)
to verify my tex files with the command:
aspell -d pt_PT --dont-tex-check-comments -c file0.tex
The ...
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BibTeX will not compile
I am trying to compile a bibliography that is externally linked but I get back an error saying
I couldn't open file name firstbibtex.aux
Here is the referencing code:
@article{greenwade93,
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updating TeX on linux
I am trying to compile some LaTeX code which uses the algorithmicx environemt for producing pseudocode. It won't compile and someone told me that from the log file that the packages for these needed ...
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How can I link to a local file in a LaTeX document typeset with PDFlatex on Mac OS X?
When I try to embed a link to a local file in a LaTeX document via \href{file://./path-to-file}{filename} it's typeset as a remote link, so http:// is prepended. How can I link to a local file, with ...
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vim and TeX filetypes. plaintex vs. tex
I open tex files with vim, but some files are recognized as filetype plaintex, some others as filetype tex. Why is so ? What is the trigger that recognizes the file as tex (which has the highlighting ...
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How to install Texlive on CentOS?
How can I install texlive in CentOS? I'm trying yum, but it has repos only for tetex. Where to search for?
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When did my LaTeX files become TeX files?
After transferring all my files onto a new machine, all files that were once LaTeX files (having the texnic center "T" icon) are now TeX files (having the TeX works icon --I don't remember installing ...
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How to avoid littering one's Tex directories with intermediate files
From http://mathoverflow.net/questions/8603/how-not-to-auto-generate-aux-bak-files-in-latex-closed
I use winedt. I prefer to only have .tex files, or just dvi, pdf files that I need. i don't need ...
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Software to real time display of tex formula available?
Texit is only available in mac
Lyx is too complicated to setup,need to install several softwares.
Is there a simple solution?
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Don't number chapters
I am working on a school project, and I do not want to use chapters, and I want sections to be "the most important" style.
Right now, sections are numbered n.m, where n is the chapter (0), and m is ...
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Installing dvipng to MiKTeX on Win XP machine?
I'm completely new to TeX. I have installed MiKTeX on a Win XP machine (installation went fine), and now I would like to install dvipng. I need it to be able to use TeX in a flashcard program I use ...
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